Hornady leverevolution 44mag

[spankys56]

What do you guys think of this ammo. Does it really make a difference? Seems minimal to me.

 

[Mgderf]

I have used nothing but LeveRevolution in my .44mag Marlin 1894 since it came out.
I won't use anything else. It shoots straight, hits hard, and does what I ask of it.
I have heard of some saying it did not perform well from their rifles, but I've had ZERO issues.

Love the stuff!

 

[dirtfarmerz]

That's what I use in my Marlin for deer hunting. I don't know what kind of difference you're looking for, but to test it we shot hardened 2 X 4's when I first got some and it left a really nice hole. There's nothing in Indiana on two or four legs that could walk away from a well placed hole like that.

 

[dave29]

What do you guys think of this ammo. Does it really make a difference? Seems minimal to me.

Does it really make a difference in what? Not sure what your question is.

I like it, and use it in one of my single shot rifles. Very accurate, burns a little cleaner than WWB 240gr sp.

 

[spankys56]

I am looking at the accuracy. It works great in my win 94. I can get compareable results out of win white box which I have dropped deer with without a problem.

 

[possum_128]

I am looking at the accuracy. It works great in my win 94. I can get compareable results out of win white box which I have dropped deer with without a problem.

I hope the deer you have dropped were using Winchester white box hollow points, because full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted on deer as per Indiana dnr reg.

Although this could be a grey area as that is stated when covering types of legal handgun cartridges. Therefore I could be wrong.

 

[bocefus78]

I hope the deer you have dropped were using Winchester white box hollow points, because full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted on deer as per Indiana dnr reg.

Although this could be a grey area as that is stated when covering types of legal handgun cartridges. Therefore I could be wrong.

Wwb is jsp...not fmj.

On topic, the lever stuff worked well for me in a marlin 94 before I started reloading.

 

[ru44mag]

I could not tell the difference between it, and WWB on paper. Never tried it on deer, but the WWB 240 gr. soft tips do an excellent job on deer!

 

[ViperJock]

It's like spray and pray out of my Marlin. Mine likes (MOA) the Mag tech.

 

[Mgderf]

It's like spray and pray out of my Marlin. Mine likes (MOA) the Mag tech.

I'm just curious, because I've heard/read about this same issue in the past.
Is your Marlin a JM marked model?

 

[eric001]

It's like spray and pray out of my Marlin. Mine likes (MOA) the Mag tech.

I vaguely remember that some older Marlins have much finer grooves and prefer different bullet weights than more recent ones. Something about bullets over/under spinning and flying erratically. I'm too lazy to look up the relevant threads that I just know are on here somewhere, but I am sure it had everything to do with heavier/lighter bullets being accurate in newer Marlins but not in older ones with the finer rifling. Pretty sure someone with more energy and/or a better memory will be along shortly to give details.

Sorry for threadjacking, OP!

 

[Hookeye]

I hope the deer you have dropped were using Winchester white box hollow points, because full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted on deer as per Indiana dnr reg.

Although this could be a grey area as that is stated when covering types of legal handgun cartridges. Therefore I could be wrong.

Yup, the "no fmj" rule is specifically called out in the deer legal handgun equipment section.

Where is there a "no fmj" rule for rifle?

I don't and wouldn't use FMJ on deer with rifle, but think the state's omission might be kinda sorta linked to all copper hunting bullets having been around for a while.

And, the Hornady Lever ammo seems to shoot OK, but is "warm" at best.

 

[pathfinder317]

I put a cabellas scope on my marlin 44 lever , it is designed for this ammo , set the cross hairs at 50 yards and it has a dot for 100 yards and one for 150 yards, I have never used the 150 yard but the 100 yard is dead on, I've only shot 3 deer with this rifle 2 with this ammo , none of the 3 deer took more than 2 steps before dropping in their tracks. All 3 shots were less than 75 yards.

 

[hammer24]

I've killed a couple deer with the 225 ftx bullets, and they did their job. I switched to the tried and true 240 xtp because they were more accurate in my rifle and I just liked the terminal performance better. Never had an exit with the 225's.

 

[ws6duramax]

I 100% agree with Hammer24 . The ftx's do the job and are accurate , but the xtp's shoot just as good and hit ALOT harder .

I switched to xtp bullets in my muzzle loader 2 yrs ago and the difference is amazing .

 

[mallarddrake]

I tried the 240 gr FTX out of a handi rifle and they shot a 6 foot group 240 gr XTP shot a 1 inch group. 300 gr were just as good.