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Thread: Trying to build 44 on a lee enfield.

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    Default Trying to build 44 on a lee enfield.

    I have the barrel, that needs some blueing...legnth 18 or 20 inch.
    Dad has a home made high comb stock that I need to dig out the barrel channel a little bit.
    And we have an action that we got for 50 bucks at a gun show.

    I am going to build it for hunting bears in the mountians, and for some moose, and maybe some close range caribou.

    Hope to have it done before April when we get mister grizzly, before he rips off my head!!!
    DANIEL/BS JR.

    (Reminds me of what I do to my brothers)

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    Magnum, 445 Gates, Marlin, 430/303 or ...?

    You guys really do have fun in winter...

    P.S. Could you find the info I asked for in the .410 Thread ? Thnks a lot.
    http://reloaders.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=274

    kg

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    Sounds like a neat project!!!
    Toney Relic Hunter

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    Default ooooppppsssssssss!!!!!

    I ment 444 marlin not 44 mag.
    Kg42
    all I remember is that I used a cast 40 cal bullet, and no wad, that is all that I can remember. I would have answerd sooner, butt you must have posted that one of the days that I did not get to the computer.
    DANIEL/BS JR.

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    AS much as I've never been a great Fan of the 444. I must admit using it through a box mag opens up a whole new world of possibilities so far as bullet design goes ! I reckon it will make a fine bush gun ! Keep us posted

    Dave
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    Thanks Daniel (and dok). What bbl is that? What twist did you get?

    http://www.leverguns.com/articles/fryxell/444marlin.htm

    Another article in The Art of Bullet Casting says that you can get away with the 38" twist and 350gr bullets if they have a blunt nose, by opposition to a long unsupported one like in 45-70.

    Paco Kelly (www.leverguns.com) likes that round a lot and used it in Africa I think; I'm going to put all the loads from his article in tables if you need some. His way to stabilize long slugs is to drive them faster ( in the Winchester Big Bore, not the Marlin...)
    Do You know the pressure rating for your Enfield action?
    Last edited by kg42; 03-13-2006 at 08:40 PM.

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    Do You know the pressure rating for your Enfield action?

    AS a matter of intrest if it's a #1 MkIII max pressure is 45000psi Max #1/2 Mk4 /Mk5
    is 50000 psi due to the front locking bolt (the MkIII is a rear locking bolt ) So the .444 should come well within the limitations of the MkIII action

    Dave
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    So Daniel, did Mr Enfield and Mr Grizz meet each other? You've been away for a long time....

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