quickie: .44 mag in .444 marlin

[Seancass]

friend just bought .444 marlin lever action. can this thing shoot .44 mag rounds?

a quick search didnt turn anything up.

 

[Jim Watson]

I wouldn't.
The .444 Marlin is not just a lengthened .44 Magnum, the case has some taper which means the chamber would be oversize for a .44 Mag. Not like Specials in a Magnum.

 

[Crosshair]

The 444 Marlin is based off a highly modified 30-06 case so sadly, asmentioned above, the answer is no. You will trash the case and have a good chance of case failure.