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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1227520" data-attributes="member: 2189">Buddy of mine years ago had a 444 Marlin and I loved that gun.  He bought me the dies for reloading and I use to reload rounds for him.  In the 70's the round was 10 years old but it was still a bit of a wildcat load for reloaders.  Lyman as well as a few other companies came out with bullet dies and since I had a lead pot, we were casting bullets up to 320 grains.  At 200 yards, the 444 had as much impact energy as a 44 mag pistol at the muzzle.  What you hit was going to come down and quick.  The drawback was beyond 200 yards, the round just didn't have it.  In the forest thickets of southern deer hunting, limbs and twigs were no problem at all. Still got those dies too.  Maybe I need to finally break down and go buy me one.  The big bore beast sure could get it done.</blockquote>