this cartridge has better ballistics than the 44 special and comparable to mild 45 colt loads. why has it become so obsolete?
whats wrong with
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sgtgrinche
whats wrong with
the 44/40 cartridge? i have been comparing ballistics and the 44/40 is no slouch.
this cartridge has better ballistics than the 44 special and comparable to mild 45 colt loads. why has it become so obsolete?
this cartridge has better ballistics than the 44 special and comparable to mild 45 colt loads. why has it become so obsolete?
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Terry Murbach
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Re: whats wrong with
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE 44WCF/44-40 AND WHO SAYS IT IS OBSOLETE ???
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sgtgrinche
Re: whats wrong with
maybe i stated that wrong, terry maybe under appreciated or over looked 
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Ben_Rumson
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Re: whats wrong with
One reason 44-40 gets passed over is laziness.. Lots of CASS shooters and others like the 45 Colt because they can use carbide dies.. No sizing lube & its' removal that you have with the 44-40...The cases thin necks have to be watched out for too... Not as easy to crank out as the 45 Colt....44-40 rifle & pistol combos wernt an issue way back when, cause most folks didn’t reload...So it was popular then...
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WIL TERRY
WIL TERRY
Re: whats wrong with
The reason the 44/40 cartridge is lightly loaded by the factory is that it must be safe to fire in the weakest gun ever chambered for it. All factory ammo is loaded this way for obvious reasns, think liability. The 44/40 can be hand loaded to compete with the 44 spec, 45 Colt, etc. It just happened to be an early chambering in weaker design guns, and got stuck with light factory loads.