It was designed to fill in a gap left by the older.45-70 when that cartridge was not available in any new lever action rifles; at the time it was the largest lever-action cartridge available. case and is rimmed like the .44 Mag. In essence, the .444 Marlin is a .44 Magnum on steroids. Violate this principle by, for example, chambering a lightweight, short action rifle for a powerful Magnum cartridge like the .300 WSM and the result will be a dramatic increase in kick. The .444 Marlin was available in a svelte Marlin lever-action rifle—the Model 444—and proved to be a thumper on big game from whitetails to moose and bear, though like the .45-70, the range was limited by the low velocity and bullet profiles. A number of rifles and carbines in the Henry Big Boy series are offered in .44 Magnum (most actually, and plenty in .357 Magnum and .45 Colt as well) so there are a number to choose from.. A good starting point is the Big Boy Classic (that’s the Golden Boy, above) , with Henry’s signature brass receiver and octagonal 20-inch barrel. 444 misunderstood. The.44 mag was originally designed to be a revolver bullet, but quickly transformed into a short range carbine rifle bullet as well. Furthermore, the muzzle energy of a .44 Remington Magnum round averages out to 900 ft-lb, while a .454 Casull round averages out to about 1700 ft-lb. I shoot my 44's and I sold my 444. and the resulting cache of new .429 bullets were a boon for .444 fans. The.444 Marlin is a rifle cartridge designed in 1964 by Marlin Firearms and Remington Arms. So anyways I thought maybe a rechamber to .445 super mag might help tighten the chamber specs up a bit & at the same time get my effective range out closer to the 200+ yd area. The 444 Marlin uses a slightly smaller bullet but has higher velocity for a flatter trajectory. There are far more revolvers chambered for the .44 Magnum than there are for the .454 Casull, so as far as firearm availability, the .44 Magnum wins. The.444 was designed by marlin to be a lever action round. The .444 Marlin was introduced smack in the middle of Magnum Mania, when hunters were seeing belted magnum cartridges introduced one after the other. It takes 22.5 gr of H-110 to do it, pretty much a case full. JavaScript is disabled. 444 marlin is larger than the other three, (not just longer - totally different parent case) and there would be considerable slop in the fit to the chamber. The .444 is more expensive and not as common as the .44, its quiet a bit faster. After all, it’s guns, ammo, Paul Harrell, and my favorite cartridge of all time, the 44 mag. The .444 Marlin cartridge is little more than a .44 Magnum with an extra inch of cartridge capacity. rounds. Cartridge Type: Height: 2.225" Width: 0.514" Average FPS: 2217 Average Energy: 3001 Average Gr: 275 Recoil: 2.54 *Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of .444 Marlin Ballistics cartridge. I am looking at the 444 round now. I would think the 44 sp and mag would be even worse. The 44 mag rifle is roughly a 100 yard gun as the.444 is more like a 200 yard gun. A few observations have come sharply into focus in my 10+ years of loading for the .444 Marlin in the Contender (re-chambered from a .44 Magnum Super 14 barrel, with a 1 in 20" twist). The case is straight-walled and was lengthened nearly a full inch over the relatively diminutive .44 Mag. It has a case length of 2.105 inches, and a maximum cartridge length of 2.55 inches. When I started loading for the .44 Magnum, carbide sizing dies had not yet arrived. Totally different case design. Energy. Vintage Boxes - Gear, Shell, Case, Primer, Group Buys Design, Active , Waiting and Archives, Closed Buys/Waiting for delivery/in shipment, If this is your first visit, be sure to The 444 Marlin is a completely different caliber. Steve and Luke shoot the 444 Marlin in their new lever action rifle with the Nikon Monarch 3-9x scope. It's a very flexible cartridge and can be loaded down to around .44 Magnum level and loaded up to be quite a bit stronger than the .375 Winchester. The man who invented the plow was not bored. Where this comes into play for me is, I have found an H&R rifle in .44 Rem. The .444 Marlin favors bullets from 240 to 300 grains, and many rifles are effectively limited by their 1:38 twist rate—advantage .45-70—but the popularity of the .44 Mag. You must log in or register to reply here. Mag. This video shows the power of the three rifles with Paul's meat target. I am a fan but not an X-spert... Do realize a 3.5" turkey load kicks about 2.5x more than a .444 Marlin! Not only would the "bullet jump" be huge to the throat, the bases of these 4 cases are not the same. of AA-2460 to do it, once again a case full. Matthew 11:28. 11-14-2016, 09:57 AM #5 For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. A good decelerator pad on the Marlin rifle goes a long way towards making the .444 Marlin pleasant to shoot. The Marlin 44 Magnum shoots 44 Mag and Spl. Henry USA, of course, also makes a few. Anybody have experience with the old 444 vs the new marlin… The 444 was a little too much for this old man. While the .444 Marlin and its namesake Model 444 saw some success in the deer woods, the truth is by the mid-’60s the era of the lever-action hunting rifle was already over. It would be my choice. The.444 resembles a lengthened.44 Magnum and provides a significant increase in velocity. If you're deer or hog hunting out to say 100-150 yards then the 44 Mag would be fine. Light reloads, 220-240 grain, 1000plus fps in.444 cases would probably work better, more accurate, feed without problem, Assumption - 444 Lever Gun. The Hornady 265 JFP was originally designed for the .444 Marlin however I find it is an excellent bullet for the .44 Magnum whether used in levergun or sixgun. The Marlins involved are a 336 in 30-30 and an 1894S in 44 mag, both with 20-inch barrels. It is usually used in the Marlin 444 lever-action rifle. This is using mil-surp 1680 powder. Perhaps the initial mistake was only loading a 240gr bullet, similar (the same?) Recoil is stiff in an iron sighted Contender. Chris Dumm for TTAG. The .44mag is the winner, yes you range with the mag is shorter but you can find lots of very powerful loads exceeding 1800fp/s with 240grains which are cheaper than .444 with almost the same killing power. