Local gun shop owner asked if I was interested in an old Marlin. Sure, what do you have? He pulled out from the back a 1965 444 Marlin without having been molested in any way. I would say conservatively 85% overall condition. After reading and researching over several weeks, I decided to buy the rifle and see what I had.
The rifle was benched and target placed at 50 yards with a Nikon 3-9 scope. The ammo was Remington factory 240 and the new Hornaday Leverevolution 265 FTX. The 265 printed a 3 shot cloverleaf and the 240's were nearly the same. I was impressed. I intend to load Hornady 265 FP and 300's as well. Powder will be either H335 or IMR 4198. I think this rifle is going to be a hoot to shoot.
