Well, it can shoot some pretty heavy bullets at a fair pace, and I have run 300 grain HPs along at 2200 fps, and that not being listed as a max load. Getting into the heavier weights, the .45-70 will start to show an advantage, but the .444, twisted right, is a perfectly capable big game cartridge.
It does have a diameter advantage, much like the .45 LC vs the .44 Mag.
If they had twisted the .444 in the beginning with a 1/20" instead of 1/38, I believe you would have seen a lot more development in the heavy-bullet department with this round. In my thinking, it begs for heavy bullets. That round has real potential to be a thumper.
As I said earlier, in the field, I've not noticed a real difference between all three cartridges. I've noticed a bigger difference in discussion, each camp staunchly defending it's choice.
I would hunt with any of the three.
