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Rifle and handgun combo
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Wendy,
A very nice combination.
I have and shoot the 45-70 Marlin, Sharps, and 1873 Springfield Trap Door.
If you want a very fun load that YOU can shoot all day in the Marlin try this load.
300 Gr. bullet, large pistol primer, and 10 Gr of Unique. I use that load in some SASS matches and it came out of the book "40 years with the 45-70". It is a VERY accurate load out to 100-150 yards. Just a fun plinker. A factory 405 Gr. 45-70 in the Marlin hurts the shoulder real bad.
The .45-70 with the Remington 405 grain safe for any rifle I have no problems with. That is what Kenneth uses for all hunting. He has used it on deer, hog, elk. He likes the low velocity and you can mostly eat right up to the bullet hole. Now his .450 Marlin lever belts a might, but it is a guide gun so short and light and shooting a potent caliber.
Thanks Ride1949. I picked that up in a trade several years ago. The original finish had been scratched up from being used. I striped it and refinished it with several coats of boiled linseed oil. It's not to often you find a diamond in the rough like that. Especially on a factory stock. It was just my lucky day.
Jim
