I have a Marlin 444P Outfitter that I picked up about 10 years ago. Gun shoots cloverleaf groups with the Hornady Light Mag 265 gr ammo. I've taken 4 or 5 deer with it and it puts them down quickly and doesn'y mess up too much meat. It's a great carry gun in the thick stuff. No doubt it would put the smack on an elk.

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