45-70

[madoktor1]

I shot His 45/70 the other day with the "special" load and I really don't know what he was crying about. It's not any worse than the .444 I used to have.

[juliang]

I am smelling some BS here. He shot the rifle with the nice, new cushy recoil pad. From 40 yards failed to hit an 8" wide tree.... Recoil on a 444 is minimal as it shoots little lightweight bullets. I see we need to reinstall the original recoil pad and demand accurate shooting here as a proper comparison.

[DocHolladay]

I am still in and can hit the tree.

[bubbawitha4570]

Beleive me guys, there is a BIG difference between the factory pad, a Pachmeyer pad, and then if you step into a Limbsaver you won't go back to the Pach. I have one of each on mime, and the Limbsaver is that much better.

[madoktor1]

Mar 23, 2009 18:59:45 GMT -6 juliang said:

I am smelling some BS here. He shot the rifle with the nice, new cushy recoil pad. From 40 yards failed to hit an 8" wide tree.... Recoil on a 444 is minimal as it shoots little lightweight bullets. I see we need to reinstall the original recoil pad and demand accurate shooting here as a proper comparison.

OK, sounds like another trip to the boro is in order. I never back down from a challenge. LOL!!!! I will shoot is how ever you want at whatever you want. Then can I give ya hell? ;D ;D

[bigblue]

Julian,
I think Brian is a lot tougher than your giving him credit for.
Don

[madoktor1]

LMAO, Don. I guess you read the signature.

[juliang]

What is the part number for the limbsaver pad? Guess I am just a wimp and the bruise on my bony shoulder is a sign of that. I do however hit my target.
I went to Whittaker's gun store this evening and noticed that many of the new Marlins have Pacmayer recoil pads as standard, even on the wimpy calibers. My credit card trembled when I walked in the door but it left unscathed. Sometimes I am amazed at my level of self control. They had a Marlin XLR in 338 express, stainless with laminated stock..... I could see that in my gun safe.

[bigblue]

Mar 24, 2009 20:48:10 GMT -6 juliang said:

What is the part number for the limbsaver pad? Guess I am just a wimp and the bruise on my bony shoulder is a sign of that.

Maybe you just need to mount a really heavy scope to help absorb some recoil. LOL
If there's one thing I've learned about the 45/70 it's that you don't need to use shoulder busting heavy loads to deal out a lot of killing power....but they are fun to shoot....for some people.
Don

[bubbawitha4570]

Mar 24, 2009 20:48:10 GMT -6 juliang said:

What is the part number for the limbsaver pad? Guess I am just a wimp and the bruise on my bony shoulder is a sign of that. I do however hit my target.
I went to Whittaker's gun store this evening and noticed that many of the new Marlins have Pacmayer recoil pads as standard, even on the wimpy calibers. My credit card trembled when I walked in the door but it left unscathed. Sometimes I am amazed at my level of self control. They had a Marlin XLR in 338 express, stainless with laminated stock..... I could see that in my gun safe.

You can use the same size pad as the one for the Rem 870 shotgun. They will cross-fit. Mine is actually a grind-to-fit version as I had the stock shortened to make everything come out exactly the same as factory length on my SBDB.

Here's a link from MidwayUSA:
www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=219460

also from CTD:
www.cheaperthandirt.com/47048-1.html

Just make sure the pad is NOT the 870 "express" version, these are different pads. I looked at the cross refernce chart over at limbsave to make sure...www.limbsaver.com/cross_reference.php