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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
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I range shot a friend's Marlin in .45-70...iron sights. Grouped well at the 50 yard line...way I looked at it, a great brush gun because of it's short length...easier to swing around without the barrel hitting a branch. Quick to the shoulder...pretty much the same as any good lever action, except for the bullet mass.
Yeah, I'd carry one for elk hunting in brushy terrain.
For the more open country, I'd still prefer my old Ruger M-77, scoped, 7mm Rem. Mag caliber.
Jeff Higgins nailed it...45-70 will kill anything that walks.
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-Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.)
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