Only 2 individuals in your examples from MidwayUSA give charge information. I would not think anyone with any sense would use those values without checking them against other sources to verify they are valid. That said, the Marlin 1895G 45-70 with the 350 grain Hornady FP is very capable of achieving 2080 fps with safe loads. Of course, it depends on the individual rifle, the source of the published load and the components used. But to automatically assume all those loads are unsafe cannot be supported without more information. Sure, one should err on the safe side and actually find out if these claims are possible, but I would not dismiss them out of hand.
Last edited by jackfish; 03/10/04.
