2007-12-07 00:02:39 · 8 answers · asked by mitch 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
The maximum effective range of a .444 would be about 225 yards. Even when sighted in dead on at 200 (this will require it to be about 5" high at 100), it will be about 20-25" low at 300. By 500 yards it will be 10-15 feet low. Its maximum extreme range is a little over 2000 yards (1.14 miles), though this requires the muzzle to be elevated to about 60 degrees, and the bullet is only traveling about 260 feet per second by the time it gets there. It will require about 17.5 seconds to get there.
A 444 is nothing but a .44 magnum lengthened by about an inch. Both shoot the same .429" pistol bullets, and both cases are identical, though the .444's is about an inch longer. I have shot coyotes with a .44 magnum and can tell you that within its effective range, a .444 will kill any coyote alive.
2007-12-07 02:21:13 · answer #1 · answered by john r 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
444 Marlin Ballistics
2016-09-30 09:51:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two of them, one magna-ported and the older one not. Out to 250 yards it will drop anything in the lower 48. For brush and timber it is the cat's meow; being a lever action you can get off follow up shots right away. However, if you hit it the first time you never have to waste a follow up shot. The 444 Marlin is one sweet shooting thunderstick.
2007-12-07 02:52:33 · answer #3 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a great brush gun, but for coyote's it might be a bit overkill. It's perfect for everything else though. Range wise, I would limit it to about 200 or 250 with a regular bullet. Here is what Hornady says for their Flat nose 265 grain bullet:
100 yards: Dead on
200 yards: -8 inches
300 yards: your down 2.5 feet
But with their LeverEvolution Round it is:
100 yards: 3 inches high
200 yards: -1.5 inches
300 yards: -18 inches
The retained energy is also greater with the LeverEvolution round.
I hope all of this helps!
2007-12-07 03:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by flucolax35 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mitch is not asking about the .44-40. He is asking about the old .444 Marlin Magnum, essentially a longer .44 Remington Magnum. Haven't seen one in ages. I heard 250 yards was about max for them. They should work great on coyote.
Best.
H
2007-12-07 02:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
excellent brush gun out to 200 yards, as for deer it takes 2 trips to the woods to get the meat out ,as for coyotes it will no doubt rip em in 2 end to end and burry them in one fell swoop best loads ive found are 240 grain hornady xtp bulletts and for light skinned game the 180 grain .429 pistol bullets at low velocity will make a good stopper for coyote ,ive taken 7 bears with the .444 marlin most of which were one shot kills to 80 yards on nys black bears good medicine for them
2007-12-07 01:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by timmy48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you mean a 44-40? If it's a 44-40 that's the little sister to my 45-70. The 45-70's range is somewhere around 600yds. I don't know about the drop off @ 200yds. I have obliterated into dust (really didn't, but the left side of the dog was pretty much gone from the exit of the bullet) a wild dog that was terrorizing the country side where I live. I believe that the 45-70 was overkill.lol I would guess that the range of the 44-40 is around 400yds.
2007-12-07 00:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by J. 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
You can check on Remington's WInchester's, or Federal's websites, and look up ballistics charts for them. I would think that 200yds would be about the max distance for a .444. And, if you plan on shooting coyotes with it, that's some serious overkill.
2007-12-07 00:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Lt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