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I stand corrected - just asked him. Its a 458 SOCOM.
Still a POS Radical Firearms AR. |
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Originally Posted By Parke1:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/62064/4570MASTER-374169-380092_jpg-1011910.JPG Two Coshocton county deer down with my Marlin 1895 last year (my first ever successful year deer hunting). Both shot within 50 yards, both never took a step. I can't think of any reason to change up my rifle at this point (for the area where I have hunting permission). View Quote |
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Strange you didn't like the .44 my family has hunted Indiana forever and all use .44's ruger redhawk 7.5" ruger .44 mag carbine ruger 77/44 henry 44 lever you name it someone uses it and ive only heard of one deer not dropping instantly because a friend of ours son hit a gut shot but of easily 2-300 deer in my immediate family its essentially always if you hit them they are DRT.
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Originally Posted By TheBarrelNecessities:
Strange you didn't like the .44 my family has hunted Indiana forever and all use .44's ruger redhawk 7.5" ruger .44 mag carbine ruger 77/44 henry 44 lever you name it someone uses it and ive only heard of one deer not dropping instantly because a friend of ours son hit a gut shot but of easily 2-300 deer in my immediate family its essentially always if you hit them they are DRT. View Quote |
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i'm down with the 450 BM. BM upper/barrel on top of a PSA blem lower. Been flawless and accurate. Got a lot of deer under it's belt already. I'm probably going to pick up a mid-range 350L in a bolt gun for when youngsters want to try their hand in deer hunting. The 450 is too much for them.
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Originally Posted By AJE:
I was wondering if that one would come up in here. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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"There are two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket." MajGen Smedley Butler, USMC
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Originally Posted By rocco1695: Regarding 350 Legend and 9mm suppressor. Can an Octane HD handle it? Supersonic loads? Aren’t most 9mm cans for pistol ammo? View Quote Here's the list their tech sent me: 9mm - 0 40 CAL - 0 45 ACP - 0 10mm - 0 300 BLK SUB - 8 44 MAG - 16 357 MAG - 16 5.7 - 0 45 Colt - 16 44 Special - 16 762x25 - 0 22LR - 0 450 SMC - 0 450 Super - 0 |
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Originally Posted By Buckeye33: I’ve used most of the standard calibers and it all boils down to how you hunt and how far you will most likely get a shot. 44 mag works great if you stay within its limits of about 140 yards. I’ve killed 2 with a 44 and had no problems I have a 45-70 but it’s a heavy pig and really more than what I need. I too built a 450 but didn’t get a deer with it. I did miss and the blast and concussion without ear plugs ruined the rest of the day. This year I’ve built 2 350 Legend uppers to try. I really like this caliber and am enjoying working with it. Not nearly as much blast and recoil. So far they both have proven plenty accurate enough for deer with the 180 grain power points. Best part is about every 2 weeks another factory load comes out to try. My take on the 350 is it’s a very usable caliber for what I want and how I hunt. Best part is it uses almost all standard parts so you only need a barrel and a mag to get an existing upper ready. Really a pretty cheap way to try out a new round. Should make a nice multipurpose deer and yote gun. View Quote completely agree! |
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I use 350 legend. Works well on open ground. Dont know that I would try heavy brush though. Attached File
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It's got to be tough to realize your country only exports oil and terrorism and America isn't interested in either.
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I was in the process of building a 450. I got a Walmart clearance 20 ga 870 with a rifled barrel for $80. Put a 2-7 on it haven’t looked back.
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Just finished putting this together. 350 legend for ohio this year Attached File
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Originally Posted By 20229mm: I was in the process of building a 450. I got a Walmart clearance 20 ga 870 with a rifled barrel for $80. Put a 2-7 on it haven’t looked back. View Quote Can't argue with $80. Sabot slugs are kind of cost prohibitive, but when you only shoot 2 boxes to zero and a box/yr after that, it's not bad. Originally Posted By aimatdeer: Just finished putting this together. 350 legend for ohio this yearhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/418716/20200417_160503_jpg-1406492.JPG View Quote Why didn't you go pistol? ETA: guessing you're tall to be using a full length stock? Already have the cheese grater on the shelf? |
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Originally Posted By aimatdeer: Just finished putting this together. 350 legend for ohio this yearhttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/418716/20200417_160503_jpg-1406492.JPG View Quote That is a badass looking rifle! |
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thanks,its a wilson combat barrel. i get one ragged hole at 50 yards and just at an inch at 100. looking to go to a range that goes out to 300 this weekend and see how she does a little further. doubt i would try to take an animal at 300 but just for fun. 200ish probably be my limit for deer.
