Both of the aforementioned slugs shoot like wildfire in my old 444. The Lee Factory Crimp came to the rescue and evidently, it works like a charm.Īnother good choice is the 300 grain Beartooth cast bullet. This bullet was not designed with the 444 Marlin in mind because the cannelure is in the wrong place for crimping (as shown below). One of my favorite bullets for loading is the Sierra 300 grain Sports Master bullet. These work well on Wyoming mule deer as well! This one was taken at 85 yards. Luckily enough even with my rifle’s 0lder 1:38 twist (newer ones have the 1:20 Ballard rifling) shoots incredibly well. My favorite factory load is Hornady’s 265 gr Flex Tip. Recoil, of course, is next to nil.įor serious big game action, I use both factory and handloads. These loads lend themselves wonderfully for camp varmints a visiting fox and coyote and you should see what they do to Wyoming prairie dogs! Think of it as an underloaded 44 magnum in a way. ![]() These can be pushed out to pretty incredible velocities out of a 22″ barrelled rifle but that was not my intention. 10 grain of Unique yields about 1250-1300 fps (pending on the rifle) and decent accuracy out to 75 yards. I began experimenting with 180 gr bullets for fun and varmints. 429-.430 bullets makes it very versatile.
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