A gipperless ode to Marlin Custom Shop’s Modern Lever Hunter -- a Marlin 45-70 that is not your grandaddy's lever gun. New take on black rifles!

A blog about Marlin Guide Guns, Outfitters and other lever action firearms. Models 1895G, 1895GS, 1895M, 444P

.45-70

Looking to get a Marlin 1895? We hands-on review the new .45-70 Dark Series against some of the originals to see which generation reigns supreme.

A blog about Marlin Guide Guns, Outfitters and other lever action firearms. Models 1895G, 1895GS, 1895M, 444P

Tripod mounted 1874 .45 caliber Gatling gun. This beautiful brass weapon is a "Camel Gun" with the shorter 14 in barrels and weighs in at about 300 pounds. ObserveTheBanana

Two home gunsmiths, Chapaev and Voland, have been working on converting two Mosin Nagant rifles to use the .45-70 cartridge. Their almost completed rifles have a 3+1 capacity, 16.25″ barrels and fiber optic sights. It was no easy task with a lot of modifications required. The pair extensively documented the process on their blog Pharmory. … Read More …

A move is quietly afoot that could place a pre-1900 .45/70