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As all you Forum Friends know...I took the leap and bought a Marlin 1894P in .44 Mag. This is the darnest little rifle I have ever shot. The barrel slugs out at .4315/.4320" with a little constriction at the ports. I worked the barrel over with a Flitz/jeweler rouge mix. I have run maybe 100 rounds of mixed ammo through it to break it in. The toughest jacket bullet I shot was WW new Partion bullets. "If" is was going to shoot jacketed, it would be those. The attached target speaks for itself. It was one one my better days. The target was shot with the open sights. The first low shot was with the shade on the front sight. After taking it off, I could see the bead better. I placed my hand under the forearm and on the rest. For some reason this rifle likes AA5 better than WW296<!--emo&???--><img src="http://beartoothbullets.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->? Could it be the harmonics of the 16 1/2" barrel???
I'm going to but the tried and true Williams reciever sigts on it with my old Merit adjustable peep. I'm estimating the velocity at 1500'/". Whatever it is it will kill anyting in the Swamp! That was the last 10 rounds of LFN GC's I had and when more arrive I will do further test. "I'm" convinced that the 250 LFN CG ( maybe a 265?) is the most balanced bullet for this little rifle! Bar none!
Best Regards, James
I'm going to but the tried and true Williams reciever sigts on it with my old Merit adjustable peep. I'm estimating the velocity at 1500'/". Whatever it is it will kill anyting in the Swamp! That was the last 10 rounds of LFN GC's I had and when more arrive I will do further test. "I'm" convinced that the 250 LFN CG ( maybe a 265?) is the most balanced bullet for this little rifle! Bar none!
Best Regards, James
