I have used my 444 Marlin in past years during the late antlerless season.
265gr Hornady FP's on top of a moderate charge of 4198 at around 2200fps. Great performance on the couple of deer and one bear I've put to rest with it.
Ole whitey don't take all that much killing to justify the high dollar bullets, the heavies, and the extreme velocities. My opinion anyway, ymmv.
It's funny, I can poke a deer with a 357 out of a hand gun, but not from a long gun. At least the way I read the law.
