The 444 was my first experience with Marlin big bores thus my handle here on the fire.
It is a great short range gun. Out to 200yds it will put the smack down on deer, black bear and elk type critters.
The 265gr hornady is a good bullet as is the 270gr speer gold dot.
I believe the big bore marlins are at their best when used with hardcast lead though. Check out marlinowners.com and beartoothbullets.com for all you'd like to learn about Marlins and hardcast Lead.
