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Post by josht500 on Sept 8, 2013 11:20:29 GMT -5
Has anyone done a wildcat on the 450 marlin? I know the 45/70 has be catted to death but never seen one on the 450. I was wondering
If it could be blown out to 475 like the 45/70. Or would the belt be a problem?
Also necked down to say .358 or .375. Been looking at mine and wondering. Would love a .475 marlin.
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Post by woody on Sept 8, 2013 12:15:05 GMT -5
Sounds like a good project. I really like the 470 and 475 Turnbull. My gunsmith works at Turnbull's and everytime I go to his shop I look over his 475. That is built on an 1886 but I would like to have a marlin done in .470.
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Post by josht500 on Sept 8, 2013 14:28:52 GMT -5
What does Turnbull base his cartridges on? I may just end up picking up a cheap 45/70 and send it to Reeder for a .475 GNR. I want to make a wildcat based on the .450.
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Post by woody on Sept 8, 2013 18:59:43 GMT -5
Turnbull's is on the 348 case. I think it is pretty close dimentionly to a 45-70 except the 348 is longer. The .470 is shorter than the .475 so it will work in a Marlin.
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Post by subsonic on Sept 8, 2013 22:35:08 GMT -5
Isn't the .450 just a shorter .458 Winny? If so, there are plenty of cartridges based on that - some short ones like the 6.5 Rem mag.
I don't think the .450 case will eat a .475 projectile without neck reaming.
A while back I cut off a .300win and tried to seat a .475 boolit in it. The brass is too thick....
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Post by josht500 on Sept 9, 2013 4:03:08 GMT -5
Technically it is based of the .458 but the belt is different than basic magnum belts. But in theory you should be able to do anything to it you can a .458. Not sure if it will blow out to .475. 45/70 would be easier but hasn't been done in a .450 so sounds like a good reason to try.
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Post by jfe on Sept 25, 2013 16:49:53 GMT -5
There is a poster on the leverguns website that has a 375 wildcat based on the 450 Marlin.
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 25, 2013 17:16:57 GMT -5
Reeder does some 41, 44, 45, and 475 bore stuff on the 348 and Alaskan case. I think he does single shots in Rugers and Encores and Marlin lever guns too. His 457 and 475 GNRs are based on the 45-70 case. I'd look hard at his stuff before I took on a belt. www.reedercustomguns.com/information/GNR_cartridges.htm |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 8:17:57 GMT -5
If I were going to wildcat a cartridge, I probably wouldn't use the 450 case, but would look at more commonly available cases like the Winchester belted magnums, .458, etc. This would ensure cases availability in the future. Just a suggestion...
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