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September 19, 2014
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Bill, I am able to chamber .44 S&W American in my modified 1866 SRC as outlined in my article. But I don’t recall seeing .44 S&W brass being produced now days. I know that Starline makes .44 Russian brass for reloading, and that can be trimmed down for a centerfire version, I believe. A LOADED .44 Russian is too long (bullet is too long for sure), but that is not what was proposed. Tim
May 2, 2009
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I have some 44 S&W American and compared them to some 44 flats and the S&W are .010″ small in diameter.
Bob
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March 31, 2009
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I use a .452″ bullet and push it through a Lee sizing die to get it to .445″. Then chuck it up and spin it against a file to reduce the diameter in the healed section.
December 20, 2014
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Thanks to everyone for the information on 66 cartridge. I don’t know if I will change back to rimfire or not,Winchester Bob lists the RF striker and threaded firing pen for $80+ shipping. I am pretty sure I could get a cartridge build in center fire to use the rifle.
I have a friend who shoots nothing but black power and he builds all his own bullets, I sure he could build a cartridge to 44 Henry specs.
ps: In Cartridge of the World, they said some use a cast 44-40 bullet and cutting 303 Savage brass,trimming rim to make a
44 Henry Centerfire Flat cartridge.
Thanks Again
Bill
March 31, 2009
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William Cawley said
Thanks to everyone for the information on 66 cartridge. I don’t know if I will change back to rimfire or not,Winchester Bob lists the RF striker and threaded firing pen for $80+ shipping. I am pretty sure I could get a cartridge build in center fire to use the rifle.I have a friend who shoots nothing but black power and he builds all his own bullets, I sure he could build a cartridge to 44 Henry specs.
ps: In Cartridge of the World, they said some use a cast 44-40 bullet and cutting 303 Savage brass,trimming rim to make a
44 Henry Centerfire Flat cartridge.
Thanks Again
Bill
Slug your barrel. I’m sure the .429″ 44 WCF bullets will be too small. Here is some data from McDowell’s book.
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