“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.” – Will Rogers
I love shooting my 45-70 with Trail Boss load under 405 gr lead. You and your boy will have ENOURMOUS fun shooting these at 50 yard targets and pigs. At 1000 FPS it will drill a hole through almost anythig with 5.56 like recoil.
An you can make up full power rounds for bear, moose, elk, buffalo, whatever your heart desires. You could even shoot BP through it for a taste of the old west.
I own two, and I am slimming my collection, but I don't want to part with either. They are that much fun.
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"A patriot is mocked, scorned and hated; yet when his cause succeeds, all men will join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:
I'm not a huge fan of the Guide simply because of the straight wrist stock. On something that has the potential to BOOM, I want a pistol grip type stock that I can properly pull back on as is on the standard 1895.
That has been one of my flip-flops over the years. Which grip angle to go with. Straight or curved.
I like the looks of straight. But, the feel of the curved.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
My .458 Win Mag is in a peep sighted Mauser action. So, I want the .45-70 to have a scope option. Therefore, not sure I'd go with the Cowboy model.
Most mounts will not let you put a scope far enough forward. And these guns excel as a "stalking gun" for close range where a scope kind of gets in the way.
Mine has the XS Systems ralil on it, and can go both peep or scoped with QD's . I learned my lesson the hard way the scope needs to be placed forward far enough to prevent this...
I believe I fractured the bridge of my nose at the range that day, too.
My first Trail Boss loads at 50 yards...
Straight or curved, I don't really find a difference.
See the top gun? That is the one that gave me the scope kiss. The regular Weaver mounts just did not allow for enough forward placement.
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"A patriot is mocked, scorned and hated; yet when his cause succeeds, all men will join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:
That has been one of my flip-flops over the years. Which grip angle to go with. Straight or curved.
I like the looks of straight. But, the feel of the curved.
The answer is pretty clear really. Get one of the pistol-caliber 1894's with the straight stock. They do point quickly and deploying "high technique" to avoid being clobbered is not necessary (pondering this option in .45C to match my Redhawk).
For the thumper, you only want it to thump on the front end. Check out the 1895SBL https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever-action/model-1895-big-bore/model-1895sbl. 18.5" tube keeps your carbine sense tingling; PG Stock keeps you from getting hammered; the long rail lets you hang your ninja optics or something more conventional; it has peeps, and the laminate stock and stainless metal allow you to drag through the weeds with impunity.
So. . .how's this intervention going for you, Tex? We talk you out of it yet? :jester:
This. If its Zee or Wambli talking, we all know they're gonna buy it anyway, so why ask us? You could have already posted pictures and a range report! :roll2:
-Zorba, "The Veiled Male"
"If you get it and didn't work for it, someone else worked for it and didn't get it..."
Shop out a standard 1895 then. You kick up to a 22" tube, but for accelerating that big blob of inertia up to speed in a big bore, low pressure system, that ain't a bad thing.
And a 405 grain cast bullet from one WILL kill deer. Ah's seed it mahself. . .and it was GOOOOOOOOD! :jester:
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That. Of course I am not really a lever gun fan.
This one is very close and yet very far from the mark.
https://www.chiappafirearms.com/p/id/65/product/1886-Ridge-Runner-TD-Rifle.php
Dad 5-31-13
Pfffffttttttt! I don't know. Make thing dead?
:-)
Unfortunately, H&R is no more.
You'd have to look a bit but i imagine those aren't hard to find.
I had one several years ago. Wasn't handloading at the time. Didn't shoot it much. Sold it like an idiot.
I love shooting my 45-70 with Trail Boss load under 405 gr lead. You and your boy will have ENOURMOUS fun shooting these at 50 yard targets and pigs. At 1000 FPS it will drill a hole through almost anythig with 5.56 like recoil.
An you can make up full power rounds for bear, moose, elk, buffalo, whatever your heart desires. You could even shoot BP through it for a taste of the old west.
I own two, and I am slimming my collection, but I don't want to part with either. They are that much fun.
D
D
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:
That has been one of my flip-flops over the years. Which grip angle to go with. Straight or curved.
I like the looks of straight. But, the feel of the curved.
I want to scope the .45-70 if I get it.
My .458 Win Mag is in a peep sighted Mauser action. So, I want the .45-70 to have a scope option. Therefore, not sure I'd go with the Cowboy model.
JAY
Most mounts will not let you put a scope far enough forward. And these guns excel as a "stalking gun" for close range where a scope kind of gets in the way.
Mine has the XS Systems ralil on it, and can go both peep or scoped with QD's . I learned my lesson the hard way the scope needs to be placed forward far enough to prevent this...
I believe I fractured the bridge of my nose at the range that day, too.
My first Trail Boss loads at 50 yards...
Straight or curved, I don't really find a difference.
See the top gun? That is the one that gave me the scope kiss. The regular Weaver mounts just did not allow for enough forward placement.
D
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:
That's what she said.
Couldn't resist
1) It has to be used.
2) It has to have some character.
It can't be one of those "run out and buy a new one" things. You will have to work for it.
Time to get to work!
I have a 4x Weaver Pistol scope I could mount on a scout rail.
The answer is pretty clear really. Get one of the pistol-caliber 1894's with the straight stock. They do point quickly and deploying "high technique" to avoid being clobbered is not necessary (pondering this option in .45C to match my Redhawk).
For the thumper, you only want it to thump on the front end. Check out the 1895SBL https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever-action/model-1895-big-bore/model-1895sbl. 18.5" tube keeps your carbine sense tingling; PG Stock keeps you from getting hammered; the long rail lets you hang your ninja optics or something more conventional; it has peeps, and the laminate stock and stainless metal allow you to drag through the weeds with impunity.
So. . .how's this intervention going for you, Tex? We talk you out of it yet? :jester:
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
This. If its Zee or Wambli talking, we all know they're gonna buy it anyway, so why ask us? You could have already posted pictures and a range report! :roll2:
Shop out a standard 1895 then. You kick up to a 22" tube, but for accelerating that big blob of inertia up to speed in a big bore, low pressure system, that ain't a bad thing.
And a 405 grain cast bullet from one WILL kill deer. Ah's seed it mahself. . .and it was GOOOOOOOOD! :jester:
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
You NEED a Win 1895 in .405.
Aaagh! Why? Don't you trust yourself with an open sight at closer ranges?
Yes. That's what the peep sighted .458 Win Mag is for.
The Marlin would get a scope.
I trust them. I just like scopes.
The Mauser is not D&T for bases.
Exactly!
;-)