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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2019 12:33:00 GMT -5
Nice looking rifle!
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Post by wheelguns on Jul 26, 2019 14:03:30 GMT -5
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Post by AdamARM on Jul 29, 2019 21:40:35 GMT -5
Range report? How does it handle and cycle?
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Post by kings6 on Jul 29, 2019 22:29:53 GMT -5
I bought the same rifle in 41 mag and it is at Ben Forkin’s getting smoothed up, case colored and the wood slimmed down. Hope to see it yet this year.
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Post by wheelguns on Jul 30, 2019 3:25:30 GMT -5
Range report? How does it handle and cycle? It cycles good. I haven’t shot it yet. I want to slug the barrel first. I have been hearing that they like .454” bullets, and all my 45c bullets are sized .452”. Depending on the size of the slug, I will cast some noe 454-280 wfn and size accordingly.
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Post by bigmuddy on Jul 31, 2019 6:30:27 GMT -5
I would say you are well equipped for any deer that crosses your path. I have taken them with both of the guns you have, although my Marlin is the 24" version. I don't recall hearing anything about needing .454 bullets in the Marlin CB, and apparently my rifle didn't hear that either. I do size some of my bullets to .454 but have never used them in the lever gun and mine shoots lights out with cast or jacketed .452 bullets. I think I would try the bullets you have before I changed anything. Congrats on getting a very nice looking rifle and I am glad you will get the chance now to hunt deer with it. Dan
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Post by z1r on Jul 31, 2019 11:16:18 GMT -5
Switch to Imgur, beats the heck out of Photobucket.
Nice rifle. I have a 94 in .44 mag I've shot for years, love it.
Also have a Winchester 1894 in .45 Colt, its not as fast to operate but shoots great! the .45 Colt is a great carbine round.
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Post by wheelguns on Jul 31, 2019 16:30:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments guys. Maybe I will try it with the ammo I have and see what happens.
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Post by wheelguns on Sept 8, 2019 10:41:30 GMT -5
Here is an update. The first time I took it to the range, I couldn’t do much with the buckhorn sight. It cycled and worked perfect, but I just couldn’t put together any good groups. So I ordered a skinner express peep sight. I took it to the range today with the peep sight installed and a variety of .45c loads, including some with the bullets sized to .452 and .454. It shot the .452 the same as the .454, and it shot my blackhawk hunting load just great. This simplifies things. The load is a noe 454-280 wfn over 8.5gns of unique. This load shoots 1 1/2” groups at 25yds from my scoped blackhawk, and one hole groups from the marlin. I am very happy things turned out this way. Now I just have to get it to the 100yd range.
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Post by frankenfab on Sept 8, 2019 17:03:54 GMT -5
That's awesome to hear. I Am hearing lots of good things about Remlins lately, and handled a couple.
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