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Old 11-01-2008 | 07:02 PM
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Default RE: 45-70 bullet choices

I haven't found anything that will not shoot in my Marlin 1895 except Lazer Cast bullets, and if I could get them cast .460 I bet they would shoot well to.
The Speer 400 gr will shoot into near 1" for three shots, and it is soft enough to expand even at trapdoor volicity. The Remington 405 jacketed bullets are a little harder than the Speer but will expand well if you launch them at a reasonably fast pace, I like 1700-1800 fps.
I have killed one deer with the Federal 300 gr factory load and it darn near ruined the deer, hit him square in the chest and the bullet lodged under the skin in one hind quarter. The expansion was huge and the penetration was awsome, I just didn't like the excess loss of meat.
My new favorite bullet is the Beartooth Piledriver Jr. sized 460, with 44.5 gr of Varget a CCI 200 primer and Win brass. Just today I got a .444" group from 100 yds off the bench. When I moved the windage adjustment and fired two more rounds they went into the same hole. These bullets don't depend on expansion for killing power and don't worry about inspecting recovered bullets cause you will not find any.
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