.....Now isn't that interesting?....there was a gun shop in Brunswick near the naval air station there (Maine) that went out of business some time ago....but before it did, I used to drop in there regularly as well as the pawn shop and gun shop in town (never know what those crazy navy guys might "trade-in") and he had handi rifles in stock regularly (shotguns and muzzleloaders too) and I did see one 450 marlin handi there, I think it was an ultra hunter.....but I never knew they issued it in .444.....Damn, figures, I missed all the really "cool" ones like 7mm mauser and 7x64 Brenneke too!.....wish these guys would get about the business of calibers like these.....and I'd like to see a 6.5x54r....what a cool caliber for the handi!!!!.....oh well, if wishes were horses beggers would ride!