LittleBear
Member
Anyone with practical experience with the 450 Marlin or thoughts on other big bore cartridges?
The wife has "approved" my latest cost justification, and I've got room for only a couple more in the safe. I lack only in the big bore calibers, and though I've never failed with my various .30's on a wide-range of critters, I just don't feel complete....
General requirements:
I don't like being beaten to death sighting it in or working up loads
I like widely available cartridges and not something I have to special order from Midway every time I feel the urge - I handload, but with age, comes brain-farts...
I'm not a "it's gotta be a magnum" kinda guy, I just preferred cartridges that typically don't need the extra barrel room
Needs to be a repeating firearm, bolt or lever preferred - I'm leaning toward a quick handling lever, but not committed
The wife has "approved" my latest cost justification, and I've got room for only a couple more in the safe. I lack only in the big bore calibers, and though I've never failed with my various .30's on a wide-range of critters, I just don't feel complete....
General requirements:
I don't like being beaten to death sighting it in or working up loads
I like widely available cartridges and not something I have to special order from Midway every time I feel the urge - I handload, but with age, comes brain-farts...
I'm not a "it's gotta be a magnum" kinda guy, I just preferred cartridges that typically don't need the extra barrel room
Needs to be a repeating firearm, bolt or lever preferred - I'm leaning toward a quick handling lever, but not committed