Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 After wanting a 444 marlin for a long time I finally found the right one. A marlin 444p outfitter. 18.5 inch ported barrel. Will most likely join me on next years main bear hunt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splitear Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Very sharp. I hope you enjoy that thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveboone Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Whoohoo! Have you settled on your outfitter? Remember most shooting for bears is close...25 to 50 yards...or closer. Bear woods be thick and close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Daveboone said: Whoohoo! Have you settled on your outfitter? Remember most shooting for bears is close...25 to 50 yards...or closer. Bear woods be thick and close! That isn’t a prairie dog gun....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Juice Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Beautiful piece. What scope do you have on it? If it’s a bushnell or bausch make sure you change it out. You need a half way decent scope to manage the recoil. Good luck wit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Whoohoo! Have you settled on your outfitter? Remember most shooting for bears is close...25 to 50 yards...or closer. Bear woods be thick and close! I have not but have narrowed it down Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Beautiful piece. What scope do you have on it? If it’s a bushnell or bausch make sure you change it out. You need a half way decent scope to manage the recoil. Good luck wit it So the guy I purchased it from is the owner of the marlin owners forum. I believe it is a bushnell but it has served him well all these years Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Some of the older Bushnell are quality scopes. Good luck with her Chef. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Real_TCIII Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Don't forget that your best friend in WNY killed a bear with that same rifle!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Don't forget that your best friend in WNY killed a bear with that same rifle!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProGuess that means I need to kill a bigger one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Juice Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Perhaps old bushnells are of better quality but my experience is that they are garbage. Every single product, 100%, were problematic for me. I wish you luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Dr Juice said: Perhaps old bushnells are of better quality but my experience is that they are garbage. Every single product, 100%, were problematic for me. I wish you luck I've got a couple older ones as well and worked excellent for years. Especially on an under 200 yard gun in a state you can't shoot until a half hour after light and a half hour prior to dark! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp_bucks Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Nice looking gun. Love lever actions. How much does she weigh? Hopefully next fall you can pose with that and a huge bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farflung Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Great gun!!!!! In alaska, I believe some of the guides get rid of the safety and just use the half-cock. Are you going to do that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trad bow Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I shot this buck last Saturday with my 444 and hand loaded 265 grain flat nose bullet, he dropped in his tracks! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Very sharp. I hope you enjoy that thing!I can’t believe you had one and sold it lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Nice looking gun. Love lever actions. How much does she weigh? Hopefully next fall you can pose with that and a huge bear.Not sure how much she weighs but not that much! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splitear Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, Chef said: I can’t believe you had one and sold it lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk At that point I wasn’t hunting, and I felt almost physical pain every time I sent $1.25 down range In all honesty, I more than doubled my money on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Great gun!!!!! In alaska, I believe some of the guides get rid of the safety and just use the half-cock. Are you going to do that??So the older ones don’t have a safety, I’d I’m still hunting I’ll use the half cock. Stand huntinh the safety Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 I shot this buck last Saturday with my 444 and hand loaded 265 grain flat nose bullet, he dropped in his tracks!Nice buck and nice gun... is that a 444s?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Leupy 2.5 X.....End of story...... Congrats on your new toy, Chef... However being a traditionalist type, if I were to buy a rifle chambered for a big, fat round, I'd have to get a 45-70...Similar performance to the .444 and a LOT more history.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trad bow Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Yes it’s a 1980 444s with no cross bolt safty and a Leupold Vari X III 1.5-5 20 mm scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 29 minutes ago, Splitear said: In all honesty Thank you for that...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Leupy 2.5 X.....End of story...... Congrats on your new toy, Chef... However being a traditionalist type, if I were to buy a rifle chambered for a big, fat round, I'd have to get a 45-70...Similar performance to the .444 and a LOT more history....You and i have very similar taste in guns from what I can tell. That being said I will be adding a 45/70 to the collection at some point. When I do it will be a history piece not something I hunt with much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 At that point I wasn’t hunting, and I felt almost physical pain every time I sent $1.25 down range In all honesty, I more than doubled my money on it. The guy owner of the gun store that accepted the package and did the transfer offered 1.5 times what I paid for it Today... I declined Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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