Accurate Mould

[J.B.]

Good to hear Kurt. I've been very, very impressed with Toms moulds and the ability to have one 'as you design' mould from sketch to delivered in the mail, usually in under a month is pretty impressive. Every time I got close to buying a 444... I always ended up with a 45/70 so I'll just sit back and watch this thread. Seems like your first outing is showing you the goods already. Well done.

J.B.

[Don McDowell]

That's sounding pretty good Kurt.

[Kurt]

Gavin This mould I went with the brass blocks and it sure is a good one. If Tom ever gets the CNC to cut the prolates for the rifle he will be making another one for me for sure.
Stick with the .45-70 unless you find a good one in the .444 with Ballard rifling.

Don
I still have some ways to go with it. Sure would be nice if I could put a tang sight on this one for windage adjustment. It was blowing pretty good today.

[Don McDowell]

Put a receiver sight on it.

[Kurt]

Man Don, I hate to think about drilling holes in this rifle. It's been with me for a long time with out getting buggered up.

[Don McDowell]

Kurt isn't it already drilled for a receiver sight on the top right side of the action?
If not there may be a receiver sight that attaches in the scope mount holes on the top of it.

[Kurt]

Kurt isn't it already drilled for a receiver sight on the top right side of the action?
If not there may be a receiver sight that attaches in the scope mount holes on the top of it.

I had to go down and look. Never felt a need for a receiver sight on this rifle. Nothing on the right but I have two plugged holes on the left just below the ejector pin hole. I will have to make a search and see if I can find one. I have seen receiver sights for the top but they are not wind adjustable.

[Nuclearcricket]

Actually it should be drilled and taped on the left side of the action when looking at it from the rear. That should be the same action as my 45-70 and I have a williams peep sight on it. My Marlin also has the micor grove barrel and I have never shot anything except jacketed through it. Since I dont' shoot it much and have picked up a couple of bags of Rem 300gr jacketed bullets, I doubt I will ever throw any cast in it.
Kurt, I didn't know the 444 had such a small thin rim, I dont think I ever even handled any of those cases. The case lube I like is the stuff Dillon sells in the pump spray bottle, and you can get the same stuff from Frankfort Arsonel from Midway. Its lanolin in an alcohol mix. Throw you cases in a box, give them a spray and shake them around a bit and your ready to go. When I switched over to this lube, I cleaned my dies with alcohol and then lubed the inside of the die and I haven't had any problems since. You still can end up with extra lube on your cases and some dents on the shoulders and walls of straight cases but you can get that with any lube if your not careful. How do you like the brass mold? If I order another mold from Accurate I might go that route. The one I got from him I like a lot but I went with the Aluminum. There is not any doubt in my mind that his molds are second to none.
Sam

[Mike]

Kurt isn't it already drilled for a receiver sight on the top right side of the action?
If not there may be a receiver sight that attaches in the scope mount holes on the top of it.

Just being fussy but those two holes for receiver sight mounting should be on the left side of the action, high and to the rear (toward the hammer).

Kurt, All Marlin firearms used Micro-groove rifling after 1956, so they didn't make any .444s with the Pope style rifling.

I don't have a .444 but I do have a .375 and that gun has made a couple of kills. Just a re-named .38/55 and, in fact, the Marlin 375s accept .38/55 ammo just fine. Shoot sharp, Mike

[Mike]

Kurt, For a good receiver sight let me recommend the Lyman 66. That's what's on my .375. And you can get that with target knobs. Shoot sharp, Mike