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I’m in Ohio as well and I like option’s.
I have a 450, 50 Beowulf and 350 Legend. The 450 has been the only one that has laid eyes on deer and hammered them. The 350 annihilated hogs on a trip last year in Texas using 180gr federal SP. I have no doubts it’s would work great on a deer. |
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44 mag in my Marlin lever works fine
I also own a marlin in 45/70 but when you load it hot enough to flatten out the trajectory it is kinda a handful. In a AR I would be looking hard at the 350, I am not sure of the actual numbers but I am thinking it would shoot a bit flatter than the 450 or 458 and ammo or reloads have to be cheaper. I know ammo cost for a hunting rifle isn't a consideration but anything I am going to hunt with I want to shoot a bunch with to get comfortable with. |
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I know i have shot a 450 bushmaster ruger ar, and it does have more thump on the shoulder than my 350 build.
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50 Beowulf because 1/2” holes
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.444 is what you seek
the hammer. |
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Somewhere in the middle of hardcore Conservative and Libertarian.
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Originally Posted By nhsport: 44 mag in my Marlin lever works fine I also own a marlin in 45/70 but when you load it hot enough to flatten out the trajectory it is kinda a handful. View Quote That's true of a max load in .45-70 ... but for Ohio or Midwest deer generally, the distances are typically inside 100-yds - plus how many shots are you really going to get on a deer? If you miss it with the first one, by the time you've lever-cycled the action, the deer is in the next county. |
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Originally Posted By turfengineer: 450 BM https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/407557/47B6F7A1-5D82-44F0-A3D2-F0EDB31F208D_jpeg-1012682.JPG View Quote Was that one DRT? |
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The object is to have your sword wiped clean and resheathed before your enemy's head hits the ground.
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Originally Posted By bodybagger: I'm looking at getting into the .38-55 game myself. I think I want a lever gun but I recently saw the Lyman Ideal Sharps. A high wall would be the beans too. I need to look at those. Tennessee is not a straight wall state but I dig old cartridges. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By bodybagger: Originally Posted By SteelonSteel: Not required but I have been playing with .38-55 in a high wall clone. 265 grain flat nose. It will kill food. I'm looking at getting into the .38-55 game myself. I think I want a lever gun but I recently saw the Lyman Ideal Sharps. A high wall would be the beans too. I need to look at those. Tennessee is not a straight wall state but I dig old cartridges. |
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I wrote ODNR. I asked if .458 win mag was legal. It is per the letter I received. You can download to .45/70 black powder velocity.
You can hand load up to Alaskan game just as easily. |
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Originally Posted By MCW: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/317376/Caliber_choice_JPG-1001589.jpg View Quote What round for Blue Whale? |
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However, it's not the odds that make me carry. It's the stakes. - Jayne_Cobb
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.45-70 with 350 and 400 gr Speers.
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Another vote for 45-70.
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Originally Posted By RobertL: Here is the new build I just got back from the fine folks at Short Action Customs. It’s a 450 Bushmaster on a Model 7 action. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/06D706B3-6CAE-42B7-9A58-143884F9C199-1462205.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/330F84E6-89A9-422B-809E-0C5D58E61A0E-1462204.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/EFB1341E-222E-4311-9E84-3B439066415E-1462203.jpg View Quote Very nice |
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Originally Posted By Steamedliver: Besides the WTF reasons. Why does this rule exist? What’s the reasoning (however insane) behind it? View Quote In Michigan, it is an improvement on the old shotgun safety zones. In northern Michigan, you can use whatever you want. In more populated southern Michigan, it was shotguns and muzzle loaders only for years. Interestingly, most of the good deer hunting is in southern Michigan. In line muzzeloaders started to game the system by being so efficient. That led to folks lobbying for pistol caliber carbines. I killed quite a few deer with a .44 magnum, both out of a handgun or carbine. Very efficient. Then they decided the rule would be straight wall, case to a certain length (1.7 inch??) Thats when the 450 Bushmaster and later the .350 Legend came in. This case length is why we aren't using the 45-70. I am all in on the 450 Bushmaster. I've killed 1 bear and I think 6 whitetails with it. I had a Marlin lever action converted to 450, have a Ruger American and recently put together 2 AR's in 450. It kills things DEAD. |
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Cunnilingus and psychiatry brought us to this
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.44 mag mostly. I have a pair of Ruger .44 carbines, a Henry Big Boy and a Winchester 94. I have a Savage .450 and a cheap .450 upper
Ruger .44 carbines are my favorite. |
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Trophy Hunter & Wilderness Hunter and Angler
WY, USA
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I've killed alot of elk with a Marlin 1894 44 mag and 50 Beowulf AR while hunting black Timber.
