mikepos
New member
I live in New Brunswick, Canada... never been to Africa but hope to some day. Biggest animals here are moose, they get over 1000lbs for a big bull but bulls usually run 650-800lbs, cows a little less
Just sold a Marlin guide gun that shot like crap, always wanted a no.1 so wanted a 45-70 but after waiting for months I grabbed a 458Lott that came up. I have a couple thousand 45-70 bullets to use and a bunch of IMR4198 but also a few lbs of Trail Boss and a couple lbs H4895 (IMR too) to try reduced loads to not wreck a pile of Oregon Trail 405 HCL. Also will play with some 500gr bullets I ordered just for the experience. Loading the Marlin up near no.1 levels it was the hardest kicking rifle I've shot (mostly because it's designed for dwarves), except maybe a friend's no.1 416 Rigby.
I've spent hours scouring this site for reduced loads, something i've never considered before lol. Also will grab some cheaper 400-500 bullets to play with, will hunt deer (200lbs is a big deer here) and moose every 20 years when I get my name drawn :-(
But mostly I like lurking here, lots of interesting stuff and great pics
Just sold a Marlin guide gun that shot like crap, always wanted a no.1 so wanted a 45-70 but after waiting for months I grabbed a 458Lott that came up. I have a couple thousand 45-70 bullets to use and a bunch of IMR4198 but also a few lbs of Trail Boss and a couple lbs H4895 (IMR too) to try reduced loads to not wreck a pile of Oregon Trail 405 HCL. Also will play with some 500gr bullets I ordered just for the experience. Loading the Marlin up near no.1 levels it was the hardest kicking rifle I've shot (mostly because it's designed for dwarves), except maybe a friend's no.1 416 Rigby.
I've spent hours scouring this site for reduced loads, something i've never considered before lol. Also will grab some cheaper 400-500 bullets to play with, will hunt deer (200lbs is a big deer here) and moose every 20 years when I get my name drawn :-(
But mostly I like lurking here, lots of interesting stuff and great pics