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Littman
Joined: 28 Apr 2003
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Location: Fairfield, CT
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Has anyone tried to hunt moose with either calibers .444Marlin or .45-70 or .450Marlin. I would think that these would be optimal for shots less than 100 yards. Anybody have any experience?...Peter
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gutpile
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
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Location: Cary, NC
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 6:16 am Post subject: |
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The 45-70 is a better choice than the 444...no experence with the 450. Hotload the 45-70 with 405 grain jacketed to 2000 fps...you get about 3000 ft/lbs. Good to 150 yards. Never took a moose with my 45-70...just kept it behind the cabin door for quick bear medicine. I use a 338 Win mag or 300 Wby mag...alot of our shots are beyond 300 yards...work wonderful...drops moose like a bag of rocks.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2003 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| I have never hunted moose with a lever action before, just whitetail deer. However I do own and hunt deer with the 444 Marlin. The only draw back would be the distance a hunter might have in taking their shot. It would be a 100 yard gun on moose, perhaps a 150 yard gun in the 45/70 caliber. |
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shieldingarrow
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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Location: Southern Indiana
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I have been on three hunting trip to Canada in moderate/heavy timber with Marlin 1895 45/70 with 350 grain Hornady bullets and found that at range's under 100 yards to be very deadly. I do how every think keeping the distance under 150 yds. 45/70 has a much better choice of bullets. I have had no experience with the 450 Marlin, don't see the needed already having a 45/70 that is, but would like to try out one of the guide guns Marlin offers. |
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Rackman
Joined: 21 Jan 2004
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Location: Espanola On.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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I hunt mostly deer with the marlin 444, and it will shoot and cleanly kill to about 200yds. I have never shot a rifle that is more acurate than the 444 with nosler 240gr hollow points. prints clover leafs at 100yds. from center of each bullet hole the pattern was .320 " not bad for a bullet that measures in at .430". and thats no bull.
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