Just replace the follower and it will feed LeverE, even your 444. If you must use your flat follower, push the last round into the loading gate and into the tube a bit with something then let it ride back, it won’t jam after that.

All 30-30 bullets kill deer, its a fact.

LeverE fouls Marlin microgroove faster, a Winchester seems to like it. This doesn’t matter, why?
Your eyes are getting heavy, you are getting sleepy, you are gonna use 150gr Powermax.

You can get some decent things here and folks will debate on the followers but the factory plastic type are number one. You want the best loading gate, see the link.
http://www.rangerpointstore.com/marlin-flyweight-easy-loading-gate/

In Alabama, this is as good as it gets http://www.apwcogan.com

The velocity of the 150gr coupled with the expansion and composition of that powermax...Works!

Scope is no more accurate than irons. Its the mitigating factors that make a difference...the shooter!
Scopes do make us lazy but do have their perks. Many times, at dusk or dawn while the color green is still faded, I can see an animal on low power that I cannot see with my naked eyes. If you've never toted a Winnie 94 with ghost sights through the deer woods, in the mountains, or the plains...Its quite the feeling!



On the 7-08 subject in the other thread, the powermax supply dried up for 7-08, I think it got discontinued, so I sold my 7-08 and went back to 30-06.

This and the 120gr Barnes are the best 7-08 ammo for deer sized critters there ever was/will be