Reed
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I'm looking at a Marlin 1895 45-70 that was supposedly built in 2009. That would make it a Remington, no? There seems to be lots of conflicting info out there regarding these rifles. Can anyone help me with either of these questions?
-I read somewhere there were some problems with quality in the early years of Remington's takeover. Were those fit/finish problems, or serious functional problems?
-Bore: I have no experience with microgroove barrels. Would Ballard-style rifling ever have 12 grooves? This one does. If Ballard, are the bores smaller than the microgroove bores were? Did they bring the bore down to be more like modern 45 Colts? Anyone have some "typical" dimensions? I have a nice ACC 45-340A mould that casts .453 that I thought I might be able to use if this is the case. Is that probably still too small if this rifle has Ballard rifling?
Thanks for any insight.
Reed
-I read somewhere there were some problems with quality in the early years of Remington's takeover. Were those fit/finish problems, or serious functional problems?
-Bore: I have no experience with microgroove barrels. Would Ballard-style rifling ever have 12 grooves? This one does. If Ballard, are the bores smaller than the microgroove bores were? Did they bring the bore down to be more like modern 45 Colts? Anyone have some "typical" dimensions? I have a nice ACC 45-340A mould that casts .453 that I thought I might be able to use if this is the case. Is that probably still too small if this rifle has Ballard rifling?
Thanks for any insight.
Reed