I’ve got a marlin 1895 45-70, kind of a fun toy but I’ve kind of lost interest in it over the years(it, and a bunch of reloading supplies for it have been in the classifieds for months...). Thought about trading it in on an 1894 in .45 colt to pair with my revolver, till I saw that Remington started laser etching the receivers with those “QR code” looking things, yuck!
On the other hand, I’m a huge savage 99 fan these days, and do most of my big game hunting with them, so much that I feel sort of awkward packing a bolt action now. I have them in .250 and .300 savage, and feel that there aren’t many practical hunting situations in this state that they wouldn’t cover. Sure wouldn’t mind coming across one in .358 win just to round out my little collection, though.
