Reeder Custom Guns - .444 Marlin 14" Contender

AlanT
.444 Marlin 14" Contender
Friday, November 18, 2022, 08:28

I have been shooting a 14" contender in .444 Marlin (rechambered .44 mag barrel) since '85. When I first started loading for it, we found the 265 Hornady was the lightest bullet that could bring out the cartridges potential (with no shoulder area to help build pressure, you need bullet mass and neck tension to get decent velocities. I quickly discovered the Barnes original .44 Caliber 300 grain bullet and shot it for years right around 1950fps. We tried other companies' 300 grain .44 bullets as they were introduced. Eventually I ordered a mold and now cast a 345 grain bullet; driving it to 1750fps.

444 Marlin - Arcticjohn, 2022-11-16, 14:55
- You need to stock up when you can. I play - WB, 2022-11-17, 08:38
  - I am going to read someday" Scott Boggs blown up" - Winnturner48, 2022-11-17, 08:54
    - LOL, anything can happen. Way back I really - WB, 2022-11-17, 13:06
      - .444 MARLIN PIX - JT, 2022-11-17, 16:00
      - 240-265 EXCLUSIVELY??? - JT, 2022-11-17, 15:54
        I remember pouring over the Marlin adds as a boy - WB, 2022-11-18, 07:55
        .444 Marlin 14" Contender - AlanT, 2022-11-18, 08:28
        That’s a hot round for the Contender! - WB, 2022-11-18, 10:56
        In all our tests on the 429 GNR it beat the 444 in - Gary Reeder, 2022-11-18, 13:35
        We've literally taken a dump truck load of critters with the - WB, 2022-11-18, 14:01
        Hog's skull, not Pap's! (nm) - WB, 2022-11-18, 14:03
        Whew. Thanks for clearing that up! (nm) - AlanT, 2022-11-18, 17:24
- Starline has 444 brass right now. (nm) - Jeff Spencer, 2022-11-16, 21:42
  - LOOK FOR HORNADY 265 - JT, 2022-11-17, 09:21