444 Marlin
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scottlawrenceburg
6 pointer
Yep.. had a marlin lever action several years ago..then I got stupid and got married.... out to 100 yards it would hammer deer... I never have 1 to take a step... they are great on tree rats too.. had 1 that wouldn't shut up... hit it in the ribs and hit the ground in 2 pieces....
I loaded xtp bullets....to me more wicked than a 3006.. would love to have another 1... I had many calibers bit it was my go to gun for deer
Wecorn
Fawn
Howdy, I have a 444 marlin that my dad gave me when I was a teen. My woman hunts with it now, it kicks less than my Winchester 30.06. She uses Hornady LEVERevolution 265 gr ammo that I found a few years back on sportsman warehouse for 40$ I stocked up then, I think that ammo is going for over 50$ now. She killed her first buck with it 2 years ago, a big bodied spike at around 55-70 yards, fist size exit wound behind the offside shoulder, then my feeder then the tree the feeder is attached to lol, deer didn’t take a step.
PHILIPRILEY16
8 pointer
- Nov 7, 2009
- 539
I have a 2002 .444p guide gun it shoots and handles better than any lever gun i have. Although with its value and the price of ammo it has not been out in awhile. Gun was 385 bucks new in 2002 through a&w gun shop and they now bring 2500 plus if i would of known that then i would have a safe full of them
grinder
12 pointer
Im the same way about a 45/70, just love the big ol fat slow ball in an open sighted lever gun.
predator1
12 pointer
Here’s to hoping the wife don’t kill me. Because I just went off a ledge for this one on Gunbroker. Should be here by next week.
Had the Marlin 444, but I always wanted a Winchester EXACTLY like that one. Beautiful rifle, she want stay mad long.
predator1
12 pointer
Sucker is same as new in the box with tags still attached. Never fired. There’s another one on there right now.
KY_Fried
12 pointer
Just saw this. I own both a Winchester and Marlin 444 lever but haven't shot the Winchester enough to really have an opinion on it. I have a thing for lever actions for whatever reason and have several. I usually prefer Marlin levers myself but both are fine guns.
predator1
12 pointer
I prefer Marlins myself. But this purchase was more about the caliber than the gun. The Winchester being unique compared to other model 94’s just makes it a little more special to me.
Agree with you and KY_FRIED about the Marlin's have a few of them myself, but the 444 Winchester is unique. Damn the more I look at yours the more I drool!! I am afraid to go to Gunbroker and look, I been a member of GB for close to 20yrs and has cost me a lot of money. LOL
predator1
12 pointer
reivertom
12 pointer
The main problem with that caliber is, you really need to reload, and brass isn't easy to find, especially these days.
Wecorn
Fawn
True friend, part with some hard earned cash is an option, save all the brass I expend from this caliber but I was too naive to learn from my dad about reloading this caliber or any caliber for that matter because I’m a dumbas*, I still have about 9 .444 rounds dad reloaded including a couple shot shells he made for the .444 also multiple other rounds like the 221 fireball that goes to an odd looking bolt action pistol (I “borrowed” and shot at a squirrel one time with it when I was around 11, missed and got my hide tanned good for that) some I do not even have the firearms to use them. I have quite a few dyes and equipment for reloading but not the knowledge or time to do so now. I’m saving dads .444 rounds in case I ever get the chance to hunt a bison. Hornady LEVERevolution ammo for the .444 is murder on deer and anything else on earth I’d imagine, in the right setup.
predator1
12 pointer
I just ordered 3 boxes of Federal Hammerdown from Bud’s for $42.99 a box.
