Once again, the .444 discussion ALWAYS devolves into the 45-70 is better. Well gosh Willy Gee, is that news? Yes, the 45-70 is a more powerful cartridge.
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Marlin .444 Downs Charging Grizzly
The debate over how good the .444 is or isn't nearly always gets side tracked by comments of I prefer the 45-70 more. The issue of whether the .444 is a good bear defense gun thus goes unanswered every time. Before this thread once again is side tracked, read of the account of a hunter in Canada that killed a charging grizzly with two shots from a .444 and walked away unscathed.
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Sorry, as I stated in my opening post the biggest issue with the .444 not being accepted is its bigger brother the 45-70. The 45-70 is a great gun but it comes with the price of huge recoil. It is like the debate between the the 30-06 and .300 Win Mag. Many folks choose the 30-06 due to recoil issues with the .300 WM. However, since the 30-06 has a following and is a proven entity, that debate centers around why do you need the .300 WM since the 30-06 does almost the same things.
Now, back to the OP, the subject is how well the .444 works as a grizzly bear defense gun. For my purpose and in avoiding undue recoil at the same time, it worked well for this man and I would expect the same if I ever needed.
Now go back to bash this much under rated gun and let's hear the 45-70 is better routine once again. Sorry, that is not the discussion of this post. Plenty of .444, 45-70 or .450 threads out there on TFL already.