I've been wanting to get a lever-action Marlin for quite some time, and I'm putting myself through the trouble of getting a new one - Lord knows why. Anyway, I saw that Marlin has "Reintroduced" the Cowboy 1895 in .45-70, and've been considering it. My only concern is that I don't know if it is a new gun (and consequently up to new gun specks) or if it is a faithful reproduction of a Cowboy gun {which may not be able to handle a high preasure load like a Buffalo Bore or Cor-Bon (44,000 C.U.P.)}.
So I gues thats my basic question, can this gun handle high preasure loads - like the other modern Marlin .45-70's - or is it just a going to be something pretty and be a hazzard with anything over 29,000 C.U.P.?

My dad has one as his main deer gun, and has shot the 405 grain shoulder-stompers in it. It is rated for anything the other 1895's are.

Beware before you buy, it is a heavy gun and not well suited to long trail treks.

Thanks a lot, that's just what I wanted to know.

I'm going to comment first on l-r's post...the gun weighs 8# (mine only weighs about 7.5#). It's not that much heavier than a bolt gun in a standard configuration, certainly isn't as heavy as my standard bolt guns with scopes. I personally think it's quite well suited to portage, most leverguns do lend themselves to carry quite well (hand around the receiver). Just for it's slim profile and form hugging shape, I'd rather carry mine afield than any of my bolt guns (although on LONG walks I usually take my Marlin 1895 Guide gun).

The 1895 Cowboy is the same strong 1895 action. These guns are why Cor-bon and buffalo Bore and Garrett Cartridge starting putting out the ".45-70 Magnum" rounds. Some writers have coined these loads (and similarly powered handloads) as the .45-70 Marlin.

I absolutely love mine. Like I said, I've got two 1895's right now, one guide gun (short) and one cowboy (long). I've had the 444 (1895 in .444M) and the 1895M (.450Marlin) in the past, but I keep coming back to the BP cartridge. I'm planning on adding another guide gun in the spring, in blued this time.

Thanks for the reply. Well, that puts my worries to rest knowing that its basically the same gun. And yeah, weight doesn't bother me much either - used to take an old Remington Model 11 out for every kind of bird under the Sun.
Take care, and thanks again.