“Random Notes Concerning the Big Six Shooters”, from 1919
Back in January 1919, an article published in "Arms And The Men" about the 44-40 and 45 Colt revolvers and smokeless powders.
Ashley Haines writes about his journey with, and the accuracy of both in Colt and S&W revolvers using smokeless rifle and pistol powders of the time.
A few items caught my attention,
- Shooting the 44-40 Colt and 45 Colt at 50 yards with great results
- Referring to the 44-40 as a rifle cartridge and why
- Learning that the revolvers shoot best with pistol powder rather than rifle powder
- Shooting such loads during and after the NOT FOR PISTOL years, unless he has a short memory!
- Barrel leading when using certain pistol powders
It is a long, but very good article.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...NLXP3T-D8/edit
