Thread: Close quarters rifle.. 45-70?

Originally Posted by Tussock

Like beer. A boutique brewery crafts a delicious beer. It gets a name, a big brewery buys it and puts it into mass production, and it tastes rank, and the people who liked it in the first place find a new boutique brewery.

you sound like a bloody hipster. oh, I liked that before it was cool........now its too mainstream.

yea there just sooo mainstream.

Originally Posted by Bryan

I just noticed this on TradeMe:

MARLIN 45-70 GOVT LEVER ACTION | Trade Me

Faaaark go away for a weekend and one is listed and sold while I was away

I almost brought it myself LOL

Went for a bargin price too

Should be 44 and upwards allowed in

One of the drillers here refers to everyone as 'big bore xxx'

Big Bore Matt, Big Bore Pete, etc. It's very weird.

Do we need a separate forum for the 'elite'?

Originally Posted by gimp

One of the drillers here refers to everyone as 'big bore xxx'

Big Bore Matt, Big Bore Pete, etc. It's very weird.

Commonly known as "Grooming"

We think our nightshift driller (different one) was doing his offsider in the water truck, but we have no proof. He doesn't actually deny it at all.

The kind of proof you really appreciate not having.

7mmSAUM, 338 I will build on the SAUM case this one loaded with a 185TTSX, 308 for reference

waiting for a date for the barrel.... Dies that will be moded on the way, have the brass so the 45-70 is on the back burner again .

Looks neat Leathel.

Originally Posted by Wildman

Looks neat Leathel.

Yup I think so... not to long for a short action, sort of a heavy duty 338 version of the 308

the 308 in the pic is only loaded with a 150 to the crimp line, If I had one that I load for a mates rifle there his would have been longer the the 338, the 7mm has a 140VLD in it

Would be great with a Woodleigh RN in it too.