Hi all, long time, no see. Took a short hiatus to spend time with my daughter.

Anyway, I just picked up my Marlin 1895 in .45-70 last weekend and mounted a scope on it Monday. Going to the range on Friday to check it out. I've been wanting this thing for a long time. Was saving up Bass Pro points, got me a BPS credit card good for 10% off and they matched Wally Mart's price of $409 so I got it for around $250! heh heh The wood doesn't look as nice as yours BC but I couldn't beat that price even with a used one.

After looking at the .444, .450 and .45-70, I chose the .45-70 because of the variety of factory ammo available for it. Plus there are a lot of reloading supplies made for this cartridge. I don't think it is going anywhere for a long time. The .444 is wishy washy. Marlin can't decide to keep it or not and Winchester stopped making rifles in that cartridge. I can't seem to find ammo for the .450 but I might not be looking in the right place.

I have purchased some Remington and Winchester ammo to try out, both with 300grain bullets. Do you guys think I need a heavier bullet for Whitetail? I'm thinking it should be more than adequate.