Another 357-44 Bain and Davis article for the faithful

[ohland]

http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/310/3...and_Davis.html (http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/310/357-44_Bain_Davis/357-44_Bain_and_Davis.html)

"357/44 Revolver Wildcat" (http://ps-2.kev009.com/ohlandl/310/357-44_Bain_Davis/Shooting_Times_Feb_1970.pdf) - Shooting Times, Feb 1970 by Bob Steindler

FOUR more articles out there, I just bought one magazine before my credit card was turned off...
Gun World, Sep 1979, Merrill 357/44 Single-Shot (inbound)

Out there...
Guns and Ammo, Big Bore Handguns, date of 1977? hummana, hummana...
American Reloaders Association (ARA) Bulletin Feb 1969 #66
American Handgunner, HND9344 - Taffin, John Nov/Dec 1993 High performance, favorite loads for the wildcat .357/44 Bain & Davis

Related: >FOUND IT! 28 Nov 2014<
American Handloader. Mar/Apr 1978 ".357/44 The Sensible Wildcat!" (Bobcat), pages 22-25, Massad Ayoob

[pkie44]

Thanks for the links. :bigsmyl2:

[No_1]

Elcellent info. I had one pistol chambered in 357/44 B&D but believe it failed do to faulty gunsmithing. I plan to build one on a 16"-18" contender for use as carbine. I also have a 357/44 Bobcat cylinder with one or 2 sleeves.

[gsdelong]

Thanks I have a contender barrel

[brtelec]

Back in the 80's I had a Stainless Ruger Redhawk .357 that I had converted to 357/44 Bain & Davis. I enjoyed shooting it and it was very accurate. The problem was that even after having Magna-port polish the cylinder holes to a mirror finish, if you loaded the cartridge to max loads with 158 gr, bullets on top of H-110, you had to drive the empties out with a mallet. Only way to prevent that was to download to a more moderate load. That defeated the entire pupose of the cxartridge. It did not stop me from shooting the hell out of it for almost 5 years, but it was annoying.