444 Marlin

[Oldtrader3]

Sotty, that .444 seems as thougit has the accuracy to be a great rifle (certainly for a lever action). As for the tightness, that can be fixed and will likely improve with use. The 1895 that I had wihich ended up with Woodycreek, was also very tight and very accurate at first. I loosened up a little with use and was still very accurate but the tightness can be fixed with an India stone.

 

[boomer68]

Very nice shooting. I have a 444P, and am planning on taking it on a spring black bear hunt in May. Mine loves the LeverEvolution.

 

[cloverleaf]

Them 44's are rumored to be accurate..... :grin: very cool. Nice rifle too! CL

 

[Wincheringen]

Mine really likes H335, H4198, & RL7 with the 265 Hornady and 290 grain hardcast. Its one of the few rifles I own that shoots everything well, even the little 180 grain pistol bullets shoot well.

 

[OU812]

Boy howdy I would say it's accurate. Good shooting Scotty.


Bill

 

[FOTIS]

What range Scott 100 yds?

 

[SJB358]

What range Scott 100 yds?

Those were at 50 Fotis, with the irons. I need another kinda target to shoot at 100 with the iron sights.

 

[super-7]

She looks like a shooter for sure , the triple 4 really does hit like a hammer. My Mothers great uncle had one for years, it was his favorite moose gun. He lived in Athabasca and worked all over the north country before it was opened up , running his trappline . There was a time when you could by an over the counter moose tag for the northern zones and every year he hunted them faithfully . The triple 4 and a 303 enfield as his back up rifle. I have not been following the Alberta record book as of late but in the 80's he had shot the # 2 moose all time in Ab. A real brute . I only had the chance to hunt with him once before he died. A calling season river boat hunt down the Athabasca, I was 16, a hunt of a life time, and I still have the small rack of the three year old moose we got. Hopefully this rifle will turn into some great memories and hunts for you and your family for years to come. S7.

 

[SJB358]

She looks like a shooter for sure , the triple 4 really does hit like a hammer. My Mothers great uncle had one for years, it was his favorite moose gun. He lived in Athabasca and worked all over the north country before it was opened up , running his trappline . There was a time when you could by an over the counter moose tag for the northern zones and every year he hunted them faithfully . The triple 4 and a 303 enfield as his back up rifle. I have not been following the Alberta record book as of late but in the 80's he had shot the # 2 moose all time in Ab. A real brute . I only had the chance to hunt with him once before he died. A calling season river boat hunt down the Athabasca, I was 16, a hunt of a life time, and I still have the small rack of the three year old moose we got. Hopefully this rifle will turn into some great memories and hunts for you and your family for years to come. S7.

Thanks S7, any idea what bullet he used?

 

[super-7]

Not a clue, sorry.

 

[FOTIS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobE4kK9Kpc

 

[DrMike]

Great performance as design and platform are well matched.

 

[SJB358]

That's very impressive Fotis! Can't wait to try them myself!

 

[Woodycreek]

Another great shooting 1895!

 

[Oldtrader3]

If I remember correctly about the 1980's and the .444 Marlin, there was 265 gr jacketed JHP's available and if you molded you own, you could go up to a .430 diameter, to match the Marlin 336 throat, with a 300 grain cast bullet that was a stone killer but you had to mold them. The .444 factory ammo went to 265 grains and stopped until the .45-70 revived.

For the first ten years in the 1960-early 70's, there was only 240 grain, .44 pistol bullets available in factory loads. They were not consistently good killers on large game because they were a pistol bullet. The .45-70 was dead as a doornail during this era, except in trapdoors and low pressure stuff like that!

 

[tecumseh]

Good shootin'! I need to get mine out and finish up the load I'm working up for mine.

 

[SJB358]

If I remember correctly about the 1980's and the .444 Marlin, there was 265 gr jacketed JHP's available and if you molded you own, you could go up to a .430 diameter, to match the Marlin 336 throat, with a 300 grain cast bullet that was a stone killer but you had to mold them. The .444 factory ammo went to 265 grains and stopped until the .45-70 revived.

For the first ten years in the 1960-early 70's, there was only 240 grain, .44 pistol bullets available in factory loads. They were not consistently good killers on large game because they were a pistol bullet. The .45-70 was dead as a doornail during this era, except in trapdoors and low pressure stuff like that!

Lot's of good bullets now. Used to be an awesome 250 PT for it, and there are still Swift A-Frames.. Man, too many possibilities!

 

[SJB358]

Good shootin'! I need to get mine out and finish up the load I'm working up for mine.

What load are you working with? I need to get some sights for mine. It'll be alot more fun once I get the Skinners on the gun.

 

[onesonek]

Can't say enough again on the Skinner and Andy's service on mine. I had him tweak things to my wishes, and can't ask for better.

 

[FOTIS]

Here are all of Sourdough's 444 videos and some more. If you notice the 300 sierra did not expand at all at say...200 yard velocity of 1600 fps or so. Weird because it is not made for the 444 and can not achieve expansion velocities in a 44!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Sourdough444/videos