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Posted: 6/24/2013 6:53:42 PM EDT
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I have the 22 inch version with a Lyman tang sight. I have new loads that need a range visit.
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Posted: 6/24/2013 6:59:29 PM EDT
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Here's my 45-70 Marlin next to my Ruger Alaskan in .454 Casull. 
I think this is my top SHTF rifle due to it's weight to power ratio. |
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:05:16 PM EDT
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If ever a thread needed a theme song.
Oh yeah, almost forgot. 
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:09:51 PM EDT
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I will own a sharps replica one day.
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:14:07 PM EDT
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Shiloh Sharps
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:15:06 PM EDT
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My Rossi - it needed extensive fitting and buffing. Shoots well. $450 OTD It now has a TRS25 on it. |
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:23:31 PM EDT
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This thread turned out much better than I had hoped!
A lot of pretty rifles and love for the 45-70. |
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:43:20 PM EDT
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I have a 1895 ltd One of a tbousand 18 octagon barrel straight stock with full lenght magazine tube.
Then I has me a a stainless big loop Talo edition 1895 with wallnut furniture with a full length mag tube as well. They beautiful together , I call em my BOOM BOOM GIRLS 
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:50:23 PM EDT
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The caliber is high on my list of favorites. Effective for most anything currently on the planet.
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:54:01 PM EDT
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I have been looking all over for a guide gun in stainless, I can't find one to save my life.
I want one, gotta keep the bear population down near Kansas City. |
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:57:26 PM EDT
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I have been looking all over for a guide gun in stainless, I can't find one to save my life.
I want one, gotta keep the bear population down near Kansas City. I'd be happy to get my hands on another .45-70 Handi rifle. |
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:58:25 PM EDT
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Gosh I want one of those...and for the life of me I don't know why.  Exactly where I am!
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Posted: 6/24/2013 7:58:46 PM EDT
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I have had a few 45-70s but kept one all these years. It is this model, the 1895 LTD II
I lengthened the loading gate, polished the action and replaced the plastic bullet guide with a steel one and replaced the CBS with a false screw. |
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Posted: 6/24/2013 8:02:48 PM EDT
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No gun porn of 45/70s for me to post, but I have an 1895 that was made not long before the marlin plant was shuddered, with ghost ring sights on it. Picked up an 1895GS earlier this year, and have some 405gr lead loads for it, but haven't gone out to the range with her yet.
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Posted: 6/24/2013 8:13:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/24/2013 8:19:29 PM EDT
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mine at the far left along with some of the other leverguns I own
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Posted: 6/24/2013 9:02:36 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/25/2013 4:34:13 AM EDT
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Besides the stainless guide gun wearing Brockman's lumber ...
I also have a Marlin LTD IV This one isn't mine, but just like it, 24 inch octagon barrel 
And a 1975 model 1895 that I have owned for 20 years or so. 
Plus a few other leverguns 
And an early Shiloh/C. Sharps Arms (Big Timber Montana) 45-70 (seller's pics) 
I've whacked a few critters with the 45-70 
And my coolest (possibly rarest) Marlin, a 1973 Model 39M octagon (22LR understudy to the 45-70) 
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Posted: 6/25/2013 4:38:40 AM EDT
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I hate every....single....one of you.
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Posted: 6/25/2013 5:33:26 AM EDT
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Does a modern, auto-loading variant with ballistics based off the 45-70 count? <a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/fireputrouter/media/Reloading/IMG_2062.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m233/fireputrouter/Reloading/IMG_2062.jpg</a> <a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/fireputrouter/media/Reloading/IMG_2056.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m233/fireputrouter/Reloading/IMG_2056.jpg</a> <a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/fireputrouter/media/gun%20stuff/IMGP0898.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m233/fireputrouter/gun%20stuff/IMGP0898.jpg</a> <a href="http://s105.photobucket.com/user/fireputrouter/media/gun%20stuff/IMGP0886.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m233/fireputrouter/gun%20stuff/IMGP0886.jpg</a> .458 SOCOM  I have questions about the camera lenses, bullets, and mallet all in the same frame.... |
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Posted: 6/25/2013 5:53:54 AM EDT
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I wish my Marlin 1895G 45/70 wouldn't have been thrown together when it was made. The Trigger Guard Plate is the problem and I don't want to send it off for them to fix it. I've had it for a long time.
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Posted: 6/25/2013 6:21:47 AM EDT
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I'm in too!!! It is just a basic 1895 GBL that I Cerakoted black, & replaced every screw with SS ones. The rear sight is a Skinner winged sight & the front is brass.
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Posted: 6/25/2013 7:11:23 AM EDT
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Progun, what scope base/ring combo is that? Also, what butt stock pad. Beautiful gun. Ram |
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Posted: 6/25/2013 8:49:10 AM EDT
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Quoted: The scope mount is a DNZ and the recoil pad is a Limbsaver grind to fit.The recoil pad is the tit's !!! Progun, what scope base/ring combo is that? Also, what butt stock pad. Beautiful gun. Ram |
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Posted: 6/25/2013 11:22:09 AM EDT
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I see others have the same model.
