Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen,
I want to load 444 Marlin for plinking and hunting hog and deer in Louisiana and Mississippi. I have alloys from pure lead to linotype.
Will a 240gr boolit be a reliable killer given good placement? Or is a 300gr a necessity for adequate penetration?
A friend has personal experience of hunting with 265gr Hornady FTE. The only bullet he recovered in 4 deer hit and recovered was buck facing him, deer hit in chest, bullet recovered at deer's genitals. I like the 265gr RD but don't like 6 cavity moulds or aluminum sprue plates.
Thanks in advance for your replies. Jeffrey