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Old 07-07-2018 | 07:29 AM
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Allen is one of the guys I hunt with, and hand load for , rather regularly,
cast and use gas check,300 grain bullets, bullets from 95% WW alloy and 5% tin,
10 grains of blue dot works well, (accurate) and about 1000 fps in the rifle but your limited to about 120 yards , due to trajectory and retained energy
the bullets are lethal enough at that range for deer and hogs but don,t expect spectacular kills according to Allen
hit where you need too and they kill very well
https://leeprecision.com/mold-6-cav-c452-300-rf.html

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever...1894cb-45-colt

http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=45%20Colt&Weight=All&type=Hand gun&Source=
personally if I wanted a marlin too use with cast bullet's in a lever gun Id select a 45/70 like this one linked below
and load 350 grain cast, gas check bullets over 45 grains of RL7 with a 215 fed primer,

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever-action/model-1895-big-bore/model-1895cb

http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=45-70&Weight=All&type=rifle&Source

http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/de...Powder&Source=

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