444 Marlin LEVERevolution®
The Hornady LEVERevolution® .444 Marlin is a modern take on a powerful, traditional lever-action hunting cartridge. Its story is really about improving the trajectory of a cartridge that was originally designed for big-borehunting at relatively modest distances.
What made it different?
- Polymer Flex Tip: Unlike a traditional pointed, hard-tipped bullet, the FTX has a flexible tip designed to be compatible with tubular magazines.
- Flatter trajectory: Its aerodynamic shape reduces drag compared with traditional flat-point bullets.
- More retained energy: Better aerodynamic efficiency helps the bullet retain velocity and energy farther downrange.
- Big-game capability: The .444 Marlin was developed for hunting, particularly deer and largerNorth American game.
The bottom line: The .444 Marlin dates to 1964, but Hornady LEVERevolution modernized its performance by addressing one of the traditional limitations of lever-action ammunition: the blunt bullet needed for tubular magazines.The result is a classic hard-hitting cartridge with improved downrange ballistics.
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