I have a Winchester m71 in .348 and a Marlin Cowboy version in 45-70 and love both . I have never owned a 444 and have never wanted one. If I was only gonna have one it would be the Winchester. I like it better in every way. Could care less about how the three different cartridges stack up against each other, the .348 will kill anything in North America as long as I do my part and that's all any cartridge will do.

Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch .
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