444 as a woods buming gun

[Old Savage]

I have shot 150 30-06 level rounds off the bench in a couple of hours or less - not that big a deal.

[Old Time Hunter]

Load it up, load it down - pick the appropriate bullet and you can do anything you reasonably want. You are the one carrying the gun and if that is what you want to carry have at it.

I totally agree with O.S. here, my '94 Timber Carbine is quite handy. Can load it light for squirrels or slightly more snappy for the elephants roaming in my back yard.

[getitdone1]

I think Terry Murback has TOO MUCH FUN with many of his comments even though they may seem a little on the rough side at times.

Terry's got it right when he calls the Browning b-92 in 357 mag the ultimate woods bumming gun--and cartridge. If there was ever a more handy, easy to carry, better quality "fun gun" I've never heard of it or seen it. 125 gr HP for varmits and 158-160 for the bigger game.

But, like some here have said, if you really like that 444 Marlin the best then that is the right one for you. Let's say a gun you always want to pick up and shoulder every time you walk by it. I know that feeling. Some have called it their "go to gun."

Don

[Streetstar]

give it a try ! i like my guide gun(its a 45-70, not a 444 nut similar)
, but i prefer my little 44 mag 1894 carbine or .45 Colt Trapper instead for the type of use you mentioned. That said, its a free country ---- shoot what you want and have fun while you can

people i hunt with think i'm a nutcase for using the Guide Gun to deer hunt, but i generally don't have to chase 'em as far as when i use a .270 (of course the instigator in chief thinks a 45-70 is nutso, but uses a 7mm Rem MAg himself, and another uses a .300 win mag --- so who's the crazy one? )

Ok i wandered a tad off topic ----- John Taffin recently wrote an article for one of the magazines talking about the virtues of Trail Boss powder in these big 'ol cartridges to make plinking loads too --- so that would be a cool deal -- keep a mag tube full of trail boss loads for pedestrian use, and a handful of full house loads on a butt cuff or something

[tman]

A 61/2 lb 7 shot 94 Bigbore works for me. loaded down for small game, or loaded to 330 and 400 grains for T Rex, 200 and a little + yards with the LeveRevoultions, What could be better?

[t.r.]

Back in the 1870's, American bison were hunted with the "long range" prairie rifles of the times. But these black powder cartridges have nothing on the mighty 444 in terms of trajectory. A properly zero'd 444 can easily handle 300 yard shots at big game. Speer 270 grain soft nose (deep curl) is a KEEPER!!

TR