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Quote from: mountainman on August 04, 2015, 10:13:38 AMHmm, I know several who have shot clean thru big bulls, both side shots and head ons, with a marlin in 45/70...one even dropped a big cow on the off side of a big bull after passing thru him. Went clean thru her too! Isn't it legal to hunt those cows with a .243?
Hmm, I know several who have shot clean thru big bulls, both side shots and head ons, with a marlin in 45/70...one even dropped a big cow on the off side of a big bull after passing thru him. Went clean thru her too!
Quote from: MountainWalk on August 04, 2015, 07:12:19 PMNo,no,no. Missed what I was saying. If your worried bout 375 power on a deer, use cast bullets. No law saying you have to shoot max load 300grains at deer, or bear, or bowling pins for that matter.I'd think a 375 shootin 260 accubonds would be a hellava deer/elk/ bear gun!
No,no,no. Missed what I was saying. If your worried bout 375 power on a deer, use cast bullets. No law saying you have to shoot max load 300grains at deer, or bear, or bowling pins for that matter.
Always love how predictable most of these " which caliber do you suggest" posts can become.. If someone suggest a big caliber, others advocate overkill/ you need a smaller gun. If someone states a smaller caliber works, the overkill crowd now becomes large caliber believers. When the chest beating stops, truth can be found in both camps..Here's a pic from last trip to limpopo.
Wow I didnt realize suggesting a 45/70 was going to start such a heated debate! I only brought it up because I think it's a cool round and the Marlins a cool gun and it's what I'd want to use. Im sure the .375 is more that capable it just dosnst float my boat. If it floats yours that's awesome! More power to you! As far as lethality within its limited range capabilities I'm sure mbogo won't be able to tell the difference. As far as ph's go in pretty sure sam fadala is a licensed ph and uses a marlin 45/70 as his back up rifle.
Quote from: jdb on August 04, 2015, 05:49:42 PMWow I didnt realize suggesting a 45/70 was going to start such a heated debate! I only brought it up because I think it's a cool round and the Marlins a cool gun and it's what I'd want to use. Im sure the .375 is more that capable it just dosnst float my boat. If it floats yours that's awesome! More power to you! As far as lethality within its limited range capabilities I'm sure mbogo won't be able to tell the difference. As far as ph's go in pretty sure sam fadala is a licensed ph and uses a marlin 45/70 as his back up rifle.There's the answer! The 470 Mbogo! It even has the right name! Argument's over and decided. Now go track down a Bruno 602 action and start building your rifle.
Quote from: mountainman on August 04, 2015, 08:59:36 PMAlways love how predictable most of these " which caliber do you suggest" posts can become.. If someone suggest a big caliber, others advocate overkill/ you need a smaller gun. If someone states a smaller caliber works, the overkill crowd now becomes large caliber believers. When the chest beating stops, truth can be found in both camps..Here's a pic from last trip to limpopo.obviously you didn't have a big enough gun! That sucker is still alive!!! Cool pic.
The gent in the middle looks like he done scoped himself.
