A 7 year old thread, ain't it great?
Yeee-ah mayde me dew it........................
So who thinks the .44 mag is p***y in a rifle?
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Yeee-ah mayde me dew it........................
Got Juice?
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Beauty shot, I sure miss my dad.
Ditto.I miss BIGREDD.
In my younger years, I hunted deer for a couple of seasons with an old M92 Winchester, chambered in 44-40.
I could drive a 200 grain bullet at about 1450/1500 in that rifle, and deer within 100 yards were dead, period.
IIRC, I shot one muley with a factory load, which was somewhat slower [c.1200 fps], but the deer didn't seem
to mind....ran about 30M, and tipped over. Dave.
I could drive a 200 grain bullet at about 1450/1500 in that rifle, and deer within 100 yards were dead, period.
IIRC, I shot one muley with a factory load, which was somewhat slower [c.1200 fps], but the deer didn't seem
to mind....ran about 30M, and tipped over. Dave.
A 44 is by No means a wimpy Round. I had a dirty Harry 44 hand gun that I could shoot 200 yards and blow the shi1 out of the target. I can only imagine the extra volume you would get using a long rifle. If we could hand gun hunt in Canada, I wouldn't hesitate for a second with a 44.
I miss BIGREDD.
what ever happened to Big Redd??
I have a Marlin 1894SS 44M that I fitted with XS sights and a Burris Fastfire. Awesome bush carbine. Loves 240g JSP but the Micro-Groove rifling won't shoot cast worth a damn. If I ever get time/patience to cast again I want to try with some gas checks and see what it thinks of those.
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I think he just got tired of people who knew much less, telling him how it really was.
freddyfour
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Seems we have lost a few over the years to the same reasons. It is a true shame to the guys who want to listen and learn from the old guys.
mudgunner49
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44rem mag is like most other cartridges. If used within its limitations they work great. Awesome 100 yard rifle.
Considering that when deer hunting (for example) a very high percentage of hunters get there deer at 100 yards or less.
Considering that when deer hunting (for example) a very high percentage of hunters get there deer at 100 yards or less.
Wow!!!! 100 yards! How does that happen? I have a Deerfield and when properly sighted in at 50 yards, a move to the 100 yard targets see the bullets hitting the dirt 30 feet in front of the target and at least 5 feet below them.
For shooting at 100 yards, one must be using quite a bit of hold over. I would certainly agree that at 50 yards or less, the rifle is awesome but as has been previously pointed out in this thread, one must live within the limitations of the cartridge. I have a 450 Marlin as well, and it is in a totally different category wrt to power and trajectory. Still a short range proposition, but in a very different ball game. At the end of the day, a .44mag rifle appropriately applied at short range is an awesome choice for big game.
For shooting at 100 yards, one must be using quite a bit of hold over. I would certainly agree that at 50 yards or less, the rifle is awesome but as has been previously pointed out in this thread, one must live within the limitations of the cartridge. I have a 450 Marlin as well, and it is in a totally different category wrt to power and trajectory. Still a short range proposition, but in a very different ball game. At the end of the day, a .44mag rifle appropriately applied at short range is an awesome choice for big game.
vagrantviking
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Not sure what loads you might be using but a typical 240 grain factory load should be 5-6 inches low at 100m if zeroed at 50m. Conversely, if zeroed at 100m it should hit about 3 inches high at 50m.
