The Marlin 1895 was not bad, but it definitely kicked more than my .308 with 165 loads when I loaded them hot. I settled on 300 gr JHP at 1785 fps which are about the same as factory 300 gr loads. If you can handle the '06, you'd be OK with it.
SB
"You cain't teach what you don't know any more than you can come back from where you ain't been"-- John Osteen, Houston Texas, 1986
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