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.45-70 Government VS .338 Marlin Express

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.45-70 Government

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$29.69

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Gun Specifications

Specifications

.45-70 Government

.338 Marlin Express

Height

2.11

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Average FPS

1680

Average Grain

363

Average Energy

2274

Recoil

2.43

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Ballistic Coefficient

265.60

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Gun Descriptions

.45-70 Government

About The .45-70 Government Ammo was designed and developed in 1873. The cartridge was created to replace the stopgap .50-70 Government Ammo. The .45-70 Government Ammo has the minimum accuracy of 4-inch drop at 100 yards, but the slow and heavy bullet in longer ranges would have a rainbow trajectory. Still, skilled shooters can easily hit targets with ease using the .45-70 Government Ammo. This cartridge was even used in several Gatling gun models, especially on US Navy warships in the 1880s and 1890s. The .45-70 Government Ammo is s super hit amongst the sportsmen, and that's the main reason this bullet is still alive today. The overall length of the .45-70 Government Ammo is 53.5mm, while the bullet diameter measures 11.6mm. One variant of the .45-70 Government Ammo is loaded with 300-grain that can travel at a velocity of 2,275 feet per second and produce an energy level of 3,449 ft.lbf.  Manufacturer To fill out the gap left by the 50.70 Government Ammo, the US Army's Springfield Armory designed and developed the .45-70 Government Ammo. Uses The traditional 405-grain variant of the .45-70 Government ammo can take down any North American big game species within its effective range. Thanks to its low velocity, the .45-70 Government Ammo doesn't destroy the edible meat on the delicate game like deer. The .45-70 Government Ammo holds the potential of taking down the big five African game in the range of 1,000 yards. 

.338 Marlin Express

The 338 Marlin Express is a modified version of the 376 Steyr, which was first introduced in 1999 and termed the "lion scout." The 388 Marlin Express is the outcome of a partnership between Hornady and Marlin engineers and was produced in 2009 to match the ballistic characteristics of the 30-06 Springfield for lever-action rifles. As a result, lever-action hunters would benefit from better performance over their 30-30 Winchester bullets. Its concept was first propounded by Gun Writer Jack O'Connor, who desired to drive a 200-grain flat point or round-nose 33 caliber at a muzzle velocity of 2400–2500 fps with milder recoil yet shocking power and excellent brush penetration. The 308 Marlin that preceded this cartridge gave rise to the technology that made the 338 possible. Hornady, the manufacturer, loads the 338 Marlin with a 200-grain flat point bullet that shoots at a realistic 2400 fps. This medium-bore cartridge’s superior ballistics begin to show beyond a hundred yards, as its ballistic coefficient allows it to maintain velocity at a greater distance than big-bore lever cartridges. The 200-grain Hornady FP breaks 1630 fps at two hundred yards to deliver an energy output of 1191 ft. lbs. At 300 yards out, the velocity drops to 1368 fps, and the terminal energy delivered is 831 ft. lbs. This makes the 338 Marlin Express a suitable 200-yard elk and 300-yard deer cartridge. The flat-shooting cartridge is chambered in the fast-handling Marlin 338MXLR and the Marlin 338 MX. With all this efficiency and killing power, the recoil produced by this cartridge is a mere 19 feet pound, the same amount of kick produced by popular small bores.

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