[Vaquero]

he was hunting moose... and 300 win mag is sufficient...but if I was in Grizz country I would want to carry at least a .338 win mag....and if I wasn’t expecting long range shots I would shoulder a Marlin model 95 Guide gun in either of the two .45s....the .450 marlin you can buy the hard hitting store bought ammo. the .45-70 you have to reload to get the most from your Marlin. I bought my youngest son one in 45-70 and for the deer and black bear in my area a slightly hot reload using only a .300 grain bullet is sufficient and the three deer he shot fell right down...did not ruin too much meat....

if I were using it for protection in Grizz country I would load up a 500 grainer....

[IMR 4350]

I’ve got a Marlin in .45-70.

Unless something has changed since I bought mine, don’t know if you can go 500 grain in the Marlin, too long.

[Kenny Bunk]

Vaquero, while I appreciate the ballistic flexibility you show, don't you find it difficult to carry that inventory and your reloading equipment on the trail? Plus with my luck, the Griz would be charging and I would have the .338, but the only ammo some 35 Remington my grandfather left in the pocket of my woolie when he borrowed it.

I mean, isn't there a danger that when your particular B&C Grizzly charges, you'll be busy at your portable reloading bench? Perhaps you should consider taking me along. With my trusty (slighty rusty) Iver Johnson loaded with a 12-gauge slug (Ted Williams Ammo, Sears, 1954) I could watch your back. Unfortunately, I do not pose for photographs with it, as the friction tape on the stock is somewhat embarrassing. For the right kind of money, I would consider that Camo Duck Tape, though.