I also have Pre war M-71 deluxe and a Marlin 1895 in 45-70 Love that ol Marlin...but she'll stomp ya with any heavy loads. That steel butt on the M-71 ain't too forgiving either. I've been looking for an old 86 Winchester in fair condition to redo into a 50-110. Had one(38-56) at an auction one day that brought 550 bucks but by the time the 86 came up I had already bought 11 long guns.. Overspent my budget. One I should have bought was a Hall rifle with the original bayonet. Only went for 900 bucks. DUH! sometimes I is stupid! Want to try to knock off an elk with the 45-70 up in the black timber sometime
