If1HitU
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I have a 45-70,wish I could fine a 444.I agree the 45-70 is popular now.
No it’s isn’t.Fast twist Ballard rifling is a must in .444.
Fast twist Ballard rifling lets your tailor your load to the application without worrying. Slow twist microgroove forces you to tailor your load to the sub-standard barrel.No it’s isn’t.
This whole thing about micro-groove barrels being poor performers is hogwash. First it was “they are a poor choice for cast bullets but they work fine for jacketed”. Now they’re bad for jacketed as well. Fast twist or slow, if you find the right load, they work great for just about all bullets. Obviously most rifles don’t shoot all bullets well. But too much Kool-Aid being consumed sometimes.
So Ballard rifling shoots “worry free” with all loads and velocities? You just tailor the load for its intended purpose. Surely that’s not what you mean....Fast twist Ballard rifling lets your tailor your load to the application without worrying. Slow twist microgroove forces you to tailor your load to the sub-standard barrel.
It is if you want to shoot anything heavier than 300gr. I'd love to have a Marlin .444 but wouldn't buy one of the 1-38" guns.No it’s isn’t.
+1 i had a lever in 1-20 twist and it could stabilize 300 grn buffalo bore 44 mag, but a buddy has a 444 in 1-38 twist and even with the extra velocities of the 444 a 265 is all the bigger that will stabilize.It is if you want to shoot anything heavier than 300gr. I'd love to have a Marlin .444 but wouldn't buy one of the 1-38" guns.
https://www.starlinebrass.com/brass-cases/444-Marlin/+1 i had a lever in 1-20 twist and it could stabilize 300 grn buffalo bore 44 mag, but a buddy has a 444 in 1-38 twist and even with the extra velocities of the 444 a 265 is all the bigger that will stabilize.
Side note, is 444 brass becoming more available? Every time I find a tempting 444 rifle brass is totally unavailable....
And that’s fine. But I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot one of those big bovines that you hunt with my 444 and 300gr Sierra’s. I have COMPLETE faith in it’s ability. Maybe not to go ent to end. But it will go far enough to get the job done quite handily.It is if you want to shoot anything heavier than 300gr. I'd love to have a Marlin .444 but wouldn't buy one of the 1-38" guns.
I cannot believe how often this is used as an argument. Really???