Love to see the Marlin exposure. Looks like an 1895SBL. We discussed here: http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/45-70-govt/171264-its-official-45-70-can-kill-dinosaurs.html

 

You should have issued a "spoiler alert." Now I will be preoccupied during the entire movie attempting to figure out who the red head might be. :flute: :biggrin:

Jack

 

I can't wait to see this movie, this thread just added further incentive for me now haha

 

Oh... you wont miss the redhead! Shes almost as scary as the dinosaurs... just way better looking.

 

Keep them girlie calibers at home, we dino hunters only use 45/70, out of stainless 1895 Marlins.
(anyone got some silver spray paint mine is blued)

 

Well......if T Rexes can only spot what they see move.. it seems to me ,that in a dark wooded area or jungle the blued 45-70 would be the better gun finish to have as it stands out a lot LESS that a SS 45-70.

AND...... to help one shoot T Rexes from a much further distance away , the 1895 Cowboy 45-70 is THE one to use because of the longer barrel.

So I guess I'll go dinosaur hunting this weekend...............:biggrin: But I'll have to borrow my friends H-D Electra Glide...I don't know anyone with a Triumph......:hmmmm:

 

Good morning
Me I think a 500 Alaskan would be about the right gun. Nothing against 45-70's as I have a few but that extra "thwap" on target would sure be a help.
Mike in Peru

 

Saw the movie yesterday in 3D!
Worthwhile the $14 bucks. The CG is simply fantastic but the 45-70 does not cut it with the big critter.
Warning: Not for little kids!!!

 

As soon as I saw it, I was like that's an SS Marlin right there!

 

Do you think marlin sales will go up after this movie?

Or guys that want to date red heads??:flute:

 

Or guys that want to date red heads??:flute:

I married one. It's only been a year, so I'm not sure if I did right or messed up.

 

The Clueless buying Remlins

 

Saw JW today....when the star was in deep doo doo, he shoots his Marlin...then...he HAS TO RELOAD! I thought OH NO, it's gonna take TOO LONG to reload that Marlin what with raptors all around him eating folks!!
Now I like Marlins, but maybe a semi or full auto might be better when protecting yourself from Velociraptors! By the way, I don't think I saw him ever 'work the lever' on the Marlin....anyone remember?

 

Just got back from seeing it, cool movie, the raptors were great! I'm positive i remember seeing him cycle the handle, right after the first shot, he cycled and shot, then the camera panned away to a different angle.. and I was so glad to see him fire 5 shots, (i was counting) then reload! so glad he didn't have a "magical, never ending tube" of ammo in it..
well, the 45 70 may* not kill a monster dinosaur, but it sure did get his attention.

 

Did the raptors have feathered coat like they really were? (saw this on a show last night comparing real and Jurassic park versions of raptors.)

FWIW I'd have to have at least a 40mm anti aircraft gun before I'd bother to shoot at a T rex......:flute:

 

Nah, they looked like the other movies, but they did a good job explaining why they look like they do in the movies, with all the spliced genes, DNA, and such, of other animals, and how they make them to look like the "people expect a dinosaur to look like, for their "attractions"" or something to that effect...
thought it was good they really dug into the whole theory of why they look "their way", and not like what scientists believe..pretty slick plot hole and purist muffling.

and why they have made up names, because they're easier for the kids to pronounce, its scarier, and easier to pronounce that a long scientific name... (the whole marketing and packaging angle)..

they did have what appeared to be a 50cal helicopter mounted mini gun that was pretty awesome!

 

Took the family to see it today and it was a fun movie. The red head wasn't bad either. :flute: :biggrin:

Of course my wife thought the guy with the Marlin wasn't bad either. :hmmmm: :biggrin:

All in all it was money well spent as it was entertaining. Afterwards we went to lunch and my daughter asked what rifle I thought might actually bring such a beast down. I told her I didn't wish to find out and I'm happy that 65 million years separate us from having to find out. :top:

Jack

 

We saw the move this weekend too, I thought it was great. I was really surprised that they were able to train those dinosaurs to not really attack people. In terms of the red head -- I'm married to one, my ex wife is a redhead, and I have two red headed children; it is not all it's cracked up to be. To be quite candid, redheads can be meaner than any dinosaur that walked the earth; EVER!. I shut up a lot.

 

A man who speaks from experience!

 

I bet the marlin sales will increase dramatically for the SS 45-70. The read head is Ron Howard's (Opie) daughter.

 

Opie did some good work! but I think the mom contributed everything except the red hair.

 

The 1895SS is a fine rifle. I have a GS and SS. I love the feel of the SS over the GS. The GS has its' place and will have it until I'm gone but the SS is my favorite.

 

So does the dino hunter theme put a new twist to whats better... 35 rem or 3030?

I shouldn't have sold my 4570 if dinos were on the menu. Although I think my 35 rem put deer down as effectively....:flute:

 

The only question I have about hunting dinosaurs with my 45/70 is 'head mount or European?'

And yes, the beautacious redhead is Ron Howard's daughter. She's my hero - have you ever seen a prettier woman run through swamps in high heels before??

 

A buddy of mine was married to a hot headed redhead. They went fishing in a canoe , she was in the back , had to steer you know, he made an overhead cast and caught the top of her head with a Rapala and they went to a doctor to get the hooks removed. Of course she was pissed but I told her I thought it was a very successful fishing trip because Sam caught a giant red snapper, then I went home!

 

I just watched the movie on demand this weekend with my son. Overall, good entertainment.

I'm a huge fan of the stainless 45-70 Marlins and as cool as I thought the use of the 1895SBL was in the movie.... For me, it was not gun for that 50ft dinosaur... Kind of like hunting a Grizzly bear with a 22LR.

A couple of our best seens were;
#1. The main character riding on the bike, running with the raptures and having the 45-70 slung over his back.
#2. How many times the screaming brunette assistant was picked up and dropped buy the tera birds before finally getting ate by he sea Dino.

Biggest disapoint meant for my 16yr old son and his dad (me)... At the top of the waterfall, when searching for the two boys... the redhead unbuttoned her shirt and stopped there.... What a tease!

 

Had to be a 35 around there somewhere..
:hmmmm:Afterall"
Them lizards went Extinct didn't they?:biggrin:

 

I am a true 45/70 & 444 fan but I believe the 50 beowolf would have been cooler in the movie....just sayin