The super 45.70: Marlin’s .450M and the rifles that use it
Facing its 15th birthday this year is the Hornady inspired and Marlin developed “modernized” .45-70 that is known far and wide as the .450 Marlin. This straight-walled bruiser, which is capable of providing a vehicle for bullets up to 500-grains in weight, is a new take on a big game cowboy guns.
Debuted at the year 2000 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Hornady and Marlin introduced a round developed by ammo genius Mitch Mittelstaedt. Although similar to a .458 Win Mag (or its parent, the 375 H&H), it was actually an entirely new development.
And it enables a 7-pound rifle to take down a moose.
