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I like that a lotThe Marlin model 1895 SBL in 45-70.
Ruger Announces Their First Marlin Rifle Release
Ruger Announces Their First Marlin Rifle Release
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This is a Marlin stock photo. Hoping Ruger makes theirs the same however nobody knows yet what it looks like. an 1895 SBL should look like previous years same models!
I had Guide Guns in all four 336 calibers 35 REM , 444 , 45-70 and 450 . Killed deer with all four which was no big deal . I actually had duplicates of all but the 450 and had them set up one of each with jacketed bullets and the other of each with cast bullets . Believe it or not they pretty much all knocked a deer ass over teacups more with the cast than they did with the jacketed .
I use 405 grain hard cast GC flat nose bullets in my 45/70 . I've found them to be very reliable killers over the years , and they're cheap , what's not to like .
Same here, duplicates of each so I designated some for cast and the others for jacketed & solids.
Don’t ask me why but I went a bit over the top casting for the 45-70 and 444 . In the 45-70 I cast up to and including a 550 gr GC in the 444 I went up to a 450 gr PB . BPR I think it was made a 462-465GC mold I really liked . I was also big on Tanch Dog designs for all the calibers they were made but especially the 45-70 and 444 usable molds . I went so far to make half a dozen or so more designs that were more or less a hybrid of the Ranch Dog with my ideas for the 444 I stopped with that design at 400 grains GC . Granted with these extra heavy for cartridge bullets you had to take extra practices to get them to feed cycle etc . But I killed deer with all five of the 400 grain designs I had . Never used the 450 or 550 grainers on deer but shot plenty paper .
I’m hoping they’ll make more of that model as well!
There are a couple of companies that sell safety delete kits for not a lot of money if you don't care for the cross bolt safety. They look like the same old pre-1984 Marlins when installed!
