.444 help
 

Just bought the wife a .444 for primitive season. I'm not familiar with this round and was wondering what would be the best way to sight it in to compensate for bullet drop? Would an inch high at 100yds be good enough? The particular stand she will be hunting doesn't have a shot further than 180 yds. She's shooting the Hornady Leverevoltion 265 grain. Thanks

And here are the Hornady trajectory figures for those loads, based on a rifle with a scope mounted 1.7" overbore and zeroed to shoot 3" high at 100 yards:

.30-30, 160 grain - +3" @ 100 yds, +0.2" @ 200 yds, -12.1" @ 300 yds.
.35 Rem, 200 grain - +3" @ 100 yds, -1.3" @ 200 yds, -17.5" @ 300 yds.
.444 Mar, 265 grain - +3" @ 100 yds, -1.4" @ 200 yds, -18.6" @ 300 yds.
.45-70, 325 grain - +3" @ 100 yds, -4.1" @ 200 yds, -27.8" @ 300 yds.
.450 Mar, 325 grain - +3" @ 100 yds, -2.2" @ 200 yds, -21.3" @ 300 yds.

From http://www.chuckhawks.com/leverevolution.htm

My dad has one and I believe it's sighted in at 1 inch high at 100. But you can check online and it will tell you the info on the bullet drop. And you might want to check into that bullet as well. I think that is the one with the red ballistic tip and I think that style bullet is not allowed for the primitive season. I could be wrong tho but I remember my dad buying those and turning around and buying the Remington bullets because its just a rounded lead bullet.

I went to ldwf web site and this was in the rules for primative seasons.
Its legal for the hornadays.
2. Single shot, breech loading rifles, .35 caliber or larger having an exposed hammer that uses metallic cartridges loaded either with black powder or modern smokeless powder. All of the above may be fitted with magnified scopes.

Damn Jay!!! Just did these two, wish I would have known! If you don't like it get the .357mag barrel & send it this way!