School me on the .444

[dekeshooter]

Congrats on adding a new Marlin to the he stable! I wish you and your dad would give me a chance on scoring a deal on a used gun around here. Between your last few Marlins and his deals on the Single Six and Mountie last year, I'm over due.

[Hickory]

I haven't seen the 444 listed in Marlins catalog for the last 3-4 months.

[three50seven]

Congrats on adding a new Marlin to the he stable! I wish you and your dad would give me a chance on scoring a deal on a used gun around here. Between your last few Marlins and his deals on the Single Six and Mountie last year, I'm over due.

Sorry man....I guess it's a genetic trait, the ability to sniff out deals

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[three50seven]

I haven't seen the 444 listed in Marlins catalog for the last 3-4 months.

There haven't been any .444's made since Remington took over ownership as far as I know

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[HangFireW8]

The upside is they can't mess up what they don't make.

[J.M.Browning]

Thanks for all the info so far. This one is a 1:38 microgroove I believe. I would like to load something in the 240-280gr range, preferably cast. I have a 45/70 as well, so no sense in shooting heavy's in the 444.

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I shoot Cowboy Lever Action silhouette with my 1969 Marlin 444.
I load a 240gr. Berry's plated FP,Winchester LR primer,Starline brass with
12.0 gr. of IMR 700X. It chronos at 1350fps, knocks over the 65lb steel ram target
at 200yds. easily, and kicks like a .22lr. Reloading is a must, as 20 rounds of
Hornady Leverlution ammo was $40.00+.

[J.M.Browning]

There haven't been any .444's made since Remington took over ownership as far as I know

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+1 on the upside

[fisheadgib]

The .45-70 might sometimes be loaded to the same pressure as the .444.

In a Marlin, the 45-70 can be loaded a bit hotter than the .444. In my 26" 1895CB I can push a 405gr bullet to 2100fps and it's not even a Max load. There are no .444 loads that can touch that energy.

[three50seven]

Thanks again for all the information from those who posted here. Also, thank you to the members who responded to my WTB ad for dies and brass; thanks to them I was able to acquire a set of dies and a good supply of R-P and Hornady brass. I loaded up a few rounds Wednesday evening using Glen Fryxell's accuracy load of 52.0gr H322 under a 270gr. Speer Deep Curl. 5 quick off-hand shots at 25yds shows good potential, but I have to say they kicked like a mule!!!

[scattershot]

Just something to be aware of, the Hornady Leverevolution brass is a mite shorter than other brands of brass. Not a problem, really, but for a consistent crimp you may want to keep them separated.

[three50seven]

Just something to be aware of, the Hornady Leverevolution brass is a mite shorter than other brands of brass. Not a problem, really, but for a consistent crimp you may want to keep them separated.

Yep, I ended up with 20 pieces of that in the lot of brass that I bought. I figure I will use it for some mild plinkers and just seat them a little long if need be.

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