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Originally Posted by bobinthesky
Some bullets such as the ones you mention are designed with the Marlin in mind and they have the cannelure placed further ahead so the bullet can be seated deep enough to shorten the overall length. The downside to a forward cannelure is decreased powder space in the case. The upside to this is the popular belief that bullet weight trumps velocity for close in bear defense.
I can tell you from experience that 350 grain Hot Cor and 405 grain Remington bullets to name a couple are too long to cycle in the Marlin if crimped into the cannelure and these are the bullets that you will most likely find in your local store rather than specialty cast bullets.
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Lots of good bullets out there. 405 Rem's are no longer being manufactured though. I use 400gr Barnes originals which hold together a lot better than the Rem's ever did. 350 gr Swift A-Frames are spendy but an excellent bullet. Even the 350gr Hornady FP designed for the 450 Marlin are very good for the price, cheap and also easy to find at Cabela's or they'll order them to store for free.
Who needs stores to find items these days anyway? It's an internet world out there and product comes right to your door for reasonable shipping if you shop around.
Probably easier to find FP bullets designed for the 45-70 that work in Marlins than to find those that don't.