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Several years ago another shop sent me a 44 that they thought had been re-chambered to 25-20 WCF. When I cast the chamber I found it was a 256 Winchester, a little hot for a 44. I talked to the other...

Lining the barrel is no problem. 25-20 single shot might be a little tough finding brass, but then so is 25-20 WCF. Buffalo arms has ammo but at almost $5 a shot. You can find 25-20 WCF for under $3...

This one will most likely work but you might want to get the screw at the same time as it most likely will be metric....

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I have done the chamber liner more than a few times. I usually solder the sleeve to the liner and then turn it to fit the chamber. The reason for solder is that loctite will let go if you get it to...

The first model was 44-40 only with 5 grove rifling, carrier was most likely not marked. Later models had 6 grove rifling and came in 44-40, 38-40, 32-20 and 22 short and long. Some of the last...

A customer sent me four 1877 Colt revolvers in a paper bag. They were all disassembled and the frames had been color cased. Mixing and matching parts I got two together that worked. The other two I...

Thanks, that's what I was referring to, a case with a rim and strait wall. The 50 BMG that separated was a factory round made in 1951 and the brass had become brittle from age. Headspace can be a big...

I just did a 5/8-24 on a 44 mag last week for a customer. A customer ask me to do a 1/2-28 on a 357 a few weeks back and after doing the numbers I found that the wall thickness would only be .025"....

Head separations usually are caused by to much headspace or old brittle brass. Easiest way to get them out is pore a chamber cast and push it out with a cleaning rod.I had a brass rupture on an 1876...

The nickel steel came out in 1895 for the 30-30. The early barrels were marked nickel steel. Most of the problems with the barrels was caused by corrosive primers.

There was a lot of variation in chambers for the 38-40 and 44-40 way back when. You might want to keep your brass separated so you don't over work the brass and neck size only. modern factory ammo...

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Looks like a #5 action, never seen one in 43 Spanish. Most were 7X57. Should be fine in 44-40. If it were mine I would probably go with a new barrel at 26" long.

According to TJs the bore is .420 and groove is .428 on their liners. These are hammer forged from 4130 steel.

My book says that 205 grain with 1 in 36 should work fine. So a 1 in 24 should be fine also.

Most original 44-40 rifles had a 1 in 36 twist. TJ's liners has 1 in 24 and 1 in 18"

Looking through my barrel pile I found a cadet barrel marked 32 Special and another one marked 32-20 and one that has not been messed with.

I picked up a Cadet action and wood several years ago and went the other way, it's now a 32 S&W with an octagon barrel. It's almost like shooting a 22 LR with a little more knock down power.

The protrusion should be .050" to .060".

The 1897 had the sliding extractor and the 1902 had the rolling extractor, both #5 actions.

From what I have read the "special" was designed for loading with smokeless or black, same for the 38 Special. I have had many winchesters come in with a inch cut off the barrel to try and get them...

Several years back I did a chamber for a customer using a 308 barrel and the chamber for a 32-20 and 30 M1 carbine. The cases are very close, one is rimmed and one is rimless. Customer said there is...

Nice find.

I'm backed up about 6 months.