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Thread: 44-40 Stub job

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    Well, I blame the wind for me sucking; that's my story.....
    It's good for skinny cans too.

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    Good shootin', Tex! Nice rifle you've created.

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    Thank you. I can't wait till fall!

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    Doesn't look too sucky to me. Actually it looks pretty good.

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    Thanks, map 55. And thanks to Jedman and everyone else.
    I'm looking forward to doing another one someday.

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    I tried it on paper at 100 yards today and I am a happy camper. The front sight all but covered the paper plate at that range. Ignore the .243 holes. If the holes look oblong it's because the target is angled over the mudslide

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    Nice!

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    That'll do!

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    I like it!!

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    Looks good ! I think your good to 100 yards for deer with that gun. nice job !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jedman View Post
    Looks good ! I think your good to 100 yards for deer with that gun. nice job !

    Jedman
    Thanks, I agree. When things calm down around here I intend to try it on skunks and raccoons and pigs if luck allows. It's so muddy this spring I'm not even worried about ricochets. Oh yeah, mud turtles!

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    Never could understand the "its only a 100 yard cartridge" mentality. It may be only loaded to be a 100 yard cartridge.....but that doesn't make it a 100 yard only cartridge!

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    I'm not scoping it so 100 yards and preferably under that due to my vision. The does and cull bucks I usually shoot get leetle out beyond.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texas by God View Post
    I'm not scoping it so 100 yards and preferably under that due to my vision. The does and cull bucks I usually shoot get leetle out beyond.

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    Excellent!!

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    My beautiful and deadly wife used the 44-40 to hit a football sized Rock in The Cattails on the far side of this pond. On her first shot. She has only fired this gun once before about a year ago. About 200 yards give or take. A little later I took out a large mud turtle but at the sedate range of 100 yards LOL.

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    44-40 is good over 100 yards as shown by your wife's one shot hit on that rock.
    You do have a fine looking project rifle there that appears to be more capable than you claim.

    Be Happy and Enjoy It!

    Chev. William

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    Nice! Enjoy the successful results of your project and make sure you treat your wife well. ...As your head is probably also about the size of a football.

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    Quote Originally Posted by map55b View Post
    Nice! Enjoy the successful results of your project and make sure you treat your wife well. ...As your head is probably also about the size of a football.
    Truth! She asked with a twinkle in her eye- "This will kill a deer, won't it?"

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    Truth! She asked with a twinkle in her eye- "This will kill a deer, won't it?"

    I do believe she was thinking "dear"
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    enjoyed this thread,looks like you've built a fine rifle

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check