Originally Posted by 444Matt
Man this thread is making me miss my 444! It was my first big bore lever gun and got me hooked with the Marlins, thus my handle here and on other sites.

People say lever actions aren't as accurate as bolt rifles? They need to see targets like these!

I took deer with 265gr hornady, 270gr Speer Gold Dots and Marshals excellent hard cast lead. They all worked very well.



100yds 240gr Sierras....

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270 Gold Dots @ 100 yds...

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300 gr. Barnes...

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From this..


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DRT... was dead by the time his chest hit the ground, never made a sound.

Old Fishermen never die, we just get reel tired.

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