![]() ![]() Hornady invented a rubbery pointed bullet that is safe in tubular magazines, giving it a considerably higher ballistic coefficient. It is loaded with Hornady’s super-tough, rubbery pointed 325-grain bear stopper bullet.Īnd that’s not all that favors the Hornady bullet. Understanding the situation, Marlin and Hornady put their heads together and designed a new cartridge, a bit more potent than even the Marlin power level. Not only are they more potent, but they offer wide varieties of excellent, deep penetrating bear bullets as well. These are Grizzly Cartridge, DoubleTap and CorBon. But a couple of smaller commercial ammo makers credited hunters with a degree of common sense, and offer their ‘factory ammo’ loaded to the power level of the Marlin. 45-70 as two separate cartridges, one labelled ‘Trapdoor loads’ and the other, the appropriate ‘Marlin loads.’ The major ammo manufacturers will not offer these stouter loadings because of possible confusion, as one cartridge might find its way into an old Trapdoor rifle, with potentially disastrous results. The practice is so popular that just about all reloading manuals now list the. 45-70 more velocity and energy - more penetration, (and most used a tougher bullet than ‘factory’ for bear). Soon after the Marlin was introduced, a few savvy handloaders understood the rifle’s strength, made some calculations, did some testing, and added a little more powder, giving the. ![]() It is also still a popular ‘brush cartridge.’ 45-70 rifle! Yet, whether in a treestand over bait, hound hunting, or having a rifle around camp in Alaska, my choice of a bear rifle would unequivocally be a Marlin lever action in. 454 Casull, is capable of delivering the same bullet with more velocity and energy than a ‘factory load’ from a. 45-70’s relative lack of potency, the well-known, modern magnum handgun. 45-70 ammo is limited to just 13,000.Īs an example of. 45-70 is rated for 40,000 psi of pressure. It has a modern, strong brass case and shoots nicely heavy, but because of one popular antique black powder rifle, the Trapdoor Springfield, the powder charge in factory ammunition must duplicate the puny original black powder load dating back to 1873. 45-70, now almost 150 years old, is a pretty good bear cartridge. If there’s a cartridge that is underappreciated, it’s the. ![]()
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