DRC big bore lever guns

DRC

Seems like "Rifle" magazine ran an article on DRC levers a while back.

Mike Venturino wrote it on a takedown .44 Marlin. Appeared like they new their stuff. They also sell some lever accessories to the trade.
 
Wow!!!! I'm in love. In stainless with an octagon 16 inch barrel that would make one heck of a carbine. I tend to always miss out on the short barrel limited runs marlin does.

Price is up there. Think I needs to see one in the flesh before comittung . If it is like a freedom arms revolver I an sold!
 
The basic dimensions of the new .460 Magnum are as follows: bullet diameter .454", rim diameter .520", case diameter .478", overall case length 1.800", cartridge overall length (COL) 2.300". The official SAAMI maximum average pressure (MAP) is 65,000 psi!
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It does, doesn't it. Probably why i want to buy it at 26, and my two buddies, one old enough to be my father and the other my grandfather, just give me a strange look and keep repeating "44 magnum."
 
I hope to someday have the money to afford such rifles, but I always have to ask myself, what the heck would I do with it? I can't imagine carrying such a gun into the woods, so it seems pointless. Same with one of the new manufacture Husqvarna 308 K31s. At two grand, it just isn't going to see daylight much even if I have the money.
 
Definitely a niche gun for the man who has everything and just won the lottery. I'll stick with .45-70 though, or even .44Mag, if I want something starting with "4". I don't see much difference in ballistics between .500 S&W and the .45-70 at available loadings, and my guess is the recoil on the .45-70 at the lower pressures will be slightly milder but most shooters may not notice. Its a big chunk of lead moving reasonably fast either way, capable of handling any North American creature. If you are planning an African safari, you probably wouldn't use a pistol round like .500 S&W and for the price could get a big game rifle more appropriate for the use.

Biggest benefit may be bragging rights over owning a .50 caliber something. It would certainly get peoples attention at the range.
 
well, I am actually looking at the 460. My understanding is the 500 is hard to handle even out of a carbine(an acquaintance who has been on a few African Safaris seperated his shoulder shooting 500 out of an Encore).
 
I'd love to have one in .460 with an octagon barrel, but I can't see dropping $2000 on it. A .45/70 out of my 1895G will do everything that one of those in .460 will.
 
Yes, but a BFR in 45-70 will set me back about as much and Id rather have a $2k carbine than a $2k revolver.

Now a revolving carbine with removable stock a la dragoon carbine...
 
big bore lever guns

I am sorry but I am not familaure with the rifle you mentioned, but I do shoot a few big bore lever guns. My Son and I have a love affair with Marlins and have a few in pistole calibers, some in medium calibers, but truley love to shoot the 444, 45-70, 450marlin in both short and long barreled rifles. We use light loads for cowboy shoots but were convinced that you had to have a barn burner to hunt with, for the likes of a pig, deer, or a ((( BIG FOOT ))). But to tell you the truth I am getting old and fat and real recoil shy. and I have found that a 405 gr cast rnfp bullet at 1250 to 1350 fps will DRT any thing I have shot with it. And one other thing we bought a few of thoes short barreled carbines to carry when I fight my way thru all the heavy brush and the wait a minute vines that have 3 inch thornes on them. (((( NOT )))) If I cant see thru it and if I can`t walk thru it standing up (( I DON`t GO )) and what ever i was after just got a free pass. I have found that I still perfer the longer barreled rifles I could all ways shoot them better and still do. Good luck with you choice. ken
 
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