We don’t have huge deer in Florida, but we do have some big hogs. Marlin 1894 .44 magnum kills them pretty dead. I load the Speer 270 grain SP Gold Dot bullet over a stiff amount of H110. The 1:38 twist and MicroGroove barrel give excellent accuracy. Most hunting here is short range.
All helpful info. Perhaps this should be the topic of another thread, but could someone school me on the differences between the Ballard and the Micro groove rifling, and which is ‘better’ or more desireable; if one is something I should seek out in one 1894 over another?
