Wolfe Publishing's Successful Hunter has a very good article on my favorite levergun cartridge, the 444 Marlin, in their July ~ August issue. It is written by a fellow that has shot them from the start and is a very good read for those interested in the cartridge. Unfortunately, the sample doesn't go deep enough into the issue to get to the article but it does have a interesting article about large feral hogs, many of which have met their demise at the far end of my 444.
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Re: 444 Marlin
I enjoyed the articles about hogs and crossbows but I didn't see an .444 Marlin talk... And I do still want an older .444 Marlin some day.
Re: 444 Marlin
The only levergun in the 'rifle' category that vies for my 444 Marlin(s) as a Favorite, would be the Big Horn Armory 89, but I have barely gotten to 'know' it so far. Both are 'large rifles', both are in the 3,000 ft-lb class, and either one of them, paired up with a Marlin 1894 in 32-20, would pretty much 'cover it all'... 
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Re: 444 Marlin
Good morning
The 444 is a fine caliber. JES Reboring took it to another angle with the 405 JES which is the 444 case tapered down to a .412 groove. For a caliber .41 affectionado like myself it is a good step up from the 41 mag to the 414 Supermag in Marlin rifles. These two smallish caliber 41 brass pieces have little hope of propelling a 350 grain cast bullet with much authority. But the 405 JES just like the 444 has all the case capacity it needs to do so. Turns a 336 into a real Smasher even at both ends.
Mike in ILLinois and far to busy driving here and there.
The 444 is a fine caliber. JES Reboring took it to another angle with the 405 JES which is the 444 case tapered down to a .412 groove. For a caliber .41 affectionado like myself it is a good step up from the 41 mag to the 414 Supermag in Marlin rifles. These two smallish caliber 41 brass pieces have little hope of propelling a 350 grain cast bullet with much authority. But the 405 JES just like the 444 has all the case capacity it needs to do so. Turns a 336 into a real Smasher even at both ends.
Mike in ILLinois and far to busy driving here and there.
Way down south in Arequipa, Peru till June 2020.
Re: 444 Marlin
Another article (maybe reprint of same one) in Shooting Times this month on the 444 Marlin. Shows good results with the Speer 300 grainers - even in the 1:38 twist guns...
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Re: 444 Marlin
My first levergun was a Marlin 444S, which I still have. It was my deer rifle, successfully bagging my first few deer, until I decided to go with my scoped Weatherby 30-06 as my primary choice. I've recently bought a .357/.38 Rossi R92 and am just getting acquainted with it as a Cowboy action rifle. I prefer the pistol grip style of the Marlin over the straight grip of the Winchester/Rossi '92, but that's me.