I can't decide

[grubbylabs]

I just sold my Win 94 AE in .444. I am going to replace it with in the year but I can't decide between a 45-70 and the .444. I really liked the .444 and I have a great mold for it. But it seems that the 45-70 is more popular. I will mostly use the gun for hunting in heavy brush and bear defense and I usually hunt just outside of Yellow Stone National Park.

So based on availability of brass, and performance, is there really a big difference in the two?

From what I have been reading, used Marlin would be a better choice than a new one?

 

[Abel]

From what I have been reading, used Marlin would be a better choice than a new one?

YES.

I would go for a used 444. I just like saying, four-fourty-four.

Here is a very informative thread from another forum:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435282

 

[303tom]

You had a 94AE in .444, I ain`t never seen but one Big Bore 94 & it is my brothers in .375. I think I would have kept it !

 

[grubbylabs]

You had a 94AE in .444, I ain`t never seen but one Big Bore 94 & it is my brothers in .375. I think I would have kept it !

I needed the cash to buy a dog. To me guns are just guns, not much special.