Is it safe to fire 300 gr. 45-70 ammo in the Henry 47-70 lever action rifle?
Thanks for any help.
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45-70 ammo
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Re: 45-70 ammo
If you're referring to standard factory ammunition, for sure it is. There are a lot of options with 45-70 loads, and some handloads (those nipping at the heels of a .458 Win.) are suited only for a stronger action, like a Ruger #1. Both Henry and Marlin lever actions are strong enough to handle some pretty stout loads, though. One of those things you need to verify, first.
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Thank you You for your reply.
I only shoot factory ammo. I should have mentioned it in my post.
I only shoot factory ammo. I should have mentioned it in my post.
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first, welcome to our forum, delighted to have you join us .... we load our own ammo and have found Nosler's 300 gr Ballistic Silvertips to be our bullet of choice .... pictures and info can be seen below .... do you already own any Henry Rifles ? .... if so, please take a look at our How Many ? thread (in the link provided) and add them to our community's total .... please feel free to read and hopefully post often
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We usually shoot Winchester 300g JHP out of our Henry 45-70's - we get it at Walmart for about $32/box of 20. It performs well for us.
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Henry H001TLP,H001TLB,H003T,H004,H006R,H006M,H012R,H012AW,H012MRCC,H010CC,H015-357,H015-44,H015-4570
Winchester 9422,1873,1885,1886,1892
Marlin 39A,AS,CL,D,M,Mountie,TDS,1897CB,Texan,1894CB,1895CBA,1895SBL
Ruger #1 44Mag
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Welcome to the forum from CT, Cadet. There are lots of helpful folk here. Glad you joined us.CADET wrote:Thanks for any help.
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Many thanks for all of your replies. I just posted how many a moment ago as requested.
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I admit I don't know much about rifles but I have never seen or heard of a 47-70 rile or ammo..
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