Roger Allen
Active Member
I had a 22 inch 45-70 which I developed a load for using Lyman’s 457193 bullet 2x powder coated sized to .460 with maxed out trapdoor data imr 4198 shot like a dream.
I since have gotten into the 18.5 inch world of the marlins. Been trying to hit rod them w 350 gr bullets from noe and they shoot pretty good but I treated it like a whole different animal as w these I’m pushing 1800 fps not 1500 fps and chose to accept 3 inch groups open sights at 80 yards instead of the 2 inch groups open sights at 80 yards I normally got w the 405 due to the 350 shooting pretty level and the 405 shooting like a modified rainbow
Now I got that new 18.5 inch gun back from marlin warranty and ran my 350s through it and it simply was doing great giving me those same acceptable groups I come to know then I began to wonder “how will it handle those 405s”
I ran two groups at 50 yards and let me tell you, I went on eBay and rebought that mold as I sold it awhile back so I could focus on shooting lighter bullets.
I since have gotten into the 18.5 inch world of the marlins. Been trying to hit rod them w 350 gr bullets from noe and they shoot pretty good but I treated it like a whole different animal as w these I’m pushing 1800 fps not 1500 fps and chose to accept 3 inch groups open sights at 80 yards instead of the 2 inch groups open sights at 80 yards I normally got w the 405 due to the 350 shooting pretty level and the 405 shooting like a modified rainbow
Now I got that new 18.5 inch gun back from marlin warranty and ran my 350s through it and it simply was doing great giving me those same acceptable groups I come to know then I began to wonder “how will it handle those 405s”
I ran two groups at 50 yards and let me tell you, I went on eBay and rebought that mold as I sold it awhile back so I could focus on shooting lighter bullets.