44 rimfire cartridges

[coyote nose]

So...I have a cartridge question good old Cartridges of the World cannot answer. What is the difference between 44 Henry, 44 Long Rimfire, and 44 Evans Short rimfire? COTW does not give dimensions of any of these rounds but online chatter indicates they may all be the same. I measured my 44 Henry cartridge and got rim = 0.518, base and neck = 0.443, length = 0.840, and rim thickness is about 0.063". Anybody have dimensions for 44 Long RF and 44 Evans Short RF?

[Pete44ru]

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Here's a starting point - all the .44RF cartridges from the past.




From R to L, above, #2 & #3 appear to have the same case length, and #4 & $5 also have the same length, but different than #2 & #3.


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[3leggedturtle]

Pete, that's priceless!

[claybob86]

Might find something here:

http://cartridgecollectors.org/

[Ysabel Kid]

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Here's a starting point - all the .44RF cartridges from the past.




From R to L, above, #2 & #3 appear to have the same case length, and #4 & $5 also have the same length, but different than #2 & #3.


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Awesome reference picture!!!

[coyote nose]

Thanks for the photo. Based on the scale, cartridge # 2 and 3 are 44 Henry (about 0.84" long case). Perhaps #4 and 5 are 44 long rimfires? Id like to know the case length of the 44 rimfire but cant find it anywhere

[w30wcf]

Here is pic of the 44 Henry Cartridges I have in my collection.
The iirst 3 have the original short case (.83") - powder charges 25-26 grs.

The 4th is the later and most common Henry Flat which incorporated a slightly longer case (.91") holding 28 grs of powder

The oal length of the cartridges is the same - 1.35"





w30wcf