.450 Marlin

US rifle cartridge .450 Marlin 450Marlin.JPG 300px .450 Marlin, left and .458 Winchester Magnum, right United States Rifle Hornady and Marlin Firearms 2000 Hornady 2000–present .458×2-inch AmericanAssociation, N. R. (n.d.). Tested: Winchester M94 te lever-action in .450 Marlin. An Official Journal Of The NRA. https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/tested-winchester-m94-te-lever-action-in-450-marlin/ Belted, straight .458 .5121 .528 2.10 2.55 1:20 in (508 mm) Large rifle 43500 430 LBT-LFN (Lead Long Flat Nose) 1900 3446 405 JFN (Copper Jacketed Flat Nose) 1975 3507 350 JFN 2100 3427 325 FTX (Hornady Flex Tip Expanding LEVERevolution) 2225 3572 (SAAMI) 24 inches (610 mm) Buffalo Bore Ammunition,Heavy 450 Marlin Rifle & Gun Ammunition http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=171 Buffalo Bore 9 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101229122027/http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=171 29 December 2010 dead Hornady Ammunition,450 Marlin 325 gr FTX LEVERevolution ballistics http://www.hornady.com/store/450-Marlin-325-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ Hornady.com 9 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100910225153/http://www.hornady.com/store/450-Marlin-325-gr-FTX-LEVERevolution/ 2010-09-10 dead The .450 Marlin(11.6x53mmB) is a firearms cartridge designed as a modernized equivalent to the .45-70 cartridge. It was designed by a joint team of Marlin and Hornady engineers headed by Hornady's Mitch Mittelstaedt,http://www.gmdr.com/lever/450mtext.htm 450 Marlin 2008-08-05 Gregory J. Mushial 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20080926031938/http://www.gmdr.com/lever/450mtext.htm 26 September 2008 live and was released in 2000, with cartridges manufactured by Hornady and rifles manufactured by Marlin, mainly the Model 1895M levergun. The Browning BLR is also now available in .450 Marlin chambering, as is the Ruger No. 1. Marlin ceased manufacture of the 1895M rifle in 2009. In October 2022 it was rumored that Ruger Firearms, the new owner of Marlin Firearms, may be reintroducing the 450 Marlin in their Model 1895 guide gun, but this has not been confirmed by Marlin or Ruger. Design While ballistically similar to the .45-70, the .450 Marlin was not developed from the .45-70. Rather, the .450 Marlin was developed from the wildcat .458×2-inch American, which was based on the .458 Winchester Magnum.Taffin John The .450 Marlin: A Magnum In Disguise http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_6_47/ai_74033118/ https://web.archive.org/web/20060111174845/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_6_47/ai_74033118 usurped January 11, 2006 Guns Magazine 6 47 9 September 2010 June 2001 This places the .450 Marlin in the .458 Winchester family of cartridges, though it is more easily understood as a "modernized" .45-70. It is possible to handload the .45-70 to levels that can destroy older firearms such as the Trapdoor Springfield. The .450 Marlin offers the ballistics of such "hot" .45-70 loads without the risk of chambering in firearms that cannot handle its higher pressure. The belt has been modified to prevent it from chambering in smaller-bore 7 mm Magnum or .338 Magnum rifles.http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2005/03/the_450_marlin_.html The .450 Marlin cartridge 2008-08-05 Airborne Combat Engineer 2007-10-09 2009-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090415105002/http://airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/airborne_combat_engineer/2005/03/the_450_marlin_.html dead The .45-70 and .450 Marlin cannot be cross-chambered, but rifles chambered for the American can be modified to fire the .450 Marlin.Simpson Layne Layne Simpson's Shooter's Handbook 2005 Krause Publications 978-0-87349-939-2 285 Visually, the case resembles that of the .458 Winchester Magnum with a wider belt.http://www.chuckhawks.com/450Marlin.htm .450 Marlin 2008-08-05 ChuckHawkes.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080624230855/http://www.chuckhawks.com/450Marlin.htm 24 June 2008 live The cartridge is most useful for hunting big game at short ranges, being accurate at ranges of 150 to 175 yards. The cartridge is capable of taking any large game animal in North America including large elk, brown bear, and moose. One potential advantage of the .450 Marlin was its ability to chamber easily in bolt-action rifles, essentially becoming a ".45-70 bolt action" cartridge. This idea, however, was only utilized by one company: Steyr-Mannlicher. However, many companies such as E.R. Shaw Inc.http://www.ershawbarrels.com/scb-twist-rates.php Caliber and Twist Rates 2017-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20170708024007/http://www.ershawbarrels.com/scb-twist-rates.php 2017-07-08 dead and EABCOhttp://www.eabco.net/Savage-Accuracy-Barrel-Kits-by-EABCO--Includes-Wrench-and-USP-Benchrest-Cleaning-Kit_p_13410.html EABCO Accuracy Barrels Eabdo.net 12 November 2021 have helped numerous owners convert their existing bolt-action rifles to .450 Marlin, fulfilling the cartridge's inspired purpose. Dimensions thumb|center|450px| The dimensions are subject to change. The most current dimensions are available from the SAAMI website, standard Z299.4 – 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20210321185522/https://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ANSI-SAAMI-Z299.4-CFR-Approved-2015-12-14-Posting-Copy.pdf 2021-03-21 , at pages 148 and 344. See also 11 mm caliber List of rifle cartridges Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References External links .450 Marlin 450 Marlin Reloading Data Whatever Happened To The .450 Marlin? Big-Bore Lever-Action Hunting Guns: Pass On Marlins New .450 450 Marlin