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Have one myself, great fun to shoot. Got a buck in Ohio with it this past season.
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You'll love it, decent timber looks like as well..
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I my dealer is holding 2 boxes of the 265 gr Hornady FP's and 3 lbs of RL7 for me am I on the right track for loading?
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For me you are dead on I'm not going to take or post a pick but at present I have 200 rds of 265's loaded..However 4198 is my powder of choice..43.5 grs to be exact...kills deer like Thor's hammer.
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Thanks I may have a part jug of H4198 here and I'll see if my dealer has some as well
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I my dealer is holding 2 boxes of the 265 gr Hornady FP's and 3 lbs of RL7 for me am I on the right track for loading? That will be a very good combo, and you might want to experiment some with H4198 or H322. 270 grain Speers are a good bullet, too. Edited to add: I see you're already thinking of H4198.
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Getting my ducks in a row!
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Beautiful rifle, sir. I bought a new Marlin 444 in 1976. It was my first deer rifle. I traded it away in the early 1980s. I have wanted another one for years.
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If I had to pick a rifle for timber hunting or surviving in the bush...the .444 would be it. Excellent condition .444 you have there.
Seafire has a practice loading using the Hornady 300 gr XTP and IMR 4756 at about 1800 FPS that "John says" kills like the hammer of Thor and a lighter recoiling load I suspect.
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Have a 1973 model and agree. 4198 and 365 hornadys r a perfect match. Shoots under an inch all day long.
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I'd be working up a load with 3 round balls for grouse.
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Anyone have any feed back on the Hornady Superformance 265 FP factory ammo....
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270gr Speer and H322 does wonderful things.
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And I will say I'm not a 'hammer' guy when talking about how something works for deer but the 444 does hammer deer.
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Hey Dan, nice rifle, congrats, saw your thread and ran out to the shop and grabbed an old load manual of mine. I loaded the 444 Marlin for a Bud of mine, he and his son went on all game lever action hunts in the U.S and Canada several years ago, he successfully killed everything with the load below I worked up for his 444, most all instances according to him and his son were complete pass throughs with quick kills. 444 Marlin R-P brass 265 gr Hornady rnfp 49 gr RL-7 WLR primer COL crimp in groove Vel 2220 fps A very safe and effective load Dan, you may wanna give it a try.
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