Sunday, October 6, 2024

A Serious Chambering

 


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  1. Looks like a rebted-rim cartridge, 350 Legend?

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  2. Seems bigger than a 350… a 500 perhaps???

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  3. Most likely 45-70, but possibly 444 Marlin

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  4. Yep, 45-70. Hornady FTX projectile. Designed for tubular magazines but also work great in AR's chambered in .458 SOCOM.

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    1. Key Details
      Base price: $2,797
      Caliber: .458 SOCOM – WC-15 Platform
      Barrel length: 18" Fluted crowned muzzle
      Overall length: 36"
      Weight empty: 6 lbs, 2.9 oz
      Base SKU: HT-458F18-BLACK
      Specifications
      Lightweight billet upper (flat-top) and billet lower receiver
      Wilson Combat Hunter match grade barrel
      Carbine length gas system with lo-profile gas block
      Wilson Combat M-LOK® rail (suitable for gas block coverage) with three Wilson Combat rail covers
      Wilson Combat/BCM Starburst Gunfighter grip, Black
      Smoke Composites carbon fiber closed shoulder buttstock, 9.5" LOP with Limbsaver recoil pad
      Wilson Combat TTU (Tactical Trigger Unit) M2, 4#
      Premium bolt carrier assembly
      Armor-Tuff® finish applied over Mil-Spec hard anodized upper/lower receivers (Green/Black standard, other colors and Camo optional)
      Can be built to meet California-compliant specifications

      https://wilsoncombat.com/long-guns/ar-15-calibers/458-socom/458-socom-hunter.html

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  5. >.450 HORNADY Jeff Cooper called it "The Thumper'

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  6. Marlin 45/70. Had one like it but sold it for some reason. Used a pistol scope on it and took a deer at 135 yards out. Good rifle. Friend of mine still has his. He shot 5 deer one morning with it.

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