Originally Posted by shrapnel
Originally Posted by 10generation
All,

Did a search and surprised I can't find this kind of thread. Interested in getting a 45-70 and curious if there is one considered to be the best and able to shoot all the modern loads?

Current thinking is to get the Marlin 1895GBL and maybe send it to Grizzly for their Outback Guide Scout Package.

Don't have a lever gun but have other big bores, curious to get opinions from the fire.

Thanks


I have owned most of them, and I will ad this caveat, I won't own a Henry, but the rest I have. The best 45-70 is not an original or a modern Winchester that they are making now. The absolute best is the older Browning rifles from the 1980's. It may be hard to believe, but they are superior to the originals and certainly the modern Winchester versions...


+1

I have owned most of them and the Browning 1886 SRC was the best I ever owned. Fit and finish near perfect and function was flawless. The only downside is the sights which are hard to see in anything but good light.

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