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444 mARLIN
« on: Sep 10, 2013, 07:52:44 AM »
DO ANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE A 444.MY YOUNGEST SON WANTS ONE NOW.We have 57 rifles between me and my 2 boys.I have a 4570 i told him he can use.Its brand new MARLIN GUIDE Beautiful gun.I never killed anything with it.I bought it for driving the bear.Since then i have quit hunting bear.I thought the 444 and the 4570.Were close to the same.He is insisting on getting this 444.
               I can pick up a used 444 for 450.00.Great deal.I heard they stopped making this caliber?My son wants to hunt deer with this gun .He is 16 years old,5/11 180lb.I think he can handle this gun but what will it do to a deer.I hunt deer with a 280.REM.My favorite caliber.My older son hunts deer with a 280 his favorite caliber.My youngest son used a 35 for 2 years and since then a 308.i own 4, 280s.But he dont want one.I found a used 35 WHALEN i wanted to buy him but he is insisting on the 444.
              Any input on this subject would be great.

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #1 on: Sep 10, 2013, 08:05:56 AM »
I would have been happy to have one hunting gun at his age.  Why so stubborn? :-X

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #2 on: Sep 10, 2013, 08:56:33 AM »
he should be able to handle the rifle with ease. they are very mild shooting. not overly powerful like most ppl seem to think. quite a differance between that and the 4570. 

not sure what u mean by not makin the 444 anymore? ammo?  both ammo and rifled chambered in 444 ARE still made.

"what will it do to a deer"?  i should hope it would cause its central nervous center to shut down ::) 

in a nut shell they have he terminal performance that duplicates the 44mag. (same projectile) but they have slightly longer legs.and i mean SLIGHTLY.

BTW, Whelen doesnt have an 'A' in it  ;)

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #3 on: Sep 10, 2013, 09:21:21 AM »
I own a .444 and a whelen. Not sure why he wants the 444 so bad? It's the last of the 3 I would choose. All are great calibers and more than capable.

The recoil is no issue, .444 is what I started with at 10 years old.

I know if I refused a FREE rifle from my old man I wouldn't be hunting this year.
It's not being cocky if you can back it up!

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #4 on: Sep 10, 2013, 10:43:01 AM »
hahaha yea..... probly have a sore azz too

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #5 on: Sep 10, 2013, 11:09:36 AM »
hahaha yea..... probly have a sore azz too

Exactly
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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #6 on: Sep 10, 2013, 11:37:00 AM »
I'd tell him to take what you offer or go buy his own.   How do you turn down a free gun? 

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #7 on: Sep 10, 2013, 11:37:39 AM »
I would have been happy to have one hunting gun at his age.  Why so stubborn? :-X


wHO KNOWS. HIS HEART IS SET ON THIS GUN.iM GOING TO PICK IT UP MONDAY,

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #8 on: Sep 10, 2013, 11:41:37 AM »
he should be able to handle the rifle with ease. they are very mild shooting. not overly powerful like most ppl seem to think. quite a differance between that and the 4570. 

not sure what u mean by not makin the 444 anymore? ammo?  both ammo and rifled chambered in 444 ARE still made.

"what will it do to a deer"?  i should hope it would cause its central nervous center to shut down ::) 

in a nut shell they have he terminal performance that duplicates the 44mag. (same projectile) but they have slightly longer legs.and i mean SLIGHTLY.

BTW, Whelen doesnt have an 'A' in it  ;)




             what i meant [WHAT WILL IT DO TO A DEER IS] Damage to the meat.the kid is a good shot.front shoulder always.IS IT TOO POWERFUL OF A DEER CALIBER?


                sorry im a bad speller.

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #9 on: Sep 10, 2013, 11:51:58 AM »
It does do a number on the front shoulder when that 240 grain hits it but it put them down. I would not consider it overkill. It is a big bullet though with a lot of ft. Lbs. not gonna win any long range competitions but inside 150 you will still get a fair amount of bruising and clots in the meat
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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #10 on: Sep 10, 2013, 11:57:12 AM »
it wont do as much damage as it big triple diget name would like you to think. if he hammers shoulders i would almost brt my house that you will recpver the bullet just under the hid on the off side about every time. they are far from an explosive caryridge. a fast magnum or even a 06 with a light 150 will give you more blood shot meat the a triple four.  ppl alway think my 350 mags or my whelens destroy deer wjich is so far off base it isnt funny. it ALL hinges on bullet consttuction. i get almost all bangflops with an entrance and exit that are at max quarter sized and i can eat up to the bullet hole.

it is a good deer bear cartridge. go for it.

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #11 on: Sep 10, 2013, 01:47:06 PM »
it wont do as much damage as it big triple diget name would like you to think. if he hammers shoulders i would almost brt my house that you will recpver the bullet just under the hid on the off side about every time. they are far from an explosive caryridge. a fast magnum or even a 06 with a light 150 will give you more blood shot meat the a triple four.  ppl alway think my 350 mags or my whelens destroy deer wjich is so far off base it isnt funny. it ALL hinges on bullet consttuction. i get almost all bangflops with an entrance and exit that are at max quarter sized and i can eat up to the bullet hole.

it is a good deer bear cartridge. go for it.

     tHANKS BROTHER THAT WAS THE INFO I NEEDED.gOOD LUCK THIS YEAR.sHOOT STRAIGHT.CHEZ.

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #12 on: Sep 10, 2013, 02:04:32 PM »
happy to help. good luck to u folks as well!

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #13 on: Sep 10, 2013, 03:47:15 PM »
Spoiled. Kid

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Re: 444 mARLIN
« Reply #14 on: Sep 10, 2013, 05:01:32 PM »
Kick his butt!
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