.450 Marlin

[BigCountry14]

Last Christmas, my wife got me a beautiful Marlin 1895. Only catch was its chambered in .450 Marlin and I've had a helluva time finding ammo for it. I managed to get 2 boxes a local guy and 2 more from a shop that had posted here in an old misc ammo thread. Has anyone seen this stuff recently? Or know of a shop that gets it from time to time?

 

[DutchV]

These guys claim to have some:

HORNADY 450 MARLIN 350gr FP 20rd BOX

We have the HORNADY 450 MARLIN ammo you are looking for, IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP!

www.308ammo.com

Buffalo Bore too:

Heavy .450 Marlin Rifle and Gun Ammo

Heavy .450 Marlin Rifle and Gun Ammo Field Proven rifle and gun ammo. Maximum firepower ammunition. Best ammunition for rifles and guns for sale. Buffalo Bore. Strictly big bore. Strictly Business.

www.buffalobore.com

Some of the less popular calibers are better suited to reloading.

 

[BigCountry14]

I've seen it at Buffalo bore, but they are really heavy loads. Some day I will get my reloading stuff set up, kids just don't allow for the time

 

[6-Pack]

Do you have any interest in reloading? Odd calibers are fun (38 S&W, 7.62x38R, 9mm Largo, etc…) but reloading is almost required for regular shooting.

For my 38 S&W I have to cast my own bullets because I can’t find any pre-made ones.

 

[firemn260]

Some of the less popular calibers are better suited to reloading.
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That’s what I was thinking. Seems like a great option for slinging big chunks of cast lead rolled up the way you like em.

I know it’s probably not the ideal time to get into hand loading, but it would open up all kinds of possibilities with that cartridge.

 

[Uncle Duke]

If I were OP, I'd be considering likely usage, and laying in as much .450 Marlin ammo as possible for the long haul. Or much better yet, consider loading for it, and lay in a heavy supply of brass while it's still available. I could be wrong, but I can't see either ammo or brass for this chambering getting easier to find in future years.

 

[Uncle Duke]

As an add, curiosity from this thread got me to looking a bit more into this cartridge. Seems the .450 Marlin was designed with a proprietary wide belted case, which means that case forming from other perhaps somewhat similar cartridge cases, doesn't seem to be in the cards.

I've always liked some of less than mainstream cartridges, and this one looks like a good one as well. But it appears in looking closer that there's that much more reason to really consider stocking up on ammo or brass or both.

Good luck!