Browning 1886 Carbine - Bear Defense Gun 

Guns are tools , and nothing wrong with having a full toolbox !

Don't forget Sasquatch protection

Glad to see you now have a channel Dick. Looking forward to more content. All the best. Todd C

My father never allowed time to play with plastic toy guns, nerf style guns, cap guns nothing, when I was young. He did this because our family has always been hunters, and his biggest speeches to me growing up was the respect to be shown to every gun knowing if its unloaded, or even not a real gun.

Superb information!

You are a great presenter and I like how you think and your reasoning on things. You have a lot of wisdom to share with us

Appreciate your videos! Thank you for the knowledge!

Thank you for a professional and well balanced presentation on the 45-70. I own and love my Henry 45-70 yellow boy. I also own several other rifles in various calibers with the 25-06 being one of my favorites. May the New Year find you healthy and prosperous. J.Au-en

Great information. Thank you sir!

The 405 STOMPS ! ! ! My good friend has one I've shot guns my whole life And that 405 is a beast

I had a marlin cowboy, 26 inch oct. Very heavy I agree. I have killed plenty of bears with a 30-30. Always close and fast. I sold the 45-70, but would love a smaller one. I also have used my stumpy .44 winchester that thing is fast and light.

GREAT CHANNEL, I SUBSCRIBED.

Thank you

Man yeah… that 86 Winchester is my favorite lever gun

Great video about a great gun that has been sensibly modified for hunting. I have a Lyman receiver sight on mine and will see if XS sights still makes the carbine front sight blade. I used to shoot heavy loads from mine carbine and the buttstock style was nasty. I load much lighter now and its still effective and much nicer the shoot.

Thats a beautiful rifle and truth is theyre meant to be used. Ive cut and drilled some maybe I shouldnt have.

Excellent.

you need to read Imperial Cruise, I was a Roosevelt fan until it opened my eyes.. at any rate, great vid.

I bot a Marlin SS Guide gun a while back for my 'woods' deer and bear rifle, 18", non ported so I can use cast boolitz. 300 FedRemChester HP's for deer and LC cast 430 GC at 1700 for 'more'. We only have black bears around here, but some pretty big ones. Also Pa boar hunts on a preserve. Kills at both ends... I may drop back to 400 LC's at 1600... My field and plinking load is a LC 300 at 1500. Very accurate, and pleasant to shoot. I also use the XS sights, with the large aperture rear. I also watched your vid on handguns for bear. Think I will stick with my .45 auto. I Like your chest rig holster, gotta git me one! Jerry

New subscriber here, I really like your show, I have a Pedersoli Sharps rifle in 45-70, am originally from Maine, retired now and live in Florida year round, my rifle has a 34" octagon barrel, I'd like to try it on a big feral hog, looking forward to more shows from you

If you want to do damage fast those Lehigh extreme penetrators are the way to go!!! You get more penetration than a FMJ/hard cast and more devastation on tissue than any expanding bullet… Oh s d you should get an exit wound that will be devastating and aid the whole bit. Also they work anywhere from 750 to 5,000 FPS!!! There just no way to go wrong with those Lehigh bullets (assuming you choose the right one for the task).

new sub too! good luck, looking forward to more.

Mine are two of my great grandfather's 1886s, one in 45/90 and the other in 50/110 also have two Sharps in 45/120 and 50/140. My bear pistol is a Ruger Alaskan in .460 S&W mag with 300 or 350 grain hardcast flat nose or truncated cone bullets going about 1200fps

I have a Henry 45/70 lever gun for bear defense…I keep it loaded with 405 grain hard cast +P+…she kicks like hell..at both ends 😮

The Lehigh defense are EXCELLENT rounds. I would agree that it should be your bear cartridge. For a handgun, I've heard everything from 44 mag to 500 S&W. Randy Selby recommends a Ruger 480 for bear backup. The biggest surprise for me was when I found out that a whole lot of Alaskans carried a 10mm mag for bear defense. Apparently the full power loads (1250 fps) with 200 to 220 fmj's or hard cast bullets have an impressive amount of penetration - which, as you said is a very important factor for bear defense. Something to think about. Oh, and before I forget, I haven't read the applicable law personally, but quite a few people have said that the 45-70 is "too long" to fit the new straight walled case laws for deer hunting.

Got a similar version of the 1886. Mine is a 1886 Winchester (Miroku) version also in 45/70 Govt. I also added the Williams peep sight. Mine is the “deluxe “ version with a 24 inch octagon barrel and fancy wood. It goes with me up north (Saskatchewan) when I head to my cabin for hunting and bear defence as well. Yep … it’s heavy but that at least helps with recoil. With my hand loads and the Remington Cor-lok 405 gr ammo it does pretty well and is pretty bang on out to 300 yards. After that …. Not so much. Lots of hold over needed. Thanks for the video.

My big medicine is my mirouko 1886 4590 in short rifle 400 gain at 2350 fps

If you read Roosevelt's story of his African adventures you will be disgusted by the slaughter of animals. Roosevelt was a terrible shot by his own admission which is why he said, "I don't shoot well but I shoot often". He took lever actions because at the time there were few bolt actions. Many are in love with their 45-70 firearms but we all must remember the cartridge almost disappeared because superior cartridges were developed and still remain to be superior.

