44-40 Stub job

[LAGS]

You can find another barrel for your shotgun.
Then have it modified

[Texas by God]

Today my shooting at 40 yards and 100 yards was better with the 44-40 than with the .218 Bee. I’ve obviously got things to work out on the Bee, either load wise or shooting technique. It has a 3x9 Bushnell on it. The 55gr Lee is on the bottom target; the top target is the 35 gr Vmax. The 44-40 used the 200gr Lee.
The cardboard square at the top of the picture wasn’t very big at 100 yards with that K2.5 and the 3/4” square was invisible.


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[Jedman]

You must have fun swapping optics on them guns . Most every time I see them you have something new on them.
I do that a lot myself but this winter I haven’t been shooting as much as I should so have only played with a few guns lately. I have a 219 zippper to start loading for and shooting when I get time.
My wife has too many vacation trips planned for me .

Jedman

[Texas by God]

I love vacations!
Yes, I’m always swapping scopes around. I’m liking that 2.5x on the 44, buts that’s what I said about the FF3 and the peep sight…….


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[Texas by God]

I know.
I should have used the .218 “Bee”


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[Texas by God]

It’s ready to hunt I think.
It’s wearing a K4 nowadays.


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[map55b]

Nice!

I made a new barrel for this Stevens 94 in 38-55 for CAS. I did this project because an ejector is allowed in a single shot for this type of rifle for this sport and it is an advantageous feature when trying to shoot fast.

It shoot min of steel plate at 100 yards.

[Texas by God]

That is a good looking rifle!
I’ve got a .256 Win and a 7-30 Waters in the project circle.
Break open single shot rifles are habit forming!


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[sukivel]

That is a good looking rifle!
I’ve got a .256 Win and a 7-30 Waters in the project circle.
Break open single shot rifles are habit forming!


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Are you building your .256 on an NEF?

I Aways thought a .256 over something like 28 ga would be a cool little oddball small game hunter.


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[Texas by God]

It’s going to be the extra barrel for my older m158 Topper .410 shotgun.
The .256 will make a great turkey and close range varmint gun.
It’s been too cold here to do much out in the shop- hopefully I’ll get back to it soon!


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[Jedman]

You ain’t kiddin about the cold out in my garage. I tried wearing heavy pac boots with liners and my feet are frozen in a half hour. My hands can’t take it either. Should be warming soon I hope.
Jedman

[BoBSavage]

It’s going to be the extra barrel for my older m158 Topper .410 shotgun.
The .256 will make a great turkey and close range varmint gun.
It’s been too cold here to do much out in the shop- hopefully I’ll get back to it soon!


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Just for kicks, what pressures would those chambers hold? Would be cool to have several barrels, 44-40, 30-30, .303 Savage etc!

[P Flados]

Just for kicks, what pressures would those chambers hold? Would be cool to have several barrels, 44-40, 30-30, .303 Savage etc!

The pressure limits for most of these shotgun conversions will usually be associated with a softer steel breech face and/or the larger than normal firing pin hole.

When H&R was selling rifles, the "low pressure" receivers were limited to things like 357 mag and 44 mag even though the guns had a typical rifle sized firing pin.

I would not want to push above 35,000 psi for a shotgun conversion without more knowledge on breech face material. And even 35,000 psi may have issues with primers. If primers are a problem, using the heavy cup primers (marketed for 5.56 or 7.62x51) would be worth a try.