Ok so as usual the more i hear and ask the more i want a 45-70 over the 444. And surely a 45-70 loaded as hot as an 1895 can take will settle a buff pretty well? Not like it'll be a regular thing, i'd say mostly short range scrub hunting pigs. I'd be good to be able to ignore any scrub that gets in the way! I'm sure a 444 would do it ok but if i'm going to the hastle of getting my dream gun i might as well make it right.
Another reason is i have my hva 1640 30 06 for longer range or smaller animals, and 444 has more overlap i'm thinking. I'm selling my vgc 243 brno m98 to fund it. I may take slack for this but it doesn't do anything a downloaded 06 can't. Yep i cast and reload.
Shipping is sorted- i'm putting them in our shipping container at no extra cost. Then i have the other end sorted.
I have just found a lead on an older micro groove one. What are people's thoughts on these? I guess i don't need to shoot very heavy pills- What's the biggest the twist can handle? I probabaly want to shoot almost all cast, is it definitely worth waiting for a ballard?