.44-40 LEVERGUNS

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.44-40 LEVERGUNS

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From John Taffin this morning ...

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Very nice ! Only 44-40’s ever in my accumulation were an Marlin 1894CB 24” checkered I got NIB from a dealer in Oregon or Washington and an Marlin 1894CCL (think I got that one from someone here or on castboolits) I believe it was called , pretty much the same as the CB except 20” and if memory serves uncheckered . I shot them both with cast only and they were good as far as I wanted to shoot . Always wanted to add an original Marlin 1894 44-40 of pre 1920 vintage but never found one for what I thought was a fair price . Had originals in 25-20 , 32-20 and 38-40 but the 44-40 just seemed harder to come by .
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NICE!!!!

I am thinking of putting a tang sight on my Marlin 1889!
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The only 44-40 I have had is a first year Marlin 1889. It has a a fun rifle and I shot a doe with it several years ago.
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Very nice guns & some fine shooting!
Have a Marlin 1894 S in 44-40 it will cut holes at 60 yd, with a scope on it from 200 - 245 gr. cast bullets
with out the scope its about 3 - 4 in. group :oops:



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I thinking a man could still get it done with any of those! Looks like a good time and good shooting. I have a 38 wcf that is a fine shooter even with a frosted bore.
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EdinCT wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 5:09 pm I thinking a man could still get it done with any of those! Looks like a good time and good shooting. I have a 38 wcf that is a fine shooter even with a frosted bore.
Before I bought the Marlin 1894 38-40 I had I pondered buying a Marlin 1889 38-40 in the Poconos of PA . Guy at the shop said he was selling it for an older fellow who had given up hunting and supposedly the old boy had taken a deer each year for something like thirty years with the kinda weak factory loads . Think there was a box or two of ammo that looked to have been purchased in the 60’s judging by the boxes . The old gun was still functional when I looked at it but the entire metal exterior had fine reddish orange rust although the bore was bright shiney and oiled . Dunno why some of that precious oil never found the exterior metal :roll:
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I love 44-40 lever actions, I have a Turnbull 92 and Uberti 66. I really crave a marlin 94!!!
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Nice batch of 44-40's -- he must be real fond of that cartridge. I also am somewhat of a fan, have a couple of the Rossis. One in regular 44-40, the other in 44 mag that I load with 44-40 level loads but get to use carbide dies.
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My favorite cartridge! 4 lever guns and 6 SAAs. One SAA obtained at yesterday at the Wanamacher.
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Just picked up a tang sight for the 1889 Marlin, should be here Thursday!
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I only have 7 44-40's. 2 Colt saa's, 2 Remington saa's, Rossi 92, Uberti 66 and 73.
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The 44-40 is a great round, but not as well recognized, but still my favorite is the 38-40. I have a bunch in all sorts of rifles, Marlin, Whitney Kennedy, Whitney Phoenix, Colt and Burgess and like them all...

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I agree! I only have 3 44's and I have to do something different with all of them. I have 7 38's and can shoot the same load in all of them.
The 38 was WAY more popular in my locale. Contrary to everywhere else.
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