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Bryan Austin

I ordered a 4 cavity mold from Accurate Molds about a month ago and it came in over the weekend. It's an aluminum mold which weighs about the same as a traditional iron 2 cavity mold. I have half a dozen other Accurate molds and I can't say enough good about them. They heat up quickly and when they...

Bryan Austin

Thanks Bill!

Same here in the NC mountains. It seems deer and turkeys are few and far between but yet the hunter, bear and coyote population is excelling.

Bryan Austin

Deer quota land in areas of the east are interesting. Without calling out specifics, one particular Quota Property I hunt is to thin out the doe population with nearly unlimited doe tags provided by the land owner, and unlimited daily harvests. Of course, the majority of the activity is at night, so...

Bryan Austin

Just curious how you guys hunt quota land (farmland). Do you shoot and retrieve, track, etc. or wait for more? I do as the landowner requests, of course as long as it is legal! Unlimited daily kills. 44-40 one kill at 40 yards one kill at 50 yards two kills at 75 yards one kill at 250 yards 30-06 on...

Bryan Austin

....but yet the 45-70 is HIGHLY manufactured with three different powder loads. Trapdoor, Leveractions and Rugers.

HOGWASH!
The 38-55 was one of the first popular "High Power" cartridges out there when smokeless powder was introduced.
It is not manufactured because it is not demanded.

Bryan Austin

Back at it again this morning. This time I managed to video the scope setting adjustment and all of the shots. I goofed a couple of times....knocked my glasses off and had to turn off the lights on my truck (door ajar). Always something but I left the video recording and no edits. 10 shots at 200 ya...

Bryan Austin

nice photo!!!

Bryan Austin

Not sure how the 44-40 would do but the Quigley Shoot near Forsyth, MT is on my bucket list. I haven't made it yet and I'm only 4 hours away. The 44 would do horrible but I would still like to shoot out there some day. Even watching in person would be fun! I did shoot my friend Wesley's 45-70, but ...

Bryan Austin

My 300 yard target from yesterday. The red circle was the final shots after getting the scope zeroed in. It can be difficult to get it zeroed in because two or three shots will cause you to just chase holes. Ya gotta make at least 5 and use the center of the group to make the adjustment. As you can ...

Bryan Austin

Interestingly some eastern states have minimum muzzle energy for pistol caliber rounds 44 WCF just barely squeeze by in most cases. Certainly wouldn't be my choice even close range. 30 WCF was always considered minimum for hunting deer in my part of the country. I used to take 38WCF 1892 turkey hun...

Bryan Austin

I didn't forget

Bryan Austin

The 44 Winchester Cartridge of 1873 had no less than five "official" names by 1915. Winchester 1873 - 44 Winchester Colt 1878 - 44 L.M.C.R. Marlin 1890 - 44-40 Winchester 1903 - 44 Winchester High Velocity Remington 1915 - 44 Remington Winchester 1928 - Transition...44 Winchester (44-40) W...

Bryan Austin

No, you should never keep a gun close by in your home. This allows the intruder to easily enter and rob/harm you and your family without fear of being harmed or killed.

Bryan Austin

What is it about the great wide open? If I were to load up my 44-40 and drive out west to shoot in the great wide open....where should I go...where would you suggest? I doubt I will ever get to go....but maybe one day!

Bryan Austin

This the 3ft x 3ft target I use for 200+ yards

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This is what it looks like through the 6x Malcolm scope.
The object with the red circle is the wifi target cam, hope it don't get hit!!!!!

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What it looks like on the iPad...and that is not even zoomed in!!!

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Bryan Austin

hope to venture out to 300 yards in the near future!

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467480005_582039724505563_3869735727398512559_n.jpg I managed to make it back out to 200 for a preliminary scope setting. 2025-9-14-1, 100 yard scope setting (lower hits). POA top of the target frame (blue dot). 2025-9-14-2, over adjusted, go figure! 2025-9-14-3, well, fumble...first shot high left...

Bryan Austin

Nice shooting there Bryan, very impressive for 100 yards. Also, a question--- I can't seem to reach your Youtube videos anymore. Did you move the videos or did Youtube cancel your postings? BRS Thanks! Yes, I removed all of the videos...just not worth the hassle. I will upload a few here and there ...

Bryan Austin

How many holes?
Even I get lucky once every two or twenty years!

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100 yards, typical 4" 10 shot group

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Bryan Austin

I added some parts to mine to aid in elevation and windage marks

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Bryan Austin

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Sep 03, 2025 7:36 am Very interesting mounting systems — especially that front sight dovetail!

Some seem to have windage adjustments, and some don't. hmmmm

Bryan Austin

If ya got anything to add, by all means....I see very little information on these.

