Author Topic: Marlin in 475 (Read 1410 times)

shilo · « **on:** January 07, 2006, 06:27:00 PM »

I thought Marlin was making a 475. I just looked at their website and the 475 wasn't listed. ??

Cottonwood · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2006, 09:42:26 AM »

I have heard of a Marlin in .375 Winchester, but never a .475 dia.

What is the model number of that Marlin

mr.frosty · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2006, 09:47:43 AM »

They were offering it in the 475/480 and dropped it from production.

ratgunner · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:22:58 PM »

Wild West Guns has a .475 Marlin lever gun.

mr.frosty · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2006, 12:31:50 PM »

isn't the wildwest version the 475 magnum? just a longer 45/70 i think

ratgunner · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2006, 10:46:51 AM »

I'm not sure it might even be a .457 magnum,but they have some kinda big boomer. :-)

Coyote Hunter · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:36:50 PM »

WWG has a .457 Magnum which is esentially an elongated .45-70.

Marlin announced they would chamber for the .475 Linebaugh, which would allow its short cousin, the .480 Ruger to also be used.

Unfortunately no one at Marlin looked at the pressure specs for the .475 Linebaugh first, as some loads apparently went to 65,000 PSI. In a Marlin? Just say "NO!"

When Ruger developed the .480 Ruger they went with stainless with very high tensile strength - much higher than the normal stainless used in firearms production. Marlin was faced with a problem - if they didn't visibly modify the receivers people might come to think of the .475 Linebaugh pressures as acceptable in other Marlin rifles. I think they rightly decided that was a liability issue they didn't need to risk exposing the company to.

RugerNo3 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2006, 02:26:17 PM »

Gary Reeder can make you a .475 cal levergun. He and JD Jones at SSK Industries brought this out about the same time. Nothing more then the 45-70 Gubment blowed ot to handle 475 boolits. Get more powder capacity and velocity for the same weight boolit then the 45-70 gives you. On the other hand, run less pressures for the same velocity.

shilo · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2006, 03:22:32 PM »

What I was interested in was a 475 Linebaugh lever gun to go with my revolver. Looks like Marlin announched these but never made them available. Thanks for the info.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2006, 10:52:18 PM »

depends on what you want to spend but im having a 94 marlin built right now by a gunsmith that dosent want it known and i know ben forkin has built at least one or two.

realidahorock · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2006, 08:16:23 AM »

I don't think that WW Guns makes a 475 anything but have been wrong before. Sort of a revolver cartridge and 7000foot pound 475 magnums I'm not aware of such a creature. I would however like to have a 50 Alaskan that is available. realidahorock

Lone Star · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2006, 09:53:43 AM »

The WWG CoPilot is: " NOW MADE IN THE HOT NEW 457 WILD WEST MAGNUM/45-70 GOVERNMENT OR THE AWESOME .50 ALASKAN!"

Not a .475 - a .457..... :roll:

http://www.wildwestguns.com/CoPilot_And_Guide_Rifles/copilot_and_guide_rifles.html

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Sore Shoulder · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2006, 02:33:19 PM »

Quote from: Coyote Hunter

WWG has a .457 Magnum which is esentially an elongated .45-70.

Marlin announced they would chamber for the .475 Linebaugh, which would allow its short cousin, the .480 Ruger to also be used.

Unfortunately no one at Marlin looked at the pressure specs for the .475 Linebaugh first, as some loads apparently went to 65,000 PSI. In a Marlin? Just say "NO!"

When Ruger developed the .480 Ruger they went with stainless with very high tensile strength - much higher than the normal stainless used in firearms production. Marlin was faced with a problem - if they didn't visibly modify the receivers people might come to think of the .475 Linebaugh pressures as acceptable in other Marlin rifles. I think they rightly decided that was a liability issue they didn't need to risk exposing the company to.

It's a shame that Marlin just did not drop the Linebaugh from the rifle and shorten the chamber for the Ruger round. They could have milled the reciever from the same Carpenter steel Ruger used for thier 6 shot RSRH .480 cyclinders. This steel is reported to have reduced milling times by 20% but has a much greater strength than the current stainless Marlin uses.