 Don't mind the big ass scope it is staying.  |
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Posted: 6/25/2013 11:26:20 AM EDT
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Shiloh Sharps http://www.pbase.com/acleveland/image/121328725.jpg http://www.pbase.com/acleveland/image/121328733.jpg O what a pretty gun............
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Posted: 6/25/2013 11:27:47 AM EDT
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Thats a lot of bang in that round.
Sweet gun
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Posted: 6/25/2013 12:53:31 PM EDT
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Here's both sides of my SBL, serving as a sort of placemarker for if I can get a few more pics taken...
Just ignore the .22 in the background of this one. 
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Posted: 6/25/2013 1:03:13 PM EDT
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One more old picture, just because it's something completely different from the rest of the thread:
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Posted: 6/25/2013 1:10:58 PM EDT
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One more old picture, just because it's something completely different from the rest of the thread: <a href="http://s137.photobucket.com/user/Molasses_photos/media/Century/MVC-020F.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Century/MVC-020F.jpg</a> My god. How's the recoil on that bad boy?
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Posted: 6/25/2013 1:19:07 PM EDT
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Does that recoil reducer on the muzzle help at all. Genuinely curious. Thanks. Quoted:
45-70 is probably the worst cartridge ever and I hate it. http://imageshack.us/a/img15/64/marlinb.jpg |
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Posted: 6/25/2013 1:19:14 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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One more old picture, just because it's something completely different from the rest of the thread: <a href="http://s137.photobucket.com/user/Molasses_photos/media/Century/MVC-020F.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Century/MVC-020F.jpg</a> My god. How's the recoil on that bad boy? Years ago, when PR361 was young and dumb, (I'm longer young), My best friend got his hands on a 45-70 barrel for his TC Contender. Ported, so it had very little muzzle flip, driving the recoil straight back into your hand. We shot it once each. 
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Posted: 6/25/2013 1:37:34 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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One more old picture, just because it's something completely different from the rest of the thread: <a href="http://s137.photobucket.com/user/Molasses_photos/media/Century/MVC-020F.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Century/MVC-020F.jpg</a> My god. How's the recoil on that bad boy? Years ago, when PR361 was young and dumb, (I'm longer young), My best friend got his hands on a 45-70 barrel for his TC Contender. Ported, so it had very little muzzle flip, driving the recoil straight back into your hand. We shot it once each. I've got a ported .45-70 barrel for my Contender. I've also got a BFR, in addition to the Century (not CAI) in the photo. I'm far, far more eager to shoot a box of factory 300gr JHPs out of either of my .45-70 revolvers than half a box from the Contender. I think the cylinder gap makes a big difference in the performance/felt recoil and that whole straight back into your hand thing the Contender's got going for it doesn't do any favors. The plowhandle SA grip does it's thing pretty well, too. |
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Posted: 6/25/2013 4:00:58 PM EDT
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Does that recoil reducer on the muzzle help at all. Genuinely curious. Thanks. Quoted:
45-70 is probably the worst cartridge ever and I hate it. http://imageshack.us/a/img15/64/marlinb.jpg Absolutely.... I'd say about 30%. Shooting my "utility load" which is a 350gr. plated at 1,400fps feels like shooting a .45LC plinker. A gunsmith named Steve Barlow out of Salt Lake City made it. In fact, he went over this stick top to bottom and did one HELL of a job on it. It's like a different rifle now. |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 4:19:03 AM EDT
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Sorry it took a few days, but I needed to either find time to go to the range and take photos in sunlight or break out the shop lights for indoor photos. Made myself do the latter last night. Even then, I didn't notice that I had the camera set up to date stamp the photos, much less that it was set up w. the wrong date. Might as well face it, I'm a shlub when it comes to photography and I doubt I'll change at this late date.
Anyhoo... Here's the set of .45-70 handguns: 
From top to bottom, Contender, BFR and Century. Or single shot, 5-shooter, sixgun. Just for an idea of scale, the BFR has a 10.5" barrel. Here's some more stuff that hasn't been all over this thread yet: 
From the top down: M1884 Trapdoor Springfield, Remington Keene, 3rd Model Winchester Hotchkiss and Remington Lee. Figuring that anyway 4 generations of Bubbas have all made full use of the opportunity to screw these up, which explains things like the wood grafts on the Remington Lee's stock to give it a sporter-type pistol grip and high comb and the forend cut off at the first band on the Remington Keene, not to mention taking off a lot of the comb until it looks like a jezzail's buttstock. The Winchester Hotchkiss has the least objectionable-looking work on it, which looks to've been done quite a long time ago and the Trapdoor "only" has wooden plugs in the tang to fill the holes where someone stuck a tang sight on w. wood screws. However, it's all the junk that's been done to them that made it so that I could afford these examples of the "also-rans" against the issue arm back in the day... |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 5:46:17 AM EDT
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Where might one find a Sharps replica that is decent in fit, finish, and accurate for about 750-1100$?
