Originally Posted by MontanaMan
45-70, 1895 Marlin, 400 gr. Speer, 53 gr 3031 & you'll never have to trail another deer.........................ever.

Unless you just flat out miss.

MM

I've been loading 53gr 3031 under the 325gr FTX for a friend's 1895 guide gun for a while. Packs a heck of a wallop, and excellent accuracy.

Too much recoil for me, but he loves that thing.