The Marlin 1895 SBL in .45/70 Gov’t is the first rifle out of the gates since Marlin was acquired by Ruger, and after using one for the last several weeks and taking it hunting, I am breathing a huge ...

It’s hard to imagine the .45-70 Government as a brand-new round, untested and unproven either on big game or in battle. But that was the situation back in 1873, when it was introduced. That was a long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them asunder at one stage ...

The .45-70 is one of those cartridges people talk about like it has a personality. It’s “thumper” this and “hammer” that, and you’ll hear guys act like owning one automatically puts them in some ...

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Though now well over 100 years old, the .30-30 Winchester remains a viable and popular cartridge for hunting deer sized game. (Photo/Richard Mann) The 30-30 became available in 1895 in Winchester’s ...

This column, “Rebirth of the .45/70,” appeared in the September 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. The life span of rifle cartridges is hard to predict because shooters have the fickle habit of tossing them ...