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bamaranger · January 5, 2013, 11:59 PM

The heavy for caliber hollowpoints are very useful out of pistol caliber carbines. The longer tube allows fair velocities, well over what a typical handgun could generate. Launch one of those heavy .44's out of a carbine with enough twist to stabilize it, and you have a rig that hits hard.

Another arena are the long barreled single shots like the T/C', with 10-14" tubes they can likely drive the heavies hard as well.

Finally, at least some of those heavies were likely intended for the .444 Marlin, which recieved a real boost in usefulness to its fans when it received slugs in the 265 and up range.

January 5, 2013, 11:59 PM	#12
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,303	carbines The heavy for caliber hollowpoints are very useful out of pistol caliber carbines. The longer tube allows fair velocities, well over what a typical handgun could generate. Launch one of those heavy .44's out of a carbine with enough twist to stabilize it, and you have a rig that hits hard. Another arena are the long barreled single shots like the T/C', with 10-14" tubes they can likely drive the heavies hard as well. Finally, at least some of those heavies were likely intended for the .444 Marlin, which recieved a real boost in usefulness to its fans when it received slugs in the 265 and up range.