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that it's as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings. 444 Marlin 454 450 Marlin 460 S&W 475 linebaugh BFR Hand guns showing what I like about them. In essence the rimmed .444 Marlin is an elongated .44 Magnum (the case length is 2.225 inches, with an overall length of 2.550 inches), as it uses the same .429-inch diameter bullets as the classic revolver cartridge, albeit at a much higher velocity. If you are unfamiliar with the .444 Marlin, this is a cartridge that was designed by the powers that be at Marlin for use in lever-action rifles. Then I was reading about guys cutting .444 marlin brass down to 1.8" (which is the max case length in Indiana for rifles for deer hunting) and they called them .44 mad max. Lotta people die in bed: Dangerous place to be! To digest the new round, Marlin beefed-up their venerable model 336 .30-30 lever action and dubbed the result the Model 444. The .444 Marlin is basically a lengthened .44 Magnum revolver cartridge. 444 Marlin 454 450 Marlin 460 S&W 475 linebaugh BFR Hand guns showing what I like about them. While the .44 Magnum is a fine brush gun, and well suited for hog hunting at moderate range, the .444 Marlin can be a true big-game rifle. At least in my hands, it’s more accurate in the iron-sighted Winchester than the scope-sighted Marlin. bullet, taking 46 gr. It shoots about 600 feet per second faster than a 44 Mag. to the one used in the.44 mag … Invented as a joint venture between Remington and Marlin (ammo & rifle, respectively) the.444 debuted in the mid 60s as a longer, much more powerful.44 mag type round. It is a slightly tapered case going from .470” at the base to .453” at the case mouth, while the 1.285” long .44 Magnum is a straight case of .456” diameter. and another in .444 Marlin. The .444 Marlin case, at a length of 2.225”, is not an elongated .44 Magnum as some may think. Because most human minds like to put information into little boxes and once stored doesn’t like to run automatic comparisons of information. The cartridge looks like a 44 Magnum, but 1" longer. That's a reason that's it's unsafe to shoot .44 Magnum in a .444 Marlin. The .444 Marlin was designed by Remington at Marlin's request in 1964. He was hungry. My guess is it will be stiff in a Handi, just slightly lighter than the 444 with the same bullet at it's max velocity with the same slug. check out the. Much easier to find brass. It can use the same bullets as a 44 Mag. Dec 16, 2013 I cringe when I see firearms, especially those with wooden stocks, lying directly on a concrete bench. This Marlin .44 is one of my favorite firearms and I have a blast shooting it in beautiful northern Nevada. 44-40 (.471 Head diameter) fits a 444 chamber without the slop of the 44 Mag (.457 head diameter) if you must shoot shorter cartridge. This rifle rocks (and kicks like a mule)! The .44 mag was originally designed to be a revolver bullet, but quickly transformed into a short range carbine rifle bullet as well. For bullets weighing 240-270 grains, 4198 and Re 7 are the powders to beat, even H322 is too slow for these lighter bullets in the shorter barrel. With both having 22" length barrel. The besides the obvious difference in length and the fact one uses large rifle primers, the other large pistol primers - the .444 Marlin has a rim that is 0.003" thicker and a base that is 0.013" wider than the .44 Magnum. So aside from size - Do you know the real difference beytween a 444 Marlin and a 44 Magnum ?? That is to say, .44 Remington Magnum bullets travel 1.5 times the speed of a 737 airplane at cruising speed, while .454 Casull bullets travel 1.8 times that same speed. And knock a blacktail deer plumb off his feet at a hundred yards. Mag. Scott Kiefner breaks down The long-awaited return of the 444 Marlin is finally here and more reliable than ever before. Folks I have been shooting a ruger 44 mag and like the round. Memento mori - DRT - I'll see you at the lake, around the beach, on the mountain & in the woods on this side or the other by & by - Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer... Life Well Lived 30 feet up... Around 300 fps more, with a heavier bullet. Just because it can be done does not mean it makes sense, despite what you might read in advertising copy. Like most .44's, the cartridge is actually a .42 caliber; it accepts the same .429 inch diameter bullets as the .44 Rem. cwl1862 The cartridge is essentially a 44 Magnum, only an INCH LONGER. Parker's , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines, "Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest." My office was a 100 feet in the air, closer to God the better. Why start an article on the 444 Marlin cartridge with the data on the 308 Winchester cartridge? "I didn't claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegetables!". With cast bullets, the .44 Mag gives me 1650-1700 fps with a 250 gr bullet. The practical conversion for the 44 mag is to Triple 4. by Paco. The .444 Marlin has the advantage of using the jacketed and cast bullets for the .44 Magnum, making it a rather flexible design for the handloader. A Winchester trapper in 44mag with a 300 grain boolit at max will make you have to start over your shooting training to get rid of your flinching problem. The .444 Marlin gives me 2050 with a 310 gr. This being for my "Quiet" gun project, it would be nice if I could fire the .44 special cowboy cartridges in the .444 MARLIN … However, the .444 Marlin is far more powerful than the .44 Magnum. Another thing the .444 can do is kick the sh** out of you. Not recommended. revolver cartridge. Various calibers. It will flip a 2 ft square 1/2 inch steel plate hanging target flip clear over in a complete circle. 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