Uberti or Cimarron?

[barnabus]

Yes - But Cimarron gives Uberti different fit and finish specs. than the rifles marketed as Uberti

not true...old wives tale

[barnabus]

44-40 WCF is original and designed to the 1873 action there were many reasons 45 Colt was not included in any original Winchester or Marlin lever action rifle until fairly recently. I’ll take the “ hard to load” 44-40 WCF over any other chambering in the 1873 action. Same case capacity as the 45 Colt that works in the 73, 45 Colt in a lever gun gives you “Colt Bulge” in your brass, they all do it or they wouldn’t work,big over sized chambers are what let’s 45 Colt feed (relative term) from a tube magazine and a lever action.

same here 44-40 is original and shoots great with trail boss.get a handgun to match and then ur authentic

[sharps4590]

Essentially what you are saying is that what seems easy for one person may be difficult for another. Quite true. It all depends on their level of knowledge and experience.

For an experienced .44-40 hand loader, it may be second nature to crank out hand loads, because he may not even really be aware of the care that he is taking. But for someone used to reloading .45 Colt, .44 magnum. .38 special, or .357 magnum, which are very forgiving, the .44-40 will quite likely be a whole new animal to tame.

Maybe those who find the 44-40 so difficult to load shouldn't be so ham-handed? Start slamming stuff around and any cartridge case can be ruined. I expect most have seen guys put a case in the shell holder in the ram and, being in a hurry, slam it up into the die....they also miss on occasion. Those guys would probably find the 44-40 difficult to load...and it has nothing to do with the cartridge. Regardless of what all the "experts" claim, if a fella pays attention to what he's doing the 44-40 is nor more difficult to load than any other cartridge.