45/70 for stalking

[alberta boy]

I have had an eye peeled for a Siamese action for twenty years... Still looking...

The supply of Siamese Mausers dried up a long time ago . I did see an original last year but I'm not a fan of chopping up original military rifles , there aren't many left these days .

AB

 

[karamoja]

You are more likely to find rocking horse s**t here!
I thought about converting a smle for a while but I think I will stay on the single shot journey for a while.
K

 

[alberta boy]

I've converted a few Lee Enfield No4s to 45/70 before , it's a lot of work , mostly getting them to feed reliably . The 444 Marlin is a much friendlier conversion . You can cheat and use a bolt action 410 mag mounted inside the issue mag , it works perfectly . You don't have to do anything to the extractor / bolt face either . Not to be a buzz kill , but I've gone to the 458X2 American if I want a bolt action in that category of cartridges . I put one together for a friend of mine built on a Savage 110 that was originally chambered in 300WM . It was probably the easiest build I've ever done . He bought a pre-chambered 458x2 barrel so I didn't even need a reamer ( I bought one anyway lol ) . I spun off the original barrel and used the barrel nut ( ugly , but very efficient ) on the new one . I have belted case go / no go gauges so it was just a matter of turning in the barrel on the go gauge and tightening the barrel nut . I had to tweak the feed lips on the magazine a bit and then it was done . He still has the option of switching it back to the original barrel if he wants . It will put three rounds of 400 gr Speers driven to about 1800 fps into about 3/4 of an inch at one hundred yards . It's very useful set up .

AB

 

[gixer1]

Was shooting this yesterday….I’ll pass on using it for deer!



@Steven mclean

 

[Morkai]

Scoped it.

2-10x40

 

[Foxyboy43]

Oooer! I bet I know who will be along in a minute…….

 

[Morkai]

Oooer! I bet I know who will be along in a minute…….

@Smellydog will come along if I say I've put a mod on it. Haha.

 

[Foxyboy43]

@Smellydog will come along if I say I've put a mod on it. Haha.

That’s him. Anytime now, anytime…..

 

[Smellydog]

**** oorf....
More of a traditional type myself but anyone opting for a levergun gets my approval, not that it counts for anything.
Note I said levergun and not under lever. They have nothing to do with your undies and everything to do with the action being manipulated via a lever!

Range report asap please.

 

[25 Sharps]

Cheshire had to be pointed toward the modern nitro loads to allow it for deer.

So did wilts

 

[25 Sharps]

Does anyone use a 357 lever action for deer?

Only had the one, but it was memorable…

 

[Morkai]

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Only had the one, but it was memorable…

I need to go get my first with the 45.

 

[25 Sharps]

I need to go get my first with the 45.

Me too, sort of!

 

[harrygrey382]

Note I said levergun and not under lever.

this is an under lever

 

[tackb]

Was shooting this yesterday….I’ll pass on using it for deer!

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@Steven mclean

i have one of those and can assure you that it and the 45/70 round work perfectly well on deer.......

 

[8x57]

this is an under lever

or this-

 

[harrygrey382]

or this-

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Interesting, never come across that. Does it open the gun?

 

[8x57]

Interesting, never come across that. Does it open the gun?

Yes.
The use of rotary underlevers on shotguns and express rifles was very common at one time. The Jones underlever was considered to be stronger than a top lever.

 

[Smellydog]

An under lever gun opens an action.
A lever action cycles an action.

 

[gixer1]

i have one of those and can assure you that it and the 45/70 round work perfectly well on deer.......

I’m sure it does…just not with me having to use it!