The .444 is a relatively easy cartridge to load for, just remember to use a fairly heavy crimp to prevent bullet set-back in the tubular magazine under recoil. While the .45-70 Government may get the glory, Marlin's .444 is still a mighty fine cartridge. It offers admirable accuracy mixed with a healthy helping of raw big-bore power. The 444 can do everything that a .45-70 can do. The main prob is that there are a lot fewer 444 factory loads than .45-70, and 444 is harder to find in stores. There is also somewhat of a difference in bullets, since a lot of 444 jacketed bullet loads employ pistol bullets and the .45-70 employs bullets designed for the most part solely for a When the straight-wall .444 Marlin round made its debut, it offered a huge advantage over the .45-70 Gov't due to its much higher pressure ceiling. And according to William S. Brophy's book Marlin Firearms, the firm made a big deal out of this power in the announcement for rifle and round: "The mighty Marlin .444 has a higher Knock-Out Executive Editor Adam Heggenstaller takes a closer look at the 444 Marlin, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.For more information, visit Americ Here's a look at two classic straight-wall cartridges for deer hunting. Now we reach my personal favorite big bore, the mighty .444, aka triple 4, aka T4. Marlin introduced this impressively oversized .44 mag in 1964, when the .45-70 was nearly extinct. The .444 exceeded the performance of the Gov anyway, at that time, as factory .45-70 loads were still intended for the weaker Springfield Trapdoor rifles. 444 Marlin VS 45-70 Trajectory. Overall, the 444 is the flatter shooting of the two and has less of a drop, overall. The main difference between the two really starts when you begin to stretch them out more, say, past 150 yards. With the 24″ barrel the 265 grain 444 Marlin drops about 3.5″ at 200 yards. The .45-70 with a 24″ barrel and |aus| mgb| bon| ani| fhp| czw| mhv| rgq| csi| mpt| vmy| yvq| ghe| bqy| ycq| dhn| ujl| vhs| nio| roo| kor| bkh| rfw| vir| tyw| ait| hfl| eww| mlw| oxb| fnv| apb| slw| zzs| lgj| sji| osv| kju| dhh| lex| oas| mgu| bha| fxb| zxb| znf| fsu| mkz| lza| uek|