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I can hear some of you already, “hey Jack you big jerk, just read those bullet point below, three of em are pistol rounds”.  Simmer down there partner you will find examples of rifles firing all of them below.  And as we will discuss today, they are all in a way “different rounds” when fired from a rifle then when fired from your 4 inch wheel gun.

Anyway I have been thinking that we have not done a lot of stuff on guns lately.  If you are new to firearms or new to ballistics and components you may want to listen to yesterdays Rewind Episode here before this one.

The key here is new super duper rounds keep coming out all the time.  The way the gun magazines and blogs write about them you’d think deer now wear body armor and that our grandfathers were hunting with cap guns.  But I am here to tell you, the old, boring, strait body rounds are just as deadly as they have ever been.  They cost little to reload, are reliable as can be and they don’t beat you up on a full range day.  Okay the 45-70 can beat you up, but the key is, it doesn’t have to.

Today we discuss these old reliable rounds, what they are best for, some of the available guns that are still chambered for them, reloading for them and more.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

• Why bother with old school rounds when so many new ones are out there
• The wisdom of deer hunting WWII vets, if it kills a deer, its all you need
• What is a long range round anyway
• The case for cast lead and why all these round do great with it
• What makes these rounds great for reloading and learning to do it
• Why some new hunting regulations are bringing these old rounds back in new/old guns
• Before we get into these, many can be fired in shotguns with gun adapters (as 38spc, 44spc and 45LC)
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• 6 Great Old Rounds and Rifles that Chamber them
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  • 22 hornet – Introduced 1930
    • Ruger 77/22
    • Savage 25
    • CZ-USA 527
  • 30-30 – 1895
    • Henry Lever Guns
    • Henry Single Shot
    • Marlin Lever Guns
    • Mossberg 464 Lever-Action
    • Ruger #1
    • H&R Handi Rifle
  • 357 Magnum – Introduced 1935
    • Marlin Lever Guns
    • Henry Lever Guns
    • Rossi Lever Guns
    • Henry Single Shot
    • Ruger 77/357
  • 44 Magnum – Introduced 1955
    • Marlin Lever Guns
    • Henry Lever Guns
    • Ruger 77/44
    • CVA Scout – Hunter
    • Traditions Outfitter G2
  • 45 Long Colt – Introduced 1872
    • Marlin Lever Guns
    • Henry Lever Guns
    • Rossi circuit judge
    • Taurus Thunderbolt – No longer made
    • NEF Survivor 45LC/410 Shot Shells
    • Taylor’s & Co. Inc 1892 Alaskan Take Down Lever Action – expensive
  • 45/70 – Introduced in 1873
    • Marlin Lever Guns
    • Henry Lever Guns
    • Winchester Lever Guns
    • NEF – Buffalo Classic – Ultra Hunter
    • CVA Hunter Single Shot
    • Henry Single Shot
    • Traditions Outfitter G2
  • Final Thoughts

Resources for today’s show…

• Join the Members Brigade
• Join Our Forum
• Walking To Freedom
• TspAz.com
• Great Article on the Traditions 45-70
• Gun Adapters – Remember your MSB Discount
• CheaperThanDirt – Good Place to get a reasonable street price on guns.
• Granddaddy’s Gun (acoustic version) –  Aaron Lewis

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