Nosler Partion HG's in a 444???

[MRC]

Has anyone tried the 250 grain Nosler Partition HG's in a 444 yet?  I'm a big fan of partitions and wondered if anyones harvested any game with them or is the velocity of the 444 too mugh for them to handle?




http://www.nosler.com/data444marlin250gr.html

[Mikey]

MRC - that Nosler bullet is a handgun bullet and may not give you the success you should get from the 444 loadings.  

If you want to stay in that same weight range, Hornaday makes a 265 gn bullet specifically for the 444 that has worked very well for a lot of Triple 4 shooters on this forum.  You can come pretty close to 2300'/sec with the 265.  I don't know if the 250 Nosler would hold together at those velocities.  HTH.  Mikey.

[dawei]

MRC - that Nosler bullet is a handgun bullet and may not give you the success you should get from the 444 loadings.  

If you want to stay in that same weight range, Hornaday makes a 265 gn bullet specifically for the 444 that has worked very well for a lot of Triple 4 shooters on this forum.  You can come pretty close to 2300'/sec with the 265.  I don't know if the 250 Nosler would hold together at those velocities.  HTH.  Mikey.

I too use the Hornady® Light Magnum® 265gr FP. It is an EXCELLENT BULLET!

Why don't you call NOSLER® and inquire about using the bullet in the 444? The only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

[jaycocreek]

Has anyone tried the 250 grain Nosler Partition HG's in a 444 yet?  I'm a big fan of partitions and wondered if anyones harvested any game with them or is the velocity of the 444 too mugh for them to handle?




http://www.nosler.com/data444marlin250gr.html

The same question was asked on the Nosler Forum and the Nosler Rep's reply was:

The 250 gr. PHG works quite well at 444 Marlin velocities 2200 to 2300 fps.
Weight retension is 85 to 90% with deep penetration. don't hesitate to use on elk at reasonable ranges.

Good luck..Jayco