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I seem to remember that there's one or two leverguns chamberd for 44 Special = like Uberti 1866's maybe?
I'd like one that could handle the same loads as my Ruger flat top that I just got. Even if it was "just" the Skeeter load of 7.5 Grains of Unique under a 250 (mine cast out at 260 grains) Keith bullet.
Any ideas, comments?
Wish Marlin would chamber their 94 in this caliber. I could settle for a 44 Mag... I guess.
ETA - snooped around and found this imediately at Buffalo Arms - they have the 1866's too - both are over $1K.... a little more than I like to spend...
Cimarron has the 73 in 44 spec., or maybe it's Taylors.
Why not save some money and use a 92/44. I shoot specials in mine, no problem.
The 92 is lighter in weight also. I have a 73 Carbine in 44-40. It is one pound heavier than the 92. The 73 24" border rifle is one pound heavier than my carbine.
I only use my 73 for CAS matches.
The 92/44 is my go-to, most used pistol caliber rifle. It also compliments my Ruger SBH wonderfully. I can shoot Specials or Mag's, my choice. I shoot more Specials than Mag.s.
I'm very partial to the Marlin 94. That's probably the route I'll go. But first, I need to figure out what to sacrifice to get the $$ for the Marlin.... I'm really really trying not to spend more money on my collection - it gets out of hand! Especially when all you talk to about it is "enablers"
Be careful with a Marlin with .44 Specs in it. I tried a handload with a 200-grain jacketed bullet in a Spec case; the OAL must have been too short, as the thing jammed up to where I had to disassemble it to un-jam.
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Yeah, that can happen. That's why I'd really like to see them make on chambered for the .44 Special - and to be sure that bullets like the Keith style with long noses will cycle correctly.
JustaJeepGuy wrote:Be careful with a Marlin with .44 Specs in it. I tried a handload with a 200-grain jacketed bullet in a Spec case; the OAL must have been too short, as the thing jammed up to where I had to disassemble it to un-jam.
Thats strange really. I hear stuff like that frequently but the two are very close in OAL. the 44 special runs a max 1.615" & the Magnum, 1.61". The difference is the case length more than the COAL. The 38 vs 357 is similar. A marlin shouldn't care about case length anyway unless its too long.
I have a browning 92 in 44 mag. Its been many years since I tried specials in it, but I ran into a little trouble feeding with them. Maybe I should work with it again in specials and try to come up with something that works better, after all the 44 special is my favorite handgun and I have 6 of them. I am going to get with the program, I just now talked myself into it!
The only way I could get my B-92 to feed Keith style at all was sto put them in 44Sp cases. It fed them grudgingly but it did feed them. l\Later decided to use 44 M cases and a more appropriate bullet (which I'm still looking for )
If you get the Marlin, get a later model with Ballard cut rifling rather than the micro-groove rifling of the earlier models. If you have to load the 44 Special to a longer OAL to get it to feed right, the heavier projectile may not work well with the Micro-groove ---- and i have also been warned to stay away from lead with the microgroove unless i wanted to be shooting a smooth bore after 30 or so rounds (figuratively, not literally)
Yes I can attest that microrgroove barrels shoot hardcast bullet well if they are sized right. The microgroove rifling is more sensistive to the size of the hardcast bullet but that's the extent of it.
The much bigger issue to me is the rate of twist. I don't know why Marlin and others persist in 1:38" twist rates for the 44 mag. I think that the new Rossi models have the slower 1:20 (?) twist?
There's just no good reason to stick to the old 44-40 twist rate - surely they can afford to change the equipment.
Lefty Dude wrote:Cimarron has the 73 in 44 spec., or maybe it's Taylors.
Why not save some money and use a 92/44. I shoot specials in mine, no problem.
The 92 is lighter in weight also. I have a 73 Carbine in 44-40. It is one pound heavier than the 92. The 73 24" border rifle is one pound heavier than my carbine.
I only use my 73 for CAS matches.
The 92/44 is my go-to, most used pistol caliber rifle. It also compliments my Ruger SBH wonderfully. I can shoot Specials or Mag's, my choice. I shoot more Specials than Mag.s.
Regarding the 92s, amen to all that....not to mention stronger if you want to warm a load up a bit. Yes, Cimarron (and maybe other Uberti distributors like Taylor's) offers the 73 in the .44 Special.
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