Ironically I took my Marlin 444 (1971) in the woods for the first time this past Monday. I usually hunt with a 336 in 35 or 30-30, but really wanted to take a deer with this one. A factory Remington 240 grain soft point flat out did the job on a nice doe. I had not shot that rifle in 3 years or so after sighting in a new scope. What a hoot to shoot!