Someone makes a pocket deringer in 45/70. I wouldn't want to shoot it but it's fun to watch others try & hold on to it.

Mr. Fairburn. I would like to know what you will be carrying in the chest rig.

So...does this 45-70 come with a 300win mag for a back up😅?

Why was the old Sharp's " BUFFALO GUN " said to reach out 1000 yards. I'm sure the barrel length was not " carbine". Maybe a 28 inch barrel. I have a Marlin 1885 in 45/70. And a Marlin 30/30 comemeritive model 1870/ 1970. Gold trigger,, insignia in the right side stock and the little round flat screw driver key chain style. Only seen 1 other like it in the 51 years I've owned it. Guess they didn't make many. ABSOLUTLEY LOVE YOUR LEATHER BUTT STOCK COVER !!!!!!!! The 45/70 is the very last of the " GOOD" rifles made at the Marlin factory before the sabotage happened by the imployees

I’m with you on not being a collector. I have guns I use. A gun put up and never used is useless. To me collecting things is pointless. What’s the point so you can say you have it? I bought a super rare Harley and a rare Dodge. I ride and drive both. I also use my old firearms and take care of them.

Are you using black powder on your reloads?

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What height did you go with for the XS front sight?

Another excellent video. …But a .45-70 on deer??? Oh boy, I’d hate to use that and waste edible meat. I’m still not sold with those Lehigh defense “Phillips screwdriver” bullets either. I prefer hardcast lead out of a “BIG’N” rifle. That’s just me though.

That 325 gr Honey Badger load at +1900 fps isn't exactly a "powder puff" load...

…so will 308. Its about shot placement

You took saddle ring off

4570 isnt that hard kicking 4590 about half again more than 4570 with hot loads with cresant but plate

45/70 is equal to a 308.

Baiting is not hunting, don't care what your opinion is. I was born and raised in Alaska and hunted many animals and never once baited, Who does that? Some lazy rich people that want to fake are hunters. Baiting is for the weak IMHO. The entire reason why hunters like my dad, who has books written about him for his hunting, are so looked up to by real men, is the fact every record animal he harvested he hunted, no baiting no tricking no fences. You go out and find your target and have to track it and get into range without giving yourself away these are real hunters. I can not stand that people bait in animals while sitting in a tree and then claim they are hunters. A person that has never hunted a day in their life can do that and get the animal every time. For me, it is just as bad as shining for deer and calling yourself a hunter. Out of all the moose, caribou, Deer, elk, Bear, goat, sheep, gator, and boar that I have hunted, I have never once been in a tree or baited an animal. When I hunt I have to know clue if it will end with me getting an animal. Don't get me wrong if you live off the land and want to shoot moose or dear out your back window that is fine. You not hunting you harvesting for food. Almost every hunting video on RU-vid today not all most 90% are farm hunts they just don't tell you, What is a farm hunt, the animals are bred by humans in a large fenced-in area and bait machines are put out by the stands, then people come and film there hunt like they are out in the wilderness hunting a wild animal. Your favorite YT hunter does this I bet everything on it. Some don't have fences but they feed so much that all the animals stay on the hunted property same thing, Then so-called rich hunters go out, and pay to "hunt" with means sitting in stand-by feeders and shooting the animals that just walk up to them, but this is not mentioned in the video now do you see the feeder.

Hate to tell you but from what I have seen, grissly bear 🐻 take that 45-70 will kill him but he won't die until after he kills you. Especially y'all in a ground blind and that close when he passes. I don't believe you could stop him from 50 yards out. You realize he can be 50 yards out and reach you within 5 seconds or less. You won't stop him in time. If he sneaks up behind y'all y'all could have your pistol, your rifle and your buddy's pistol and rifle and y'all won't make it. You can blow a Grizzly bears heart ❤ out of his body and he's gonna stay alive long enough to kill you both. I'm not trying to scare y'all and y'all can laugh at me if you want to but I've seen so many people attacked and so many people killed even though they were well armed and the bear 🐻 was found dead but so were the hunters. I hear you saying you could drop a cape Buffalo 🐃 I've seen cape Buffalo 🐃 take 12 to 14 shots to kill and were hit very well. If they charge you you better pray to God that he falls dead while you working that lever. All I can say Sir, please be safe and I'll keep y'all in my thoughts and prayers 🙏. Let us know how things work out.

....so you are actually looking for a reason to shoot a big Grizz w/o saying you are hunting a Grizz.....hhmmm.....being a cop, I would think you would be rethinking this......if a person went to a bad neighborhood armed walking the streets & shoots an attacker, he would be convicted as a vigilante.....just say'n .... for a friend.....

You'll need something bigger than 45.70 for Sasquatch hunting. I'm guessing a laser cannon.

This summer, i'm gonna take my Taylors Co. 30 in. barrel 1885 with Buffalo Bore 405 gr hardcast bullets on a T-Rex hunt !!!

It’s to slow for follow up shots)))))