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    Posted: May/09/2009 at 19:29
Well, I have posted the pics of the rifle before, but I had to show off the entire "Squeezer Special".  This is my Marlin 1985 45/70 Guide gun.  It is now topped with a Leupold 2.5x28 Scout scope.  Bought it used from a friend in really good condition.  Can't wait to try it out.  It is my first scout scope (and the first Leupold I have owned, although I have used many).


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Looks great! I just handled one of those today @ Gander Mountain.
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Looks like fun to me. I've been eyeing one of those with the longer barrel for the last couple of years.   Congratulations

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Kickboxer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/09/2009 at 22:00
Nice Helo... BigSqueeze will be proud.  
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Wow cool looking gun!
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   I DO LIKE BIG BORE LEVER ACTIONS!  But I don't have one.  Sad
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I am a big lever action fan--  Guide guns are fun ...
 
I've have great success with Buffalo Bore 45/70 ammo..Probably the hardest hitting commercial ammo out there ...
Also, can the factory recoil pad- have a gunsmith ( or you could give it a whirl) replace it with a limbsaver or similar pad .You'll be glad you did.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Squeeze Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/10/2009 at 12:01
OOOOOOHHHHH  BAAAAAABY!!!!!!!......................Looking real good there! Yep! I like that one! Best wood grain I`ve ever seen coming from Marlin, especially on the fore-end part! Your all set for some shorter ranged "anything you want"  thumpin!
 
However! I don`t see the words,,,"Squeezer Special",,, engraved anywhere!!....Roll on Floor Laughing Roll on Floor LaughingRoll on Floor Laughing........C`mon! Get with it!....Laugh
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote koshkin Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/10/2009 at 14:54
Originally posted by martin3175 martin3175 wrote:

I am a big lever action fan--  Guide guns are fun ...
 
I've have great success with Buffalo Bore 45/70 ammo..Probably the hardest hitting commercial ammo out there ...
Also, can the factory recoil pad- have a gunsmith ( or you could give it a whirl) replace it with a limbsaver or similar pad .You'll be glad you did.


If you are looking for the hottest 45-70 ammo, it is between Buffalo Bore and Garret Cartridges.  Both deserve a thicker recoil pad.

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You need to check out Grizzly Ammo.  Mike Rintoul produces some of the very best ammo on the market.  
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The gun is almost as cool as the bed spread.
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Originally posted by lucytuma lucytuma wrote:

The gun is almost as cool as the bed spread.
LOL...ya got helo jammies too, Andrew?? Wink
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Originally posted by cheaptrick cheaptrick wrote:

Originally posted by lucytuma lucytuma wrote:

The gun is almost as cool as the bed spread.
LOL...ya got helo jammies too, Andrew?? Wink


Laugh Above  Don't make fun Mark!  My Mommy made that for me!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote helo18 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/10/2009 at 19:17
I definitely want to pud a limbsaver on this gun.  I have been shooting the 325 gr Hornady Leverution rounds at 2000 fps.  I can only imagine how hard those Buffulo rounds hit.  Is there any way to load them that hot by yourself?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote martin3175 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May/10/2009 at 20:40
Not a reloader myself, but I read in this month's Bear Hunter magazine about 45/70 loads one can put together that approach the same numbers as Buffalo Bore's
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 Here are Buffalo Bore's 45/70 specs:
   300gr @ 2350
   350gr @ 2100
   405gr @ 2000
 
  Check out Hodgdon's 45/70 lever action load data for these bullet weights:
    300gr @ 2424
    350gr @ 2151
    400gr(no 405gr) @ 2002
 
   
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