450 marlin
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
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RE: 450 marlin
I use one for Hogs and they work great. Basically they are are hot loaded 45/70. When you hit something w/ them it doesn't go far. I haven't used it on deer yet though it should work great for deer or moose. The only limitation is you need to keep your shots to 200 yards or less because the bullet really drops fast past 200 yards.
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RE: 450 marlin
One of my brothers isn't into balistics at all!!! He's NOT "one bit" interested in any of it!! He buys a gun, buys some ammo for it, sights it in, and goes hunting!
He shot a LOT of deer with a 444 Marlin and liked it! He said it killed deer quite good! He still has it.
Then he bought a 45/70 and after shooting 5 or 6 deer proclaimed it a DUD!!! It kills them, but too slow for his taste!! He sold it!!!
Now he has a 450 Marlin and has shot about 15 or more deer with it. He really likes it, and said it really does the job on them!!!
Perasonally, i've not used one myself,
Drilling Man
He shot a LOT of deer with a 444 Marlin and liked it! He said it killed deer quite good! He still has it.
Then he bought a 45/70 and after shooting 5 or 6 deer proclaimed it a DUD!!! It kills them, but too slow for his taste!! He sold it!!!
Now he has a 450 Marlin and has shot about 15 or more deer with it. He really likes it, and said it really does the job on them!!!
Perasonally, i've not used one myself,
Drilling Man
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RE: 450 marlin
An unexpanded .450 has three times the frontal area of a .270.
No matter, there's just a LOT more to it than "frontal area" and "bullet weight" that determines what happens to an animial when the bullet hits it!!!
Drilling Man
#10
RE: 450 marlin
DM, I was thinking the same exact thing. All I could think of was, HUH? LOL Maybe math has changed a lot since we've been in school. Unless he meant the actual tip of the slug? I don't know, my brain hurts. LOL