H&R Handi Rifle .444 marlin

[Lundy]

Had Vances order one for me yesterday to play with since it is now a legal deer caliber in Ohio.

I have been a bow, slug gun and MZ hunter forever. This center fire stuff is a little outside my knowledge base. Should be fun trying to get up to speed.

I looked long and hard trying to find a Ruger #1 in .375 Winchester or .444 to no avail. I guess since I could not find one I saved myself a bunch of money The Handi Rifle is very inexpensive, almost scary inexpensive

I have H&R's in the slug guns and they work great, I'm hoping the rifle shoots as well as they do. we'll see.

 

[Archertl]

I had a .243 handi rifle it was pretty accurate just heavy. You shouldn't have a problem.

 

[MK111]

To he best of my knowledge (limited at times) Ruger never chambered the #1 in 444 Marlin.

All the guys that have a H&R Handi Rifle like them. But the trigger can be iffy.

I plan on using a Marlin lever action in 45-70. Then I have a Ruger Deerslayer automatic rifle in 44 mag. for the grandsons. I've use both rifles on crop permits deer kills in years gone bye and both worked great.

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

Is 444 the go-to round for these guns?

 

[Lundy]

Is 444 the go-to round for these guns?

I don't think so. I think more will opt for the 45.70 and 44 mag

 

[Lundy]

I happened across a H&R 357 maximum rifle in Indian this week so now I own that caliber also.

There is no ammunition and very limited brass available anywhere at this time. I was able to get a couple hundred cases on an auction site, paid way too much for it, but hey, what are you going to do? I'm helping the economy

I have never been a reloader. I will either take the NRA basic reloading courses I see advertised and learn or I'll find someone that knows what they are doing to reload it for me.

The 357 Maximum is a pretty interesting caliber with plenty of get up and go with a 180 gr bullet, without a lot of recoil.