New .444 Marlin

DPris · October 16, 2018, 08:38 PM

Any interest?
Denis

Ruga Booga · October 16, 2018, 09:27 PM

Sure, you selling?

DPris · October 16, 2018, 10:37 PM

2019, you can order from Marlin.
Denis

stagpanther · October 17, 2018, 12:59 AM

Very cool!

gw44 · October 17, 2018, 09:18 AM

Oh they are bring them back ??

ilmonster · October 17, 2018, 09:50 AM

Things are getting interesting at Marlin. Hope the quality rifles coming out of them continues!

gw44 · October 17, 2018, 11:37 AM

I had one way back shot good !!!

DPris · October 17, 2018, 11:45 AM

Should be in 2019 catalog.
22-incher.
Denis

ThomasT · October 17, 2018, 12:59 PM

Will it have the Ballard rifling and 1/20 twist? I hope.

DPris · October 17, 2018, 01:16 PM

22-inch barrel, 1/20 twist.
I presume they'll stick with Ballard.
MSRP $769.
Denis

gw44 · October 17, 2018, 02:43 PM

I wish they would make a run of ether the 356win or 358win but I will have one of the new .444 !!!

stagpanther · October 17, 2018, 02:48 PM

Dammit! Why did you post that? Now I'm going to have to buy one--along with all the reloading gear.

FrankenMauser · October 17, 2018, 03:05 PM

Good to hear.

Plenty of interest from the Marlin guys.

As strange as it sounds to people that know me (being a Marlin guy, and .444 Marlin being my favorite cartridge)...
I think I'll pass.
I already have three working - two of them built by myself and my brother - with a fourth in the half-finished state.

Although... I'd rather chop a new one to 16", to thread it for suppressor use, than one of the rifles already in the safe.

DPris · October 17, 2018, 05:47 PM

Pass??? PASS??????
What the frickin' frick do you mean pass???????
They're bringing it back just for YOU!!!!!!!
You dunno how hard it was to get that caliber going again!

And you'll PASS!?!?!?!?
Denis

Scorch · October 17, 2018, 06:53 PM

444Marlin? I have one! I love it!

gw44 · October 17, 2018, 07:08 PM

I have brass bullets dies, I need the gun !!!

Jim Watson · October 17, 2018, 08:11 PM

Should they rename it going to 20 twist, like .244 to 6 mm?

FrankenMauser · October 17, 2018, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Pass??? PASS??????
What the frickin' frick do you mean pass???????
They're bringing it back just for YOU!!!!!!!
You dunno how hard it was to get that caliber going again!

And you'll PASS!?!?!?!?

Plenty of other people foaming at the mouth, waiting in line, wallet in hand, good sir.

Plus... I've come to the depressing realization that I can't really hunt elk much any more (at least in the usual haunts). ...And that was/is the primary purpose of my 444s.
What I have will still get used; but there isn't much point in adding to the herd.

Hand me a couple hundred thousand dollars, and my tone may change. In that case, I might go for a bushel or three of new 444s.

Quote:

Should they rename it going to 20 twist, like .244 to 6 mm?

The 1:20" twist is already old news.
Marlin adopted the 1:20" twist and "Ballard" rifling for the Model 444 variants in 1998. It was the Marlin and H&R standard twist rate through the demise of H&R and Remlington's discontinuation of the 444 after the buyout.

Orion6 · October 17, 2018, 10:57 PM

I want one. But I also want that curly maple 336.

armednfree · October 18, 2018, 01:31 AM

I have a friend with a 444 that I cast for. Gas checked 310 grain lee bullet cast from 89/6/5 alloy. As cast they come out at .4305. Pan lubed with 50 percent alox, 40 percent Johnson's paste wax and 10 percent bees wax then shot as cast.

He has shot and anchored many deer, two black bears and several Florida hogs with it.

DPris · October 18, 2018, 02:14 AM

And a partridge in a...…

Denis

Jim Watson · October 18, 2018, 09:07 AM

Well, there was an old gunzine piece about the Survivalist .444.
He loaded round ball for small game and shot for, uh, partridge.

2wheelwander · October 18, 2018, 09:22 AM

HOT DIGGITY! Now maybe ammo won't be so hard to find. Indiana just approved this for deer a year ago. Can't wait to bag one with mine. Hope these catch on again.

