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Can 44 Mag dies be used to reload 444 Marlin?

CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
edited January 2006 in Ask the Experts
Is it possible to back the 44 Mag dies out to load 444 Marlin?
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,179 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I tried this once - I have a 44 mag Contender bbl and a 375 JDJ bbl. The JDJ uses 444 Marlin necked down to 375 diameter, tried it out of curiosity. If I remember correctly, you can't full length resize the 444 case in 44 mag dies but you could neck size enough to hold a .429 diameter bullet. For $24.00 I'd by a new set specifically for the 444.
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks!
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  • zipperzapzipperzap Member Posts: 25,057
    edited November -1
    I just called a friend who's a 444 Marlin nut!
    He's got three of them ... and is looking for
    another! He agrees with what dfletcher said.
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