rahtreelimbs
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Here is the link to the new marlin XLR 45-70!
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/xlr/1895XLR.aspx
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/xlr/1895XLR.aspx
45-70......For Those Interested!!!
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Johnny Guest
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Full length magazine?
Well, it would LOOK good, maybe. It's already a 7.5 pound rifle. With a 24" barrel, a full mag would hold about seven cartridges. Three more 400 to 500 gr. loads that far out would sure make it front heavy.
I have the 1895GS, which has an 18.5" barrel. It feels quite good with 4+1 aboard.
Best,
Johnny
Well, it would LOOK good, maybe. It's already a 7.5 pound rifle. With a 24" barrel, a full mag would hold about seven cartridges. Three more 400 to 500 gr. loads that far out would sure make it front heavy.
I have the 1895GS, which has an 18.5" barrel. It feels quite good with 4+1 aboard.
Best,
Johnny
FirstFreedom
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I'd like a full length tube also, or at least 1-2 more capacity.
But the question is, what, precisely, is different about this rifle, from a regular stainless 1895?
Good point, though.
But the question is, what, precisely, is different about this rifle, from a regular stainless 1895?
Johnny Guest
Moderator in Memoriam
The different Marlin .45-70s
First Freedom asked:
**Classic 1895 - - 22" bbl, 4-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock, solid rubber butt plate, black finish, 7.5 pounds
**1895 XLR -- 24" bbl, 4-shot magazine, laminated pistol grip stock, ventilated recoil pad, stainless construction, 7.5 pounds
**1895 GS -- 18.5" bbl, 4-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock, ventilated recoil pad, stainless construction, 7 pounds
**1895G -- 18.5" bbl, 4-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock, ventilated recoil pad, black finish, 7 pounds
**1895 Cowboy -- 26" octagon bbl, 9-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock without sling studs, hard rubber butt plate, black finish, 8 pounds
Note that only the XLR and the GS are stainless. All models have the four shot magazine except the Cowboy model.
If it was important to me to have a full length magazine, I'd probably order one for the Cowboy model and cut it to fit whichever shorter rifle I had. Of course, I'd have a blue mag tube, which would make an interesting contrast to an otherwise stainless rifle. OTOH, with my 18.5" GS model, I'd only realize one extra round. Expense aside, I'm uninterested in altering the handiness and balance of a purt'near ideal heavy carbine.
Best,
Johnny
First Freedom asked:
Researching the link above, I see that, dealing only with the Marlin .45-70 rifles, we are offered:
**Classic 1895 - - 22" bbl, 4-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock, solid rubber butt plate, black finish, 7.5 pounds
**1895 XLR -- 24" bbl, 4-shot magazine, laminated pistol grip stock, ventilated recoil pad, stainless construction, 7.5 pounds
**1895 GS -- 18.5" bbl, 4-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock, ventilated recoil pad, stainless construction, 7 pounds
**1895G -- 18.5" bbl, 4-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock, ventilated recoil pad, black finish, 7 pounds
**1895 Cowboy -- 26" octagon bbl, 9-shot magazine, black walnut straight-grip stock without sling studs, hard rubber butt plate, black finish, 8 pounds
Note that only the XLR and the GS are stainless. All models have the four shot magazine except the Cowboy model.
If it was important to me to have a full length magazine, I'd probably order one for the Cowboy model and cut it to fit whichever shorter rifle I had. Of course, I'd have a blue mag tube, which would make an interesting contrast to an otherwise stainless rifle.
OTOH, with my 18.5" GS model, I'd only realize one extra round. Expense aside, I'm uninterested in altering the handiness and balance of a purt'near ideal heavy carbine. Best,
Johnny