Link provided

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever...ore/444-marlin

223 shooter · October 20, 2018, 10:32 AM

I found a receipt from 1988 where I had bought a new Marlin 444 for a whopping $239 in Jacksonville, NC , ended up trading it when I moved did not have access to an outdoor range for few years.

Kind of wish I still had it , will have to check out the new 444s.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · October 21, 2018, 06:07 AM

Nope!! No thanks, I have no purpose for one.

October 16, 2018, 08:38 PM	#1
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	New .444 Marlin Any interest? Denis

October 17, 2018, 12:59 AM	#4
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,884	Very cool! __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

October 17, 2018, 02:48 PM	#12
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,884	Dammit! Why did you post that? Now I'm going to have to buy one--along with all the reloading gear. __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

October 17, 2018, 03:05 PM	#13
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,443	Good to hear. Plenty of interest from the Marlin guys. As strange as it sounds to people that know me (being a Marlin guy, and .444 Marlin being my favorite cartridge)... I think I'll pass. I already have three working - two of them built by myself and my brother - with a fourth in the half-finished state. Although... I'd rather chop a new one to 16", to thread it for suppressor use, than one of the rifles already in the safe. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

October 17, 2018, 06:53 PM	#15
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	444Marlin? I have one! I love it! __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

October 16, 2018, 09:27 PM	#2
Ruga Booga Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2017 Location: SE Kansas Posts: 116	Sure, you selling?

October 16, 2018, 10:37 PM	#3
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	2019, you can order from Marlin. Denis

October 17, 2018, 09:18 AM	#5
gw44 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 311	Oh they are bring them back ??

October 17, 2018, 09:50 AM	#6
ilmonster Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 180	Things are getting interesting at Marlin. Hope the quality rifles coming out of them continues!

October 17, 2018, 11:37 AM	#7
gw44 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 311	I had one way back shot good !!!

October 17, 2018, 11:45 AM	#8
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Should be in 2019 catalog. 22-incher. Denis

October 17, 2018, 12:59 PM	#9
ThomasT Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,765	Will it have the Ballard rifling and 1/20 twist? I hope.

October 17, 2018, 01:16 PM	#10
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	22-inch barrel, 1/20 twist. I presume they'll stick with Ballard. MSRP $769. Denis

October 17, 2018, 02:43 PM	#11
gw44 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 311	I wish they would make a run of ether the 356win or 358win but I will have one of the new .444 !!!

October 17, 2018, 05:47 PM	#14
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Pass??? PASS?????? What the frickin' frick do you mean pass??????? They're bringing it back just for YOU!!!!!!! You dunno how hard it was to get that caliber going again! And you'll PASS!?!?!?!? Denis

October 17, 2018, 07:08 PM	#16
gw44 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 311	I have brass bullets dies, I need the gun !!!

October 17, 2018, 08:11 PM	#17
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,579	Should they rename it going to 20 twist, like .244 to 6 mm?

October 17, 2018, 10:57 PM	#19
Orion6 Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 340	I want one. But I also want that curly maple 336.

October 18, 2018, 01:31 AM	#20
armednfree Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2016 Posts: 211	I have a friend with a 444 that I cast for. Gas checked 310 grain lee bullet cast from 89/6/5 alloy. As cast they come out at .4305. Pan lubed with 50 percent alox, 40 percent Johnson's paste wax and 10 percent bees wax then shot as cast. He has shot and anchored many deer, two black bears and several Florida hogs with it.

October 18, 2018, 02:14 AM	#21
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	And a partridge in a...… Denis

October 18, 2018, 09:07 AM	#22
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,579	Well, there was an old gunzine piece about the Survivalist .444. He loaded round ball for small game and shot for, uh, partridge.

October 18, 2018, 09:22 AM	#23
2wheelwander Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2018 Posts: 540	HOT DIGGITY! Now maybe ammo won't be so hard to find. Indiana just approved this for deer a year ago. Can't wait to bag one with mine. Hope these catch on again. Link provided https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever...ore/444-marlin

October 20, 2018, 10:32 AM	#24
223 shooter Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2008 Posts: 557	I found a receipt from 1988 where I had bought a new Marlin 444 for a whopping $239 in Jacksonville, NC , ended up trading it when I moved did not have access to an outdoor range for few years. Kind of wish I still had it , will have to check out the new 444s.

October 21, 2018, 06:07 AM	#25
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Nope!! No thanks, I have no purpose for one.