Looking for .444 Marlin loads

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Here's some .444 loads tht have been worked up by some of us.

A. Light loads.

Using any of the 250 grain Keith sixgun bullets from Lyman, H&G (now Ballisti-Cast), RCBS, or LBT molds with 15 grains of A Unique. The bullet seated and crimped over front driving band. These will shoot into and inch or less at 25 yards and velocity will be from 1450-1500 FPS. Good plinking and deer medicine.

B. Jacketed bullet loads for Deer, Antelope, and other thin skinned game without big bones.

Remington 240 JSP, 45 grains IMR 4198, Velocity 2008, ES 27 SD 10 5 shots 100 yards 1 1/4"

Hornady 265 JFP, 43 grains IMR 4198, Velocity 2031, ES 34 SD 14 5 shots 100 yards 1 3/16"

Speer 270 Gold Dot, 43 grains IMR 4198, Velocity 2008, ES 14 SD 5 5 shots 100 yards 1 1/8"

Speer 270 Gold Dot, 52 grains H 322, Velocity 1990, 5 shots 100 yards 1 7/8"

Speer 300 Plated Soft Point, 43 grains IMR 4198, Velocity 2106 ES 28 SD 11 4 shots 100 yards 1 11/16"

Speer 300 Plated Soft Point, 50 grains H322, Velocity 2030, 5 shots 100 yards 1 3/4"

C. Heavy Cast bullet loads where penetration is needed on big game with big bones, such as Moose or Elk.

290 Keith Style SWC GC Linotype alloy, 40 grains IMR 4198, Velocity 2007, 5 shots 100 yards 1 13/16"

325 LBT LFN GC, 40 grains IMR 4198, velocity 1970, 4 shots 100 yards 1 5/16"

340 Ballisti-cast LFN GC 7/2 alloy, 38 grains IMR 4198, velocity 1834

330 Ballisti-cast LFN GC Linotype alloy, 38 grains IMR 4198, Velocity 1900, 3 shots 100 yards 1 1/4"- 1 3/8"

365 LBT LFNGC, 36 IMR 4198, velocity 1819, 5 shots 100 yards 2 1/8"

240 Remington JSP, 47 grains IMR 4198 , Velocity 2225. Penetration Wet print 13" expanded to 1.35 / Recovered weight 215 grains. Penetration Wet print and cow bone, falls apart in bone - destroys bullet with just small pieces found.

265 Hornady JFN, 43 grains IMR 4198 , Velocity 2031. Penetration in wet print 16 1/2" expanded to .960 / Recovered weight 242 grains. Penetration in Bone and print combined 7" expanded to .810 Recovered weight 226 grains.

270 Speer Gold Dot JFN , 43 grains IMR 4198 , velocity 2008. Penetration wet print 18" expanded to.780 / Recovered weight 192 grains. When shot into the print and bone bullet falls apart in the bone with only small pieces found.

290 Keith Style SWC GC Linotype alloy, 40 grains IMR 4198, velocity 2007 / Penetration wet print 24" expanded to .450 Recovered weight 226 grains. Penetration in print and bone 21" expanded to .500 recovered weight 193 grains.

300 LBT WLN GC, 43 IMR 4198 , velocity 2092 / Penetration wet print 22" expanded to .495 / Recovered weight 182 grains. Penetration print and bone 18" expanded to .460 recovered weight 170 grains. Note: Big entrance hole and cut good hole straight through.

300 Nosler JHP, 43 IMR 4198, velocity 2078 / Penetration wet print 13" expanded to .835 / Recovered weight 199 grains. Jacket core separation. Did not test in bone no sense.

300 Hornady XTP HP , 43 grains IMR , 4198 velocity 2060 penetration wet print 12" expanded to 1.090 / Recovered weight 228 grains. Did not test in bone.

300 Speer Plated Soft Point , 43 grains IMR 4198 , velocity 2106 / Penetration wet print 14" expanded to .905 / Recovered weight 290 grains. Penetration print and bone 10" expanded to .955 recovered weight 284 grains and bullet stayed together.

325 LBT LFN GC , 40 grains IMR 4198 , velocity 1970 Penetration wet print 18" expanded to .710 / Recovered weight 278 grains. Penetration print and bone 16" expanded to .450 recovered weight 181 grains.

330 Ballisti-cast LFN GC Linotype alloy , 38 grains IMR 4198 velocity 1900 / penetration wet print 28" expanded to .440 Recovered weight 216 grains. Penetration print and bone 17" expanded to .465 recovered weight 222 grains.

340 Ballisti-cast LFN GC 7/2 alloy , 38 grains IMR 4198 velocity 1849 / penetration wet print 27" expanded to .460 Recovered weight 225. Penetration print and bone 19" expanded to .520 recovered weight 162 grains.

365 LBT LFN GC Linotype alloy , 36 grains IMR 4198 , velocity 1813 / penetration wet print 38" no expansion just flattened nose some what. / Recovered weight 353 grains mainly from gas check loss. Bullet looks unfired except rifling grooves. Penetration print and bone 20" expanded to .580 recovered weight 295 grains.