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Well, that does it, then. A pig sticker has better stopping power than a .444 Marlin.

I heard they over penetrate.

I watched my uncle grab a big hog by the ear and stab it dead with a kabar. Nuts

I never thought of that possibility. Nice job. That’s an accurate lead slinger

Countless hogs have been killed with a single.shot from 22 rimfires.

Hahaha. That reminds me of the time I killed a doe with a 94 30-30 angle eject with infamous rattle trigger and the bullet didnt go in her.

Had said gun 3in high at 100. She came by about 70 yrs out in a palmetto river bottom just the other side of a shallow ridge I was sitting and watching. The wide shallow ridge was about 3 ft high and I couldnt get a body shot so I put the crosshairs on her head and fired and she disappeared from view without me seeing her bounding off jumping the palmetto she was travelling the edge of.

I sat there a few and got to thinking, dayom, that bullet was near 3 inches high at that distance. I hooked it over the hardwood ridge and found her laying there with one or 2 BB flecks of blood above her head on the ground. There was about a 3/16 in size almost square hole in top of the skull where the hide was gone.

I just dont see how any human can survive a bullet to the brain pan as I figured she died from loss of CSP fluid and pressure.

Wow, I'd really like an entire thread on this and the complete process you went through.

Trust me, no, you wouldn't.

My Uncle killed a hog accidentally by whopping him across the face with a shovel he was shoveling shixt with.

The .44 Mag is my preferred choice for deer and hog. I hunt in heavy cover, and my shots are close. My only load is the Speer 270 grain Gold Dot SP, over a lot of H110. Excellent accuracy, clover leaf groups at 50 yards. 1625 FPS.

You'll learn about trajectory quickly with one.

Ammo is cheaper, too.

I've wacked deer and hogs with bo the 44 mag and 30-30 Win. Both kill just fine. In one lung and out the other works on just about every creature God made. I I will say that the 44 seems to "thump" them harder and they don't run as far. Either way a deer will pile up in 50 yards.

It ain't that tuff. 1600 fps, 300 grain paper patch zeroed at 75 yards: 50 + 0.5 100 -1.7 150 -9.2 YMMV

...............................no Dan, he may have 8 or 10 on me.

So....who's JUST NOW discovering the .44 Magnum??

Got to be the teeny boppers!

I'm another fan of the .44. Have (4) of the rascals. The first is a Rem. 788 with a .22" barrel which is very accurate. I keep it zeroed at 50 yards as I hunt mostly tight cover, gullies, washes, and gulches.



Second is a Ruger #3 with a little custom stock work. The factory butt plate was more punishing than I like.



Third is another Ruger, only this time as an auto: Ruger 44 Carbine, and I use this one the least, only because I hate chasing brass.



Lastly is a Contender Carbine. Can't beat this one for tree stands and/or walking river bottoms;



For those of you concerned about trajectory, here's a little chart to look at, but after you get used to your rifle all of this becomes second nature.



For any and all Campfire members, I highly encourage you to jump in if you're sitting on the fence, however get your pocket book ready. Seems most of these have followed the Dow Jones price wise.

Oh yeah, almost forgot. I'm a huge fan of the Lever Revolutions ammo for hunting, but I still reload for plinking and killing dirt clods. I'd never use them in tube magazine as with the .44 carbine.





DMc

There's something about the look of Lever Revolution .44 Magnum that's just wrong.

I thought so too at first, but the holes they leave in paper are impressive.

Might add to my post above, for those considering a .44. If you find your weapon choice a little shoulder un-friendly, you can always step down to .44 Specials. Still a hoot for small game and varmints.


DMc

Killed many a moose with rbh 7.5 and one with my 92' Browning....DRT , 175 yarder with the 92' Btw i roll my own 265 and 270 grain rounds ......own a 7.5" a 10" and the 92' the speed vs powder burn ...the 10" is all it needs.