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    wilkup reacted to Taj's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I've shot more than a few critters with a 240 -320 hardcast and have had great success. These days I'm leaning more toward the 320 grain...
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    wilkup replied to the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet.
    I just discovered this mold! 🤯 Being a little limited due to a shorter cylinder length than the Freedom Arms and Ruger Blackhawk, I...
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    wilkup reacted to Rem7mm08's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    44 mag bullet (240 gr semi-jacketed soft point) recovered from whitetail doe. Still weighs 220.4 gr.
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    wilkup reacted to Rem7mm08's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I picked up some Remington 240 gr SJSP at a gun show some years ago. Loaded over 23.8 gr H110 they have always been plenty for hunting...
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    wilkup reacted to Huntz's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I got my loads from Linebaugh at one of his seminars . I have to look , but think I was using HS 6 with the 475 .
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    wilkup replied to the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet.
    Which ones do you have? I’d be more than happy to pay you for some of them! I’d love to get some of those heavy WFN Beartooth Bullets!
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    wilkup replied to the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet.
    That massive penetration with heavy bullets and a slower velocity confirms what I’ve read from the Linebaugh penetration tests done back...
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    wilkup reacted to Huntz's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I used a 475 Linebaugh in a BFR and killed lots of game with it . I used MBW hard cast 400 grain WN bullets at 1000 to 1100PPS ...
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    wilkup reacted to Xescane's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I've been using 200gr and 240gr xpt for years now on deer and bear in north Idaho and had no problem in my old red hawk. 1200 to 1300...
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    wilkup reacted to akmtnhnt's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I shot a moose in the vitals with the 200gr CE raptor from about 10 yards last year from my 16" 1892 and it did not go through it, we...
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    wilkup reacted to COBrad's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    got tired of the ferocious recoil. It was hell for accurate though, took too many marmots out around 150-160 yards to remember. Freedom...
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    wilkup replied to the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet.
    Why you going back to the 44?
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    wilkup reacted to COBrad's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I mostly hunt elk and used a 454 Casull the past 10 years. Going back to the 44 mag. I used the 300 grain WFNGC with H110 when I hunted...
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    wilkup reacted to Critter Picker's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I've shot several whitetail with a 335 FP cast from a NEI mold. From a 8" DW 44 mag,10" DW 445 ,and a muzzle loader with a harvestor...
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    wilkup reacted to biednick's post in the thread 44 Mag hunting bullet with Like Like.
    I wouldn't hesitate to use them on black bear. They'd probably be a good choice for bear defense too, the base should give nice, deep...
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