Marlin 45/70 levergun

[HOME DEPOT GEORGE]

I'm thinking about getting a new rifle and am partial to leverguns, my question is can you shoot 45 colt from a 45/70 marlin. If not will a 45 colt marlin/henry etc hold up shooting ruger only type loads like the kind buffalo bore and double tap make?

 

[ArmedBear]

.45 Colt cannot be safely shot in a .45-70. The cases are different diameters, and the .45-70 is tapered.

.45-70


.45 Long Colt


The .460 S&W, .454 Casull and .45 LC are compatible like .357 and .38 (smaller round will work in guns chambered for the larger one, but not vice versa).

Marlins will work great with .45 LC Buffalo Bore. That's what the stuff is really made for: Marlin lever guns, which are very strong, all machined steel.

I wouldn't do it in a brass-frame Henry, though. Shouldn't blow up, but could trash the receiver of a pretty and expensive rifle.

 

[HOME DEPOT GEORGE]

Thanks for the quick response armed-bear. One more question about the Henry, would the iron framed 1860 model be sensitive to heavy loads also?

 

[ArmedBear]

Oh, you're talking about a Henry replica, not a modern Henry Repeating rifle.

These loads are not safe in ANYTHING like that. Not an 1873, not an 1860, not an 1866. Don't do it.

See Buffalo Bore's website for a list of "approved" guns.