I own a Marlin lever action in .444. I ran the number on it once. I think it was manufactured in 1978. I bought it from a friend who bought it new. Pretty sure it hasn't had its first 100 rounds through it. I did use it on a hog in Oklahoma some years back. It rolled that boar like a bowling ball! I'm glad to see .444 ammo available again - specially from Remington. There for a while it was non existent and if you did find it, it was exorbitantly priced. Owning that Marlin in .444 is the one and only reason I've never purchased a 45/70. Guess I never will.
If you're out of coffee in the morning licking a 9 volt battery can be a good emergency pick me up. Love my Marlin 444 Lever Action, had it over 35 years now.
Thanks for a great video on the .444 Marlin. The mighty .444 is a hoss! Powerful and it shocks the beasts in North America! Another one bites the dust when hit by the .444, especially the 265 grain bullet.
That ammo....when I was like 14, I shot the river in the winter in the same spot with a .22 LR rifle from like 40 yards up from the bank, like 200 shots and it chipped away a good divot about 4" deep and a foot wide, the ice was like 2 foot thick so no water. Then I grabbed my brother's Marlin in .444 Marlin and shot that 240 gr ammo at the ice, just one shot. Blew a hole right through it and water geysered up.
In over 40 years of owning and shooting the Marlin 444, I’ve never been a fan of the Remington 240gr load. 99% of my shooting was with Handloads of 270gr or heavier! The 444 is a Beast, and when you properly do what’s necessary to get Hardcast Bullets shoot well, it becomes a Turbo Charged Beast!
WHO_TEE_ as I told you about finding a .444 spent casing many years back. While out trudging inSouthernn Co. foothills hi-desert (bout 7,700' ish altitude), I picked up & shook the dirt outta the thing, and found it to be the .444. I thought @ the time it was ancient! Laying there for however many years?! Stuff doesn't deteriorate like wet climates. The oldest rifle I have fired was a Government 45-70 Cavelry. Yep, it had the trapdoor! The front sight on this thing was a half penny (cut in half) and firing smokeless powder. The guy was kin to my wife. He also had a .300 H&H Magnum. He hunted elk with both. Among other rifles he had.
Thank you for the 444 Marlin/CVA Scout review. Single shots have a genuine appeal. As for the chrony, you did it a favor. I believe you reviewed a new Caldwell chronograph at the recent SHOT Show. If you do not get the Caldwell, I recommend the Garmin XERO C1. Ease of use and small footprint makes the Garmin very attractive at range sessions. Cheers!
I sure like to watch your clips now & then and appreciate that you're a straight talker, no craping, no b'sing, admitting making little mistakes once in a while and being a fairly good shot too. Thanks for your effort$ producing these videos, be good and shoot safely!
I found my new bullet slinger. This year I bought an CVA inline muzzleloader and really enjoyed the muzzleloader experience. I am thinking of getting rid of all my center fire firearms. I have taken Elk and Mule deer with one shot with center fire rifles and think the single shot inline will serve me well.
I love my Marlin 1895 in 444. Bought it about 5 years ago and it has run flawlessly and really likes the Remington Core Lockt ammo. No problems hitting targets from 100 to 200yrds. Only real complaint is the price of that ammo. You know it's pretty bad when I can get Hornady LeveRevolution 444 ammo for much cheaper that the Remington. I've seen $75 to $90 per box at most gun shops if I'm luck enough to find it. Hornady is just under $50 a box. Reloading is the way to go. 😁
My 444 is a model 94 Winchester Timber Carbine with an 18” ported barrel, it weighs nothing and it’s a beast! A good friend of mine anchored a bear with it last fall, one shot and it never moved. 444 is an awesome round!
I got solar packs for most of my trail cameras. Was using lithiums and having to change 2-3×/year depending on activity. The cost of the solar was about the same as three 8 packs, so a couple have already paid for themselves. Too bad about the chrono...now you have a reason to get another. I am saving for a Xero.
Good to see some guns chambered in the classic 444. A guy from the local range said the 265 grain bullets are more accurate due to the twist rate of the rifling in Marlin rifles, which he shoots. It pays off to try the 240s and 265s to see which one is more accurate in your rifle. The +P 45-70 pretty much made the 444 obsolete. Had the 444 been available with a good 300 grain bullet, it would have had a better chance of survival against the 45-70, which has history on its side.
What you are describing is the .450 Marlin. Both the .444 and .450 came about since the 45-70 market was damn near dead. Cowboy action sports revived the 45-70, and now we can finally get them fully powered for modern rifles.
.444 was originally 240 grain bullets. It was fine for deer but a bit shallow penetration on heavier game. The bullets were too soft way back when. Hopefully the current production Remington ammo uses tougher bullets these days. It was found many years ago that 265 grain bullets were more appropriate for tougher game.
The triple4 for deer is absolute over kill. But then, your deer can never be too dead. Right? Are you still a 360 Buckhammer fan? I was going to get one but a 94 Winchester Big Bore in .444 Marlin found it's way into my heart and the rest is history. The Big Bore can handle higher pressures than the Marlin so I can muscle up the .444 if I ever thought I would want to. But, the Hornady Superformance with a 265 grain boolit creates a pretty awesome bing bang, too.
The prices on used Marlin and Winchester lever action rifles in .444 Marlin and .375 Winchester have gone artificially sky high, like a lot of other guns before the scamdemic.
Make sure the muzzle brake is tight. Apply blue loc tite or it will,shake loose and throw rounds all over. You must remove sight base degrease it and likewise apply loc tite. I’ve shot this caliber since it came out. Very effective. Only recovered one round from a bear. Remington 240 gr. Expansion. .900 . I own two Marlins in this caliber. I noticed you did not really tighten the brake as it should be.
LOL, locked up with 4 minutes to go...came back in after the show to catch those missing 4 minutes. Very weird buffering like that. Got it right in the brain pan for sure, lol.
Just the wind off that bullet! Dang! Maybe that's why your chrono layed down. Scared it! Lol. Maybe the chronograph ain't being given enough credit. I mean. Long live the chrono! Haha. It may need a requiem.
hey brotha adam , whats the $ of the lever action of them ? , me n my dad had a 30-30 lever action in the 80's , great brush n such rifle , great vid n content , LUV YA brotha > tom !
the nice think about the single shot is you can load some longer and heavier rounds. My Timber Carbine for 1997 couldn't stabilize a jacketed 400gr swaged. What is your twist rate?
My bad shoulders, back and neck make it so very difficult for me to zero and practice with my rifles chambered above the .243! When I do I use my lead sled but I have to put at least 20 pounds of weight on it!
