11/05/2023 – Ah yes, my kingdom awaits me. The price to pay for livingĀ in the woods. I see a backpack leaf blower, and mounting the snow blower on the tractor, in my very near future. I would live nowhere else. So I am going to sit here in my…...
Tag: 45-70
Marlin's Model 1895 Guide Gun Reintroduction
Winchester's Model 1886 Saddle Ring Carbine
A Production Ruger Made Marlin Model 1895 SBL
03/06/22 – After sixteen years of writing about Ruger, within a broader mix of manufacturers, I apparently fell from grace and was shut out of the Marlin introduction. So I sat and watched them feed “Better Guns & Groceries”, “Hank the Dancing Cop’s YouTube Channel”, etc. T&E firearms and information,…...
While Waiting With Positive Anticipation For Rugerās Marlinsā¦. Part II
While Waiting With Positive Anticipation For Ruger's Marlins ....Part I
11/28/2021 – The thrash was on yesterday. Everything snow related was pulled out of the shed. Everything landscaping related was put into the shed. Powered equipment was started and ops checked. This morning we were greeted with a few inches of snow. Timing is everything. The biggest challenge to winter…...
Marlin 1895 Dark Series
45-70 Government - Marlin 1895 & Win 1886
Warning: SAAMI standard pressure for the 45-70 Government is 28,000 PSI. All of the listed loads are approximately 40,000 psi. They are not intended for use in original trapdoor single shot rifles or early Marlin Model 1895 or Winchester Model 1886 lever action firearms. Bullet selections are specific, and loads…...
Summertime 45-70 Gov't Handload Tuneup
I like machines. They have no attitudes, they have no agendas and how they perform and react is always logical. When it doesn’t appear that way, it is only because there is something we’ve overlooked or don’t understand. Persistence in problem solving will always prove the previous to be true…....
