Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Express Rifles and Big Bores Only .444 Marlin - good for big bear?

So you'd suggest the .450 Marlin over the .444 Marlin for the big stuff?

(P.S. I don't like the .45-70 Gov't, as you have to handload it to get it's potential, and sometimes I just want to buy the factory load).

(P.P.S. Obviously I'm confining my question to lever guns here)