My latest hog medicine, a .45 Colt Marlin Cowboy shooting 300 gr. cast and jacketed bullets over 22 gr. 4227. Haven't clocked it yet, but out of a 24" barrel, should be close to 1,700 fps.

I got this gun used back when I was in the cowboy action game. It had been slicked up by "Rusty Marlin" a CAS from N.H. His name is Rob Zimmerman, a production engineer for Ruger at the time. IIRC, he later moved to MD to work for Beretta.

Gun is super slick with a great trigger. It now wears a VX-3i 2.5-8x36. The comb was for a Bushnell Holosight. I left it in place, used higher rings and can operate the hammer without an extension. About 8#'s as shown.

DF

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