Get a Marlin 1895 Cowboy in 45-70. It holds eight in the magazine and one up the pipe. Load it with a 480 to 500 grain flatnosed cast bullet at 1250 to 1400 fps, and you are in business in a big way. It will shoot through and through any cat on the planet from any angle and solve the problem.
Going after a big cat, I would prefer my Cowboy Marlin 45-70 over my 375 H&H bolt gun, hands down. Works for pit bulls and meth zombies too.
I've seriously considered a short Marlin. I handload heavy 45-70's for a Ruger #1 ao have the dies and the components.
Maybe a soft 350 gr. as fast as I could reliably drive it, just my thinking.
But what research I've done seems to fall square on the .375 bore as being the most effective. And I don't have a .375, and kind of want one.
I may end up going Marlin though.
J
