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edgeofhell · December 13, 2004, 10:24 PM

I agree...... my pals and I all had the oppurtunity to shoot a marlin 45-70 recently (the barrel had been ported) but it was suprisingly milder than we expected

almost exactly like a 12 gauge firing a 3" round
12 gauge firing a slug kicked ALOT harder than the 45-70

December 13, 2004, 10:24 PM	#6
edgeofhell Member Join Date: November 19, 2004 Posts: 18	I agree...... my pals and I all had the oppurtunity to shoot a marlin 45-70 recently (the barrel had been ported) but it was suprisingly milder than we expected almost exactly like a 12 gauge firing a 3" round 12 gauge firing a slug kicked ALOT harder than the 45-70