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Dangerous Game Rifle Recommendations?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1105761" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>a longer barrel Marlin in .444 will push a 300 grain bullet a little over 2100fps. I've seen 2180fps with H335 powder. The bullet is a flat point solid nosed bullet, but not of a super heavy construction. Still pretty good, and heavier than the other 44 cal. bullets. Still whatever you hit is going to know it. The .450 will push a 350 grain bullet at nearly the same velocity with a very heavy load. Bullet appears to be slightly heavier construction (very important). That 400 grain bullet is really built well, and will do an honest 2050fps if you can stand it! The 400 grain bullet is a little under an ounce in weight, and at 75 feet should hit like a freight train going into a VW. Same could be said of the 45-70 with the same bullet (about 1800fps). If the bullet doesn't break up hitting bone mass, and fails to exit the body it hit, you expend all it's energy. Still if you shots are in the 150 yard and beyond range, then look at something like a .416 Rigby or a .375. Even a .358 Norma mag will work. </p><p></p><p>Now I wouldn't want any of these for a big polar bear for sure. They just seem to work different than the others. Years back Col. Askins shot a very large polar bear at just under 100 yards with a .378 WBY. mag necked up to 40 caliber. He had to shoot the bear four times before it finally went down the last time at 25 yards in front of him. What we learn here is that a bear can cover a large amount of ground in a hurry, and is also hard to drop with his adrenalin flowing. The bullets he used worked very well, but the bear had another idea. I doubt a .458 would have done any better. </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1105761, member: 25383"] a longer barrel Marlin in .444 will push a 300 grain bullet a little over 2100fps. I've seen 2180fps with H335 powder. The bullet is a flat point solid nosed bullet, but not of a super heavy construction. Still pretty good, and heavier than the other 44 cal. bullets. Still whatever you hit is going to know it. The .450 will push a 350 grain bullet at nearly the same velocity with a very heavy load. Bullet appears to be slightly heavier construction (very important). That 400 grain bullet is really built well, and will do an honest 2050fps if you can stand it! The 400 grain bullet is a little under an ounce in weight, and at 75 feet should hit like a freight train going into a VW. Same could be said of the 45-70 with the same bullet (about 1800fps). If the bullet doesn't break up hitting bone mass, and fails to exit the body it hit, you expend all it's energy. Still if you shots are in the 150 yard and beyond range, then look at something like a .416 Rigby or a .375. Even a .358 Norma mag will work. Now I wouldn't want any of these for a big polar bear for sure. They just seem to work different than the others. Years back Col. Askins shot a very large polar bear at just under 100 yards with a .378 WBY. mag necked up to 40 caliber. He had to shoot the bear four times before it finally went down the last time at 25 yards in front of him. What we learn here is that a bear can cover a large amount of ground in a hurry, and is also hard to drop with his adrenalin flowing. The bullets he used worked very well, but the bear had another idea. I doubt a .458 would have done any better. gary [/QUOTE]
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