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Posted: 6/27/2013 5:51:04 AM EDT
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what kind of punch can these lever guns take? The only experience I have with 45/70 is reloading black powder cartridges for my stepdads Trap Door
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:15:18 AM EDT
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Quoted:
One more old picture, just because it's something completely different from the rest of the thread: <a href="http://s137.photobucket.com/user/Molasses_photos/media/Century/MVC-020F.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Century/MVC-020F.jpg</a> Very nice! I could see myself sitting in a stand with that thing, waiting for a feral hog to come by. |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:21:17 AM EDT
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the marlins can take some very hot loads, almost to ruger #1 levels.
Quoted: what kind of punch can these lever guns take? The only experience I have with 45/70 is reloading black powder cartridges for my stepdads Trap Door |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:30:45 AM EDT
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Quoted:
the marlins can take some very hot loads, almost to ruger #1 levels. Quoted:
what kind of punch can these lever guns take? The only experience I have with 45/70 is reloading black powder cartridges for my stepdads Trap Door Yep. Going by memory, but the Speer book had 3 levels of load data for 45-70: the lowest for Rolling Block and Trap-Door guns, a mid-level for leverguns and revolvers, and the absolute highest for guns like the Ruger No. 1 single shot (it has a massive action) and certain very stout bolt actions. |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:31:33 AM EDT
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This thread delivers ...like all 45-70 threads do
Quoted: Sorry it took a few days, but I needed to either find time to go to the range and take photos in sunlight or break out the shop lights for indoor photos. Made myself do the latter last night. Even then, I didn't notice that I had the camera set up to date stamp the photos, much less that it was set up w. the wrong date. Might as well face it, I'm a shlub when it comes to photography and I doubt I'll change at this late date. Anyhoo... Here's the set of .45-70 handguns: http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Toys/SANY0084_zps32d77d2a.jpg From top to bottom, Contender, BFR and Century. Or single shot, 5-shooter, sixgun. Just for an idea of scale, the BFR has a 10.5" barrel. Here's some more stuff that hasn't been all over this thread yet: http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Toys/SANY0086_zpsea14a09c.jpg From the top down: M1884 Trapdoor Springfield, Remington Keene, 3rd Model Winchester Hotchkiss and Remington Lee. Figuring that anyway 4 generations of Bubbas have all made full use of the opportunity to screw these up, which explains things like the wood grafts on the Remington Lee's stock to give it a sporter-type pistol grip and high comb and the forend cut off at the first band on the Remington Keene, not to mention taking off a lot of the comb until it looks like a jezzail's buttstock. The Winchester Hotchkiss has the least objectionable-looking work on it, which looks to've been done quite a long time ago and the Trapdoor "only" has wooden plugs in the tang to fill the holes where someone stuck a tang sight on w. wood screws. However, it's all the junk that's been done to them that made it so that I could afford these examples of the "also-rans" against the issue arm back in the day... Nice assortment , I really like that Rem Lee |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:33:25 AM EDT
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Old School, FTMFW.
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:49:48 AM EDT
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Simple JM proofed 1895 with an old Universal T-Post 4X scope ....great brush gun.
 Quoted: Where might one find a Sharps replica that is decent in fit, finish, and accurate for about 750-1100$? Pedersoli Sharps are beautifully done and in that range .Look for a cared for used model . I really regret selling mine two years ago  |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 6:50:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/27/2013 7:00:09 AM EDT
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Browning ? Their singles are great shooters from what Ive heard |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 7:10:10 AM EDT
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Simple JM proofed 1895 with an old Universal T-Post 4X scope ....great brush gun. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/q71/s720x720/1011158_10200863250495329_1809027129_n.jpg Quoted:
Where might one find a Sharps replica that is decent in fit, finish, and accurate for about 750-1100$? Pedersoli Sharps are beautifully done and in that range .Look for a cared for used model . I really regret selling mine two years ago
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1044431_10200863253495404_338560210_n.jpg What's that monster barreled action? |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 7:59:25 AM EDT
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I've never been interested in .45-70 before this thread. Those are some beautiful rifles! Love those lever actions.
So, for the uninitiated... what's it like shooting one of these? Will it hurt my pansy shoulder? |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 8:00:58 AM EDT
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Browning ? Their singles are great shooters from what Ive heard
Yep; Only warning is load them up to max and you will know it has a steel buttplate! |
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Posted: 6/27/2013 8:39:38 AM EDT
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Anyone know where I can find a Marlin 1895 SBL 45/70? Seeing these pics makes me want one so bad. I've been looking and the few I do find, they are wanting a little bit for it. I guess, supply and demand and all that.
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Posted: 6/27/2013 8:42:23 AM EDT
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I've been looking and the few I do find, they are wanting a little bit for it.
Yep - that's normal now. |
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