Bryan Austin

I have updated the website by adding a Winchester 73" Vintage Scopes page.

Link - https://www.44-40.org/vintage-73-scopes

There are only a few photos

Bryan Austin

Been a couple months since I posted a range report. After some scope mount issues yesterday...the aft mount got loose on me... I tighten the scope back down and gott'er re-zeroed for 50 yards. 10 shots 44-40 25.5gr Reloder 7 43-214A, 216gr 6x Malcom scope Winchester 73', Rifle 24" a1d3c03b-9658...

Bryan Austin

picked it up a little while back. I think it was a new Lyman or Marbles....I'll have to check

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S1E6 Youtube Video
https://youtu.be/yTU5V-qzkcA?si=1jZA8CMbyA_IbgBK

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NICE ROOSTER!!!

Bryan Austin

Bill, this is what I did to make QL match the physical PressureTrace II test results. Technically I upped the pressure to 11,000 psi for a MAX load. QuickLoad 44-40 BaseLine.png You haven't put your bullet in properly. You're missing the shot start pressure. It's in BAR in the text file that is the...

Bryan Austin

Got here a little late myself, 2011. Joined the MarlinOwners forum in July 2007. Once I started getting the hang of the internet forum stuff, I ventured out for more.

Bryan Austin

I never did care much for the revolver spinning, but I did learn to fast draw from his fast draw book years ago.

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https://youtu.be/_a9A8Te-HGA?si=P4suCtWRCR8cD9lf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a9A8Te-HGA

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TANKS DAVE!

Bryan Austin

Boy there is a lot of data measured by Quickload! Too much in my book. I can get the pressures to match my pressures but I mainly have to tweek the H2O and initial powder burn settings. So basically in order to get QL to work "properly" you still need an accurate, actual pressure tested, ...

Bryan Austin

Bill, this is what I did to make QL match the physical PressureTrace II test results. Technically I upped the pressure to 11,000 psi for a MAX load.

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Bryan Austin

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sat Jul 19, 2025 6:31 am Good luck with that Bryan. I have a brand new Accurate 43-215C on my desk and will put it to use if I can figure out how to get the spout on the Lee Production Pot unplugged.

shove some wire up the.....spout!!

Bryan Austin

I decided to dig for and reload Quickload on my computer. Took me a while to find the program...thinking I had thrown it in the trash a few years ago. What I need to do is learn how to customize a bullet. Has anyone added any of the 44 caliber Accurate Molds to the list? What I want to do is compare...

Bryan Austin

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:31 pm , and I was delighted how little elevation to took to hit a large dirt clod on the 200-yard berm off my hind legs. The load was 25 grains of Re7...

Bryan Austin

I wasn't sure how long it would be before I would be able to shoot a current 300 yard target, so I decided to just use the one from 2022. However, below are some 25, 50, 100, 200 and 300 yard targets that proves that the 44-40 can be more accurate and powerful than most people think, when loaded cor...

Bryan Austin

20 shot overlay group

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Bryan Austin

Wondering if Brian Austin might still frequent these forums or if anyone else would know. I am here! Load data to duplicate the old 44-40 hi power loads which I recall was with 200grsin bullets. technically they were not "high power" loads, just High Velocity loads. That may sound moot, b...

Bryan Austin

200 yards part 2 has been uploaded.
https://youtu.be/0Sxavv3ztsY?si=mZ7JENjlnHNvTyoV

Bryan Austin

Thanks Bill...I like simplicity!

Bryan Austin

added a few more videos.

200 yard group part 1
7 part very basic handloading

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200 yards, "on paper"

9", 9 shot group

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyBfJTusIPs

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6-18-2025 Target #2
3 1/4" 10 shot group

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Using the new mount

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Bryan Austin

44 W.C.F., by Winchester since 1873
Bullseye, by Laflin & Rand since 1898
Unique, by Laflin & Rand since 1900

The last three of the originals to still exist!

Bryan Austin

I decided to install the new-to-me mounts. I bit easier to adjust while shooting. Gonna take some time to get used to everything again!

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I forgot to reset the longshot camera for new target POA.

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Bryan Austin

Not Today!

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Bryan Austin

Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:40 am Was that an old John Kort post? He took a ton of knowledge with him when he passed.

No, that is my post. John sent me the bullet (and others) and requested me test it with that powder and charge in the ballistics gel. It performed as expected.

He is missed

Bryan Austin

Yeah mine is kind of inflated or deflated cause I don't have many.
50-50....but I ain't got many to begin with

Bryan Austin

The next video turned into a 100 yard re-zero...LOL After the video, I installed the new mount, so.......maybe some more later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKAgLbXIZUg

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