The thinnest brass are Starline ,then Winchester and last Remington.I can use a .429 220gr GC in my original 92 but only with Starline and Winchester brass. RE#7 is the powder for the 44-40 in a 92.
The thinnest brass are Starline ,then Winchester and last Remington.I can use a .429 220gr GC in my original 92 but only with Starline and Winchester brass. RE#7 is the powder for the 44-40 in a 92.
I have loaded for a friends original 92 44-40 saddle ring carbine. I gave him RP sized cases loaded with Lee’s 200 FP bullet sized to .427, .429 and .430. He said he felt a slight resistance chambering the .430 sized bullet so I loaded him the .429 sized bullets. He was going to shoot it last weekend but the weather was bad.
I have a Lee 90343 drops .427 boolitt 245-250 grain depending on the alloy. It came with a batch of molds.
It is my understanding that modern .44-40 reproductions are made with the same barrels as .44 Special. Uberti is not going to make a new barrel that is .002 smaller just for authenticity. I ordered a .44 special barrel and cylinder, and received a barrel marked .44 WCF. They explain to me that there was no difference in diameter of the grooves and lands. I’m not sure how true that is with other brands. Of course, this does not apply to vintage firearms.
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 |