Not my first choice when hunting meadows and such, but they both put down elk with authority at eastern deer stand distances. |
A real 1 MOA All Day shooter.
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Endowment Member NRA,Life Member 2nd Amendment Foundation,NRA certified Personal Protection and Basic Pistol Instructor.
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Originally Posted By turfengineer: 450 BM https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/407557/47B6F7A1-5D82-44F0-A3D2-F0EDB31F208D_jpeg-1012682.JPG View Quote Looks DRT |
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The object is to have your sword wiped clean and resheathed before your enemy's head hits the ground.
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Originally Posted By RobertL: Here is the new build I just got back from the fine folks at Short Action Customs. It’s a 450 Bushmaster on a Model 7 action. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/06D706B3-6CAE-42B7-9A58-143884F9C199-1462205.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/330F84E6-89A9-422B-809E-0C5D58E61A0E-1462204.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67156/EFB1341E-222E-4311-9E84-3B439066415E-1462203.jpg View Quote Sweet! |
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The object is to have your sword wiped clean and resheathed before your enemy's head hits the ground.
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Regarding 350 Legend...
Where did you guys get your uppers? I can't find any in stock (I shouldn't have waited until now to start searching for one). Would it be suitable on black bears? |
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built my upper. wilson combat barrel. bcm handguard and a stripped upper i had laying around. had two faxons and had feeding issues. wilson feeds fine and is really accurate.
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Built mine.
Faxon barrel, which did have feed issues as well. It's still not the most smooth creature, but it runs. |
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This year I’m trying my hand with a 12.5 350 and a 1-4 scope
Most of my shots are going to be 175 or under I will build a 6.5gren for above our restricted firearm line in Michigan |
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try the mags wilson combat offers
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Pablo Escobar should have sold refrigerant...The markup I've seen is higher than cocaine
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I've got ar's in 450bm and 350L. The 350 is flatter but the 450 is a thumper. I still really want a 45-70 though just because I'm currently lever gun-less.
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Originally Posted By sjuhockey10: Or .375 Win, in the vein of .38-55. View Quote .375 was until recently a problem because of availability of ammo . Not just hard to find but almost impossible. I actually walked away a couple of nice guns at decent prices and that is not at all like me . Not sure when it happened but I am happy to report that Starline is producing .375win brass and Sierra was always up to speed with heads. From what I remember 375win was designed as a improvement to the 38-55 in stronger modern guns |
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Originally Posted By AirRaceFan: I keep hoping to find a .444 Marlin I can afford. Otherwise, a .30-30 bored out to .38-55 is a possibility. View Quote I can't imagine having a 30-30 set up to fire 38-55 is going to be cheap . The result might work but would not be as capable as a .444 or a 375win which are both bulit on a beefed up frame |
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Well, I have a Ruger gunsite in 450 Bushmaster also Marlin 1894 in 44 magnum and ar15 in 350 legend so we will see.
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Going to start out 450 Bushmaster , oh yes.
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I use 450 Bushmaster suppressed out of an AR 15. Does a great job nothing has run more than about 20 6ds after being hit, many drop right where they are hit.
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I used a .450 bushmaster AR last year. Killed 3 deer in Ohio . I didn’t really like hunting with an AR so this went with a savage haymaker bolt action in .450 bushmaster. Amazing accuracy. Have not yet used it.
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Originally Posted By FritzTKatt: Sico told me they have no info (yet) regarding 350 legend on pistol cans. Guessing it's too hot, I got a no-go for it (any barrel length) in my octane 45k. Here's the list their tech sent me: 9mm - 0 40 CAL - 0 45 ACP - 0 10mm - 0 300 BLK SUB - 8 44 MAG - 16 357 MAG - 16 5.7 - 0 45 Colt - 16 44 Special - 16 762x25 - 0 22LR - 0 450 SMC - 0 450 Super - 0 View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By FritzTKatt: Originally Posted By rocco1695: Regarding 350 Legend and 9mm suppressor. Can an Octane HD handle it? Supersonic loads? Aren’t most 9mm cans for pistol ammo? Sico told me they have no info (yet) regarding 350 legend on pistol cans. Guessing it's too hot, I got a no-go for it (any barrel length) in my octane 45k. Here's the list their tech sent me: 9mm - 0 40 CAL - 0 45 ACP - 0 10mm - 0 300 BLK SUB - 8 44 MAG - 16 357 MAG - 16 5.7 - 0 45 Colt - 16 44 Special - 16 762x25 - 0 22LR - 0 450 SMC - 0 450 Super - 0 AAC says no on the Tirant 9mm |
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