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-: I'm Scott Rupp with RifleShooter magazine,
and this is the Marlin 1895 in .444 Marlin.
Now, if you haven't heard, the .444 Marlin,
it came out in around 1965,
and it was the most powerful lever action of its day,
and it's no slouch today either.
I'm shooting a Remington Core-Lokt 240 grainers,
and that's getting me about 2,940 foot pounds of energy,
but you can get 265 grainers
that boost your energy levels up
to like the low 3000's.
So that is plenty of power for pretty much anything
that walks North America and beyond.
The rifle itself has a 22 inch barrel.
It's got adjustable buckhorn sights,
which I'm not using now and I'll get to that in a second.
It's got a half magazine.
Holds four rounds,
so it's four plus one capacity.
It's got a really handsome American black walnut stock
with nicely done checkering,
and you get the Marlin bullseye on the bottom.
The butt pad is a simple rubber butt pad.
It doesn't do much to soak up recoil,
but the recoil on this is really not all that bad.
I mean the rifle weighs like roughly eight pounds,
so it's really more of a shove than a sharp shot,
and I actually find it quite nice to shoot.
Now, like I said, some people would consider it sacrilege
not to use open sites, and even worse,
to put on a red dot like this Aimpoint Micro H2,
but I'm already eyeing this as my elk hunting rifle
for the upcoming season,
and I can't think of a better thing for shots
for like a hundred, maybe a little bit over a hundred yards,
than a quick red dot.
Plus, it doesn't add any weight.
I can carry the rifle like this,
which if you've ever hunted down timber,
you know being able to hold your rifle like this
in one hand to maneuver it is pretty darn handy.
This is a great rifle.
It's retailing for around 770 bucks,
so if you want a lever action with panache and power,
I don't think you can do any better
than the Marlin 1895 in .444 Marlin.
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