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Originally Posted by HowSwedeItIs
A classic- I too would like a bush gun in .45-70 one day. My dream rifle would be a Winchester model 1886. Heard a lot about quality control issues with the Marlins and I don't like the magazine on the Henry. A gun like that you want to work as intended every time
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I recently read an article called "Is Marlin Back?" where they tested a few of the new Marlins, and their findings were that the QC problems of a few years ago have been taken care of. Good news IMO.
As a dedicated bush hunter, here's my opinion on bush guns... whatever gun you use the most is the best rifle to use for bush hunting. When the shots are close and need to be made quick the most important thing, without exception, is that you are extremely familiar with your gun.
IMO a dedicated "bush gun" only makes sense if it is to be your main rifle, if you don't hunt bush the majority of the time then ensuring your main rifle is not extremely long, overly heavy, or wearing too much magnification is a better plan.
For the hunter that pretty much only hunts thick timber a 45-70 would make an excellent main rifle.