hi, new guy here!

[riverhunter]

hi all, just got the heads up on this site........me i shoot a marlin 45/70g with a leupold 1.5*5 scope........good to see a few familiar names out there from marlinowners.com. ........larry

[oso45-70]

riverhunter
Hi Larry, Welcome to GBO, As you can see i shoot a 45-70 also, In fact i'm
down to four of them now, Sold a marlin CB 45-70 at the last gun show i was at. This is a good place to hang out, Lots of good guys here and they are pretty good at getting back to ya iffen you have a question. Take care and stay safe..........Joe............

[papajohn428]

Welcome to GBO, Riverhunter!  I also frequent the Marlin forum from time to time, but hang out here more.  Apparently the fora are habit-forming, I used to spend all my time on Marlin Talk, when it shut down I found about six others to replace it!

I have (at the moment  :wink: ) three Marlins, 44 Mag, 35 Rem, and 357 which Mama thinks is hers.  Well, I did give it to her for Christmas, so I guess she's right, but I am still breaking it in "for her".  

My 35 Rem is my favorite, that 336 action is so slick it can sell used cars.  I'm still working on finding the perfect handload for it, but already stumbled on a great plinking load.....9.2 grains of Unique under a 158 grain pistol bullet, and voila!  One-hole groups at 50 yards.  YMMV, but my rifle loves 'em!  

Good shooting to you, my friend.  Come on back and set a spell.

Papajohn the Proprietary Plinker

[TennesseeNuc]

riverhunter,
Good to see you here.  I moved to Greybeard when Marlin-Talk shut down and I found that I enjoy it much more than I did Marlin-Talk.  I drop in occasionally on Marlin Owners, but always wind up back here.
I, also, have my 1895g set up with a 1.5-5X Leupold.  For me, it's the ideal combination.
Best,
TnNuc

[riverhunter]

hi guys, thanks for the welcome..............i'm new with the 45-70 marlin( bought last fall) and managed to get a spring black bear with it---sent a 420 garrett through the bears  shoulder!!.............this fall( in 10 days :grin: ), i am hoping to get my first kill with a handload, a  420 grain hard cast "jb crater light" over H322.........plan on hunting  moose/elk and hope to get a crack at another  blacky to fill the freezer......me?...i ain't greedy!! ......well take care larry

[RIFLERANGER]

Riverhunter, I've been unsuccessfully hunting blackie for the last couple of years.
The majority of people I speak to say that blackie meat tastes like a$$.
Would you mind sharing some tasty bear recipes with us ??
Thanks,
Ranger

[riverhunter]

majority of people I speak to say that blackie meat tastes like a$$.

hi rifleranger, the first time i shot a blackbear i made up a roast---- it didn't taste very good( i made it up in red wine sauce etc)........it was "ok" i guess but was not what i was used to!!......i had heard that if you made them into "smokies" and peperonies they would be awesome---so i sent the rest of the meat to the buctcher..........well,  ever since then, every bear i have shot( or my partner has shot), has been made into S and P!!........anybody who has tasted it has said the same thing!......."that's bear?!!!"............to me it tastes like moose/deer suasage, and yes we get 1-2 everyyear!! .........larry