Marlin 1895 Trapper .45-70 Government
Model: 70450
Marlin 1895 Trapper .45-70 Government
Model: 70450
Full Specifications
Threaded 11/16"-24 barrel: compare big bore suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Marlin 1895 Trapper is a short stainless lever-action .45-70 Government built for guides and for protection from animals at close range. It has an MSRP of $1,599. Marlin fits a Skinner Sights receiver peep and a Skinner blade front, so it aims through an aperture and not a buckhorn notch.
The muzzle is threaded 11/16-24 under a factory protector, so a brake or a suppressor mount screws straight on. The lever loop is oversized for heavy gloves, the bolt is spiral fluted and polished, and swivel studs and an offset hammer spur are in the box. No rail or other optics mount is fitted, so the peep is the whole sighting system unless you add a base. Length of pull is 13.38 inches with nothing in the stock to change it.
If you're cross-shopping, the Marlin 1895 SBL has an MSRP of $1,619 and buys a sixth round, a Picatinny rail and a ghost ring over a fiber optic front, for 3.0 inches more overall length and 0.2 lbs more weight. The Marlin 1895 Dark Series has an MSRP of $1,519, matches this barrel length and adds a factory radial brake and M-LOK slots, on polymer and Cerakote at 7.00 lbs. At 34.25 inches overall this is the shortest of the three.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Receiver, lever and trigger guard plate are machined from stainless steel forgings behind a cold hammer-forged stainless barrel.
- The laminate buttstock and forend hold their dimensions as the weather moves around them, which a one-piece walnut stock does not.
- Every stainless component is finished matte, so there is nothing bright to flash at an animal in the open.
- Confirm with the dealer whether a Picatinny rail is on the rifle before buying an optic for it.
- A barrel this short makes .45-70 loud and sharp at the shoulder, and no muzzle device is fitted to soften it.
- Matte stainless shows every scuff a scabbard puts on it.
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.45-70 Government Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
Is the .30-30 Trapper the same rifle?
Same platform, same barrel length and same stock, with a different bore. This one uses a 1:20 right-hand twist and the big-bore muzzle thread; the .30-30 uses 1:11 right hand and is cut 5/8-24.
Can a scope be fitted?
Not without adding a base, since no rail is fitted. The peep sits on the receiver where a base would go, so it comes off if glass goes on.
How is the magazine loaded?
Through a gate on the receiver, one round at a time, so the five-round tube is topped up with the rifle shouldered.
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