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Psalm 18:34 ->>----> He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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I inherited my father's old .444 Marlin and it is one of my favorite guns here. Like I would expect from a Marlin it is accurate and I did not particularly notice the recoil until later that day. I added a slip on sissy pad which also lengthens the stock for me and helps protect it from our almost constant rain. If I had not inherited this .444 I would probably have a .45-70 guide gun more because they come in stainless than liking the round any better.
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I don't think of the .444 as a kicker. It seems rather mild to me.
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In my opinion they 444 does not kick that bad either with 240 or 265 grainers. I have never shot anything heavier. I had a 45-70, in CB model. It was not bad with 300 grain bullets but with 400 grainers, look out.
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Not sure if this thread is too old to be read... I'm really happy to hear so many like the .444! I've bought one for my wife as a saddle gun.. Have been looking for some tried loads for the 180xtp's (I have a pile of them), before I started experimenting on my own.. I'd like her to get used to the open sights and the lever action before hunting season next fall. I LOVE my 45/70 GBL!! My practice rounds have been with the Hornady 300HP's. I didn't have any milk jugs to fill with water the day I got this beast, found a metal coffee can, filled it with water, put on the plastic lid and set it upside down at 50yds,, I won't do that again,, spent 25 minutes picking up all the shards of metal from the can.. the largest being about the size of a piece of banana peel... Looked like a bomb went off in the pasture! Pretty cool! Anxious to get the .444 going!
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I like shooting 240 XTP's in mine, they have about the same POI as the LE's.
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I have taken a bit of a different track with shooting my 444. I have had it for a few years and have used it not for deer but for Bear. 4 so far and all four DRT. This year I started swaging my own bullets and the 444 is a natural to swage either 265 grain or .245 grain. The best though are buying 315 hard cast or cold water dropped and then swagged with a HP punch. Using slower velocities with the soft lead ensures accuracy and with the HP huge expansion. With the hard cast and the HP I can use higher velocity and ensure a slug that will drive through front to back or all the way through on a broadside leaving a huge hole. I am trying to figure out how to shoot into clay blocks to measure the cavity but so far the clay has splattered. I think I need to make a shooting tunnel to contain the effect. All in all the .444 can deliver plenty of velocity or huge momentum at slower velocities and now with the swagged bullets I can go clear up to .350 grain bullets once I start making my own copper jackets. Talk about a powerhouse. Frank
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Do the micro groove barrels shoot hard cast lead bullets accurately? I have always wanted one but for some reason I thought the micro groove required jacketed bullets.
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For me as this is a hunting rifle and I am not much of a bench shooter anyway, if I can keep the hits inside a 10 inch pie plate I am happy. I cannot answer about the micro-groove VS Ballard rifling. Frank
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Do the micro groove barrels shoot hard cast lead bullets accurately? I have always wanted one but for some reason I thought the micro groove required jacketed bullets. They will is you use the proper size bullet. Slug your bore and go at least .001" over.
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Go over to the Beartooth Bullets websites. The owner is something of a .444 Marlin Guru and has a series of articles on the cartridge though he is a proponent of his heavy cast bullets.
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