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Originally Posted by Bruce Day
That's probably right. There are hog hunters who use nothing but those short barrel lever action Marlins in 45-70.
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I've spent a considerable amount of time over the last 10 years working with Marlin's in both 45-70 , 444 and 450 Marlin . And let me just say out of the 90+ Marlin's I "had" the only ones that remain are two dozen chambered for 444 and another for 45-70 !
And ALL of them are cast bullet only rifles
I think whole heartedly that the 45-70 is a better cartridge then the 444 for larger game . But for some reason I got hooked on collecting the early 444's that were made from 1964 to 1975 . I now own one that was made in each year as well as duplicates and small variations . That accounts for 23 of them , I also have one rifle from 2001 with the faster twist and ballard rifling so I can shoot 400 grain cast !
And strangely after getting all the 444's I found they were a blast to shoot cast in at game and targets !
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