Reloading a 444 Marlin w/ 300gr

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Bullnettles

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I have been looking at recipes from a few books and thought that would be an awesome load (for hunting bear) to try out. But I have been reading about certain types of bullets wearing down barrels in various guns. Would this potentially harm my 444? Thanks

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NO.

Jacketed bullets do in fact wear out barrels faster then pure lead alloy, grease lubricated bullets.

But the barrel life of a .444 Marlin would be measured in the many thousands of rounds, regardless of the type of bullet used.

What wears out a barrel quickly is erosion, from burning huge loads of powder, at very high pressure, and driving the white-hot gas & bullet through a very small hole at extremely high velocity.

The .444 doesn't fit any of those criteria.

What you may have read pertains to very old black-powder rifles. The barrels on those were made of low-grade soft steel, because they were designed only for lead bullets & black powder. And better steel was neither available, or needed.
Jacketed bullets will shorten the life of those barrels.

Your .444 Marlin barrel is made of much better stuff!

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