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45-70, 45-90, or 450 Marlin?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dean2" data-source="post: 2142623" data-attributes="member: 26077"><p>Taco. I live in Alberta. I no longer shoot bear control but I did for 20 years when I lived in northern Alberta. There were days when my partner and I would shoot more than a dozen bears in an evening that were raiding grain bins or bee hives. That gives you a unique view on what works.</p><p></p><p>Yes u can shoot 45-70 out of a 45-90. They all headspace on the rim so outside of jump, which isn't critical on these big bores, there is no issue. Same is true for 50-90 through to 50 -120. You can use the smaller cartridge in the bigger gun but not the other way round. Accuracy is not affected and we often down loaded 45-90 to 45-70 equivalent. What you can't do is down load black powder rounds. You do not want an air gap between the powder and the projectile. Loading BP is a lot different, not hard but has it's own rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dean2, post: 2142623, member: 26077"] Taco. I live in Alberta. I no longer shoot bear control but I did for 20 years when I lived in northern Alberta. There were days when my partner and I would shoot more than a dozen bears in an evening that were raiding grain bins or bee hives. That gives you a unique view on what works. Yes u can shoot 45-70 out of a 45-90. They all headspace on the rim so outside of jump, which isn't critical on these big bores, there is no issue. Same is true for 50-90 through to 50 -120. You can use the smaller cartridge in the bigger gun but not the other way round. Accuracy is not affected and we often down loaded 45-90 to 45-70 equivalent. What you can't do is down load black powder rounds. You do not want an air gap between the powder and the projectile. Loading BP is a lot different, not hard but has it's own rules. [/QUOTE]
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