marlin 1895 cowboy 45-70

[vwarren]

I finally found one and I can't wait to shoot this thing! I will get some pics up later.

 

[vwarren]

this thing shot like a dream! I was cutting holes shooting standing off hand at 50.

 

[SMiller]

Makes you feel like a man when you shoot a 45-70, BIG bang and recoil! Nice lever gun!

 

[iMac]

Yea make sure to get your shoulder nice and tight behind it!

 

[Mad Anthony Wayne]

Nice. I have the 1895GBL in 45-70. Love it!

 

[Zombiekilloftheweek]

That shot great Vern. Makes me want to get one.

 

[Kart29]

I was shooting an 1895 Guide Gun 45.70 at a friend's house. He set up some nice size rocks and told me to have a go at them. Oh my goodness I couldn't believe how that bullet just turned those boulders to powder. Fun stuff.

 

[D.T.O.M.]

That is nice! I have been looking at
The new H&R buffalo classic in 45/70

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Awfully nice looking iron. Congrats! Oh, and sorry about your shoulder.

 

[snapping turtle]

The cowboys sure are pretty.

www.skinnersights.com/

For a cowboy an optic sight is not right so look at a skinner peep. the black gold will look good.

here is another sight with all the leather you need.

Custom Leather Work Hand crafted by Lever;

 

[Liberty Sanders]

I bought an H&R Trapdoor Officer's Model when I was 19 years old. I weighed about 140lbs in those days and shooting it was QUITE an experience.

Now that I'm a lot older and tip the scales at about 210 it's astonishing how much lighter the recoil has gotten on that rifle.

 

[indy1919a4]

ha ha ha ha ha would imagine that after shooting 45/70 early on most everything else is alot more manageable,,

In my teen years a friend purchased a 8mm Mauser carbine and 5 Bandalers of ammo, .. We looked at all that ammo as a personnel challenge to get rid of it all.. No hearing protection, no safety glasses just a gun, lots of ammo and a muddy creek bank to shoot at.. Needless to say the shoulder and ears hurt for some time afterwards.. And after that no matter what I shoot it never hurt as much..

Do you still have that H&R.. ???? My friend sold his 8mm a few years later and I so wish I had purchased it for the memory value alone..

 

[Liberty Sanders]

ha ha ha ha ha would imagine that after shooting 45/70 early on most everything else is alot more manageable,,

In my teen years a friend purchased a 8mm Mauser carbine and 5 Bandalers of ammo, .. We looked at all that ammo as a personnel challenge to get rid of it all.. No hearing protection, no safety glasses just a gun, lots of ammo and a muddy creek bank to shoot at.. Needless to say the shoulder and ears hurt for some time afterwards.. And after that no matter what I shoot it never hurt as much..

Do you still have that H&R.. ???? My friend sold his 8mm a few years later and I so wish I had purchased it for the memory value alone..

Sure do...it's my Cowboy Action long range buffalo gun.

 

[indy1919a4]

Sure do...it's my Cowboy Action long range buffalo gun.

Wow, Moocho thanks for sharing, Nothing neater then to have a gun like that...

 

[Keepingmine]

this thing shot like a dream! I was cutting holes shooting standing off hand at 50.

Congrats Bro!!

I love them big bore brutes!

 

[VN Vet]

I have a Marlin 1985LTD-III 45/70 Gov't with Octagon Barrel and Marbles Peep Sites. Mine is #25 of (I don't know).

This is a very sweet shooting rifle and is a keeper that will go to my youngest Nephew when I have past to the next life. Just don't tell him. I do not want to go for another 25 years or so.

 

[snapping turtle]

I have a Marlin 1985LTD-III 45/70 Gov't with Octagon Barrel and Marbles Peep Sites. Mine is #25 of (I don't know).
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Davidsons made that LTD_III it is the straight grip 18.5 inch version correct. Swwet i like the little barrels.

As far as the numbers go I believe there were 1001 of them made each year. Yours was born in 1991 according to my Blue book but I have it as 1999. Since the limited I and II were made in 1997 and 1998 I think I am correct.

I do remember all the stainless 1895's were 501 produced. Normally for a company to get a special order made it takes at least 500 guns.

I have a limited 1894SS one of the 351 produced.

 

[Johnny C]

Makes you feel like a man when you shoot a 45-70, BIG bang and recoil! Nice lever gun!

I have a contender pistol in 45-70...talk about feeling like a man!

 

[Tombs]

I have a contender pistol in 45-70...talk about feeling like a man!

That comes when stuff a 405gr hardcast over 45gr of H4198.

That's one of the first things I shot in my 1895 when I got it, ordered the components and dies before I even had the rifle.

It'll certainly wake you up in a lighter gun, but it seems a bit less painful than some of the warmer 12 gauge slugs.

 

[Iroquois]

Had the Marlin 45-70 years ago. Thought it'd be fun. Loaded up some heavy loads but could not hit
with it (flinching? ) . So of course it needed a scope....three scope scars later I decided it wasn't so much fun and sold it...wish I had it now, now that I'm not so dumb....