I'll tell you the real difference between a 24" barreled .444 and and 18.5" barreled .444. An 18.5" .444 loaded to the rafters with H335 and a Lee430310 sitting on top will knock the ears off a horse when it goes off. If I only waited another year for the 22" bbl version with the 20" twist I would have the perfect .444... IMO naturally.
After owning this 444P for about 2.5 years now, I can see its utility as a bear gun; however, for anything less than the great bears at about 200 yards or less, I'd much rather carry and shoot a 20" to 24" barreled .44mag lever gun. If you can't kill it cleanly with a Lee430310 at 1700fps from the muzzle, how much easier would it be to kill if Lee430310 was leaving the muzzle at 2100fps?
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