Last year, my offsider at the range bought a 4 5/8" 44/40 Pietta 1873. He picked the gun up, but the price the local gunshop wanted for ammo was through the roof. I scratched aorund and found two loaded rounds in the truck, rolling around on the floor of the big lock up drawer in my rear of my 4wd. He shot those off and I told him to follow me home. I gave him a couple of hundred brasss shells (MagTec that I was gifted) and lent him a spare set of dies that I had. He never got around to loading for it and I had forgotten about it. He turned up today and asked me if I wanted to buy it. I ended up swapping a lever rifle that I no longer need. I'll get the gun tomorrow and will post pics.