Back in 2007, I took a pair of Saiga 410 shotguns and rebarreled them in 444 Marlin and 375 JDJ.

Tony Rumore
Tromix

Wish I had one!

Cool as hell

O use for that.

But darn, wish I had one.

Great bear country guns!

Looked like the .375 had a little pop to it!!

Those were 300 grain Hornady Round Nose Interlocks.
On the extreme light side, it also functions on 137 grain Hammers. That would be a Tack Hammer, not a Jack Hammer.

Tony

Very nice! Pretty potent AK.

Excellent, wouldn't mind having one, great job.

You're making some cool stuff, Tony.

I have a 444 Marlin Rifle, first year production, that 444 in the AK would be a #1 bad adz. Shot a few deer with mine, with 4064, you do not need to worry about the chest cavity, the 240gr with the 444 turns the insides of the cavity to soup and blows it all morth of the diaphragm, out the back side. Would be a deluxe hog stomper. We have some large hogs, like 4-600 pounders here bouts. I have a 445 DW that likes 300s. Muzzle flash like a 30 gal drum.

That 444 looks awesome. I could have a lot of fun with that shooting my 310g cast powder coated bullets. I made up a bunch an sized and gassed checked them only to find my 329pd doesn't like them. I've been using them in my marlin 444p outfitter but they'd get used quicker in an ak.


Bb

I shoot a Marlin in 444, that I bought in 81.

With factory ammo, that old girl has a kick to it.

in a semi auto, I'm sure it would up that kick, with shots so quick...one after the other.

I wouldn't care for one, but it would certain be an asskicker on either end.

I handload my 444 with 300 grain XTPs.....It put things down on the spot.

That's awesome Tony. Ever thought of offering the conversion as a service? Or don't think the demand would be worth it?

I need one of those for pigs.

Really, now. Kinda like that .260 slinging 120s at 3200 fps?

Would have been nice if he had included some sort of accuracy expectation.
Interesting toy he built , if it has reasonable accuracy it could be a gotta have it thing
Kenneth

Yup...lol!

Very cool.

More a triumph of technical expertise than a practical hunting device.

BMT

Practical enough.

Tony

Nice

You were waiting to drop that pic lol

Cool conversions!

Only 3 shots with the 375 JDJ, but it did alright for an AK.

If I recall, the 444 didn't shoot as well.

Tony

No kidding. Like VolleyBall: Dig, set, Spike.

BMT

I'd love to have the .375! Can you run spitzers or does it make the COAL too long for the magazine?

Yes, you can shoot 375 spitzers but they need to be seated pretty deep to fit in the magazine.
The 444 is just the opposite. It works best with FTX type bullets seated long.

Tony

I miss my .375 JDJ Encore barrel, and your version is is flat out cool. If I could run 235 gr Speers I'd be pretty happy. I really liked 260 AB in my JDJ, but if mag length is an issue the Speers would still hammer.