Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Originally Posted by MontanaMarine
One nice thing about the 444 is that it has more steel around the chamber.

+1

I have several .45-70's, no .444's. So, that says which I prefer.

MM, on the other hand, makes an excellent point. Here is a photo of the right side of a .45-70 receiver, blown away by a high pressure load. With the large, .45-70 round, this is the Achilles Heel of the Marlin action, the area forward of the ejection port. I don't think .444's are as likely to do this.

DF


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Do you have the data on the load that did this?

Last edited by 17ACKLEYBEE; 10/15/12.
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