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hunter5567
Monolithic Mentor
Deer sausage on the hoof!! My buddy has one and that's what he called it--Thumper.
Stay away from shoulder or pelvic girdle shots and it won't destroy as much meat.
He used Leverevolution ammo and danged if they wouldn't run but left a foot wide blood trail and they didn't go further than 50 yards.
Stay away from shoulder or pelvic girdle shots and it won't destroy as much meat.
He used Leverevolution ammo and danged if they wouldn't run but left a foot wide blood trail and they didn't go further than 50 yards.
Ya heard they left a hole.I ordered some Hornady Superformance to try first
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hunter5567
Monolithic Mentor
That's a great round and should be less destructive than the FTX or 240gr ammo. I used to load 300gr bullets in mine.
I've never been a fan of polymer tipped bullets
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Bigchillin83
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Marlin 1895gbl (jm)45/70 w/sbl wood
marlin 1895g (rep)45-70 w/hybrid
encore 45-70 w/hybrid
1895g's (jm's)45-70
ruger 77/44 44mag w/hybrid
Gotta love them big bore lever guns!!!! 99.9% of the time if I'm hunting in the south in swamps, I got a big bore with me, always very minimal tracking if any at all.. I deff don't feel like tracking a deer or hog in a swamp with hip boots on lol.. that's a nice .444, I have often thought about getting a .444 but with reloading 44mag and 45-70 I just figured no need to get into another caliber, but I hear they are a "deer grenade" if you hit em' they aint going far lol, nice find buddy
marlin 1895g (rep)45-70 w/hybrid
encore 45-70 w/hybrid
1895g's (jm's)45-70
ruger 77/44 44mag w/hybrid
Gotta love them big bore lever guns!!!! 99.9% of the time if I'm hunting in the south in swamps, I got a big bore with me, always very minimal tracking if any at all.. I deff don't feel like tracking a deer or hog in a swamp with hip boots on lol.. that's a nice .444, I have often thought about getting a .444 but with reloading 44mag and 45-70 I just figured no need to get into another caliber, but I hear they are a "deer grenade" if you hit em' they aint going far lol, nice find buddy
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Very nice gun, I wish you luck with it! I got a newer 1895 45/70 in a trade last year, with an XS mount and a Leupold Scout Scope it is a very handy woods gun, a surprisingly nice shooter, and I guarantee it will put meat in the freezer.
The 444 is a great round. Its recoil is comfortable and you can eat right up to the hole as long as u don't hit heavy bone. If u hit heavy bone then you have to do some trimming.
just a heads up
I have the same gun, it will not like the hornady stuff.. you will need the older remington corlokt the twist is off for the 265 ftx
Picked this up from a guy in Maryland.Its a 1979 444 in pretty damn good shape.Gonna do some work on it and add a Leupold scope
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I have the same gun, it will not like the hornady stuff.. you will need the older remington corlokt the twist is off for the 265 ftx
The superfoemance is not the same as the gummy tip bullet. It will be a 265 flat tip and will work fine. I reload the same bullet for mine and it works great
Ok. There is something about that hornady factory round that does not work with the older
Guns. Google it. Its a common thing evidenty.
I understand its not a gummy. But the round or speed or twist or weight is off.
