I had one. If you are familiar bolt guns, the Marlin 1895 is reasonably light and their stocks have a lot of drop in it's shape. The recoil rotates up quickly and it will hit you pretty hard (sharp recoil) in the cheek and face with even modest loads. Heavy loads are pretty brutal IMO. Just be forewarned.
45/70
Now there are times when a man should not be left alone waiting for things to be done as was the case yesterday when I had to take 1 of our work trucks to another city about a hour away for a wheel alignment and 2 new steer tyres.
I dropped the truck off to the alignment place and old mate asked me if I wanted to be dropped somewhere as it was going to take a few hours to get the truck done so I asked if I could be dropped in town which is about 5 klms away as this place was in an industrial estate on the edge of town.
He drops me outside a gunshop that I frequent at times when another mate and I visit to get ammo and reloading gear.
My local gunshop in the major city about 30klms away is 1 of those hit and miss shops that defies logic on how it's still operating in regards to having gear on site to sell BUT it's still in operation after 15+ years.
Anyway I walked into the shop and was pricing up reloading stuff like projectiles, powder, primers and.22 magnum ammo bricks when I walked across the room towards the gun racks.
Now this is where a man should not be left alone with a credit card at any time in regards to looing at new toys. I stared at the AI .50 cal sitting up on a shelf by itself looking at it shamelessly knowing I couldn't afford it but thinking of the 1000yd pig busting capabilities and paddock pizza it could create.
Anyway I returned my gaze to the rifle rack and in the past I nave secretly yearned for a 45/70 because it's got the ability to launch a howitzer round onto unsuspecting enemy pigs/goats/rabbits/foxes/mice.
There is a Marlin 1895 sitting there with 18" barrel new and old mate pulled it out of the rack and let me fondle it. It threw up to the shoulder very well although a tad heavy up front.
I kept looking at it and started asking all the pertinent questions like availability of ammo,reloading dies etc and at a rough guess around $1800 will see me walk out with this weapon of mass entertainment.
I resisted the urge to pull the plastic out as I have some bills coming in but in the next few months I'll be getting part of Mum's estate so before the Minister For War,Finance and Nagging starts to delegate what the money will be put away to I'm going to get my 5c worth.
I dropped the truck off to the alignment place and old mate asked me if I wanted to be dropped somewhere as it was going to take a few hours to get the truck done so I asked if I could be dropped in town which is about 5 klms away as this place was in an industrial estate on the edge of town.
He drops me outside a gunshop that I frequent at times when another mate and I visit to get ammo and reloading gear.
My local gunshop in the major city about 30klms away is 1 of those hit and miss shops that defies logic on how it's still operating in regards to having gear on site to sell BUT it's still in operation after 15+ years.
Anyway I walked into the shop and was pricing up reloading stuff like projectiles, powder, primers and.22 magnum ammo bricks when I walked across the room towards the gun racks.
Now this is where a man should not be left alone with a credit card at any time in regards to looing at new toys. I stared at the AI .50 cal sitting up on a shelf by itself looking at it shamelessly knowing I couldn't afford it but thinking of the 1000yd pig busting capabilities and paddock pizza it could create.
Anyway I returned my gaze to the rifle rack and in the past I nave secretly yearned for a 45/70 because it's got the ability to launch a howitzer round onto unsuspecting enemy pigs/goats/rabbits/foxes/mice.
There is a Marlin 1895 sitting there with 18" barrel new and old mate pulled it out of the rack and let me fondle it. It threw up to the shoulder very well although a tad heavy up front.
I kept looking at it and started asking all the pertinent questions like availability of ammo,reloading dies etc and at a rough guess around $1800 will see me walk out with this weapon of mass entertainment.
I resisted the urge to pull the plastic out as I have some bills coming in but in the next few months I'll be getting part of Mum's estate so before the Minister For War,Finance and Nagging starts to delegate what the money will be put away to I'm going to get my 5c worth.
