handi rifle 45-70

mrambo1954 · 02-04-2006, 07:54 PM

I'm thinking about getting a 45-70 handi rifle . any body have experience with one???

Mooseman684 · 02-04-2006, 09:29 PM

For an Inexpensive Single shot, They arent too bad. If you handload DON"T exceed the maximum pressure trying to get more out of it, as they won't stand it for long.

Pumpkinheaver · 02-05-2006, 01:31 PM

My cousin has one that he likes very well. I am a big fan of the 45-70 myself but prefer it in the Marlin GG.

Lonegun1894 · 02-23-2006, 01:49 AM

have the "buffalo classic" great rifle. Accurate and balances well. Some friends of mine hate the steel buttplate, but to each his own. I like mine. Havent tried loading top loads yet as my lead just came in today, so we'll see what happens. Not gonna try to push it, but not going with the lightest loads either. I figure it was meant to kill things, not tickle em.

Marty · 03-12-2006, 04:36 AM

I am about to buy a 45-70 for the first time in a Marlin Lever action, I allways wated a big cal but I know the 45-70 wont kick !!!! out of me

Smith357 · 03-12-2006, 08:56 AM

I have a Contender in .45-70 they are about the same size and weight, and the contender kicks like a friggin mule. In rifle dress, there just is not enough weight to soak up recoil, I prefer to shoot it in pistol form, recoil is much more managable when the gun is not pressed into my body, but still I must wear a glove to keep the trigger guard from ripping the skin off my knuckles. It's a real attention getter at the range when it goes KA-BOOM!!!!

02-04-2006, 07:54 PM	#1
mrambo1954 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5	handi rifle 45-70 I'm thinking about getting a 45-70 handi rifle . any body have experience with one???

02-04-2006, 09:29 PM	#2
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,687 Images: 2	For an Inexpensive Single shot, They arent too bad. If you handload DON"T exceed the maximum pressure trying to get more out of it, as they won't stand it for long. __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-05-2006, 01:31 PM	#3
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,340	My cousin has one that he likes very well. I am a big fan of the 45-70 myself but prefer it in the Marlin GG. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

03-12-2006, 08:56 AM	#6
Smith357 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 29 Images: 9	I have a Contender in .45-70 they are about the same size and weight, and the contender kicks like a friggin mule. In rifle dress, there just is not enough weight to soak up recoil, I prefer to shoot it in pistol form, recoil is much more managable when the gun is not pressed into my body, but still I must wear a glove to keep the trigger guard from ripping the skin off my knuckles. It's a real attention getter at the range when it goes KA-BOOM!!!! __________________ http://img3.zoints.com/sigs/9.png

02-23-2006, 01:49 AM	#4
Lonegun1894 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Waco, TX Posts: 206	have the "buffalo classic" great rifle. Accurate and balances well. Some friends of mine hate the steel buttplate, but to each his own. I like mine. Havent tried loading top loads yet as my lead just came in today, so we'll see what happens. Not gonna try to push it, but not going with the lightest loads either. I figure it was meant to kill things, not tickle em.

03-12-2006, 04:36 AM	#5
Marty Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 16	I am about to buy a 45-70 for the first time in a Marlin Lever action, I allways wated a big cal but I know the 45-70 wont kick !!!! out of me