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Is there anyone here who has experience loading .44-40, and .38-40 for both rifle and pistol?
The money is NOT an issue, the time is enjoyable, and a 38-40 isn't that loud to shoot.andy said:if it's "just for fun", might as well just use a .22, and save the time,noise,money, and hassle.If it's for blood, there's far better choices. This sort of stuff is the reason you've never posted better than a Class C score in your life. In the first place, you lack intelligence and discipline, in the second place, you scatter about your efforts too much, so you never get truly good at anything.
Tim:Aslan said:I have a load for the 38-40 (38wcf) I'll have to dig for it after we move, as all my reloading stuff is packed away.
I've only loaded for the 38-40 once (I have a saddle ring carbine in 38-40, that has been in our family forever.)
If you are not in a hurry, I will dig it up sometime in the next month or so.
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I have used the .32-20, the .38-40, the .44-40 and the .45 Colt for years as primary hunting guns, primary gun guns etc. And I have competed in Cowboy Action Shooting with them.Garand said:Most of the guys that I know that shoot .44-40 are Cowboy action shooters that don't shoot alot outside of matches because of the length of time it takes to reload those calibers What style of shooting have you in mind for those calibers?
The brass is only, on an average 0.005 at the neck, so it is easy to crunch. In an earlier post I mentioned the moulds I have made for the four primary arms that I shoot..45 COLT said:I've loaded a fair amount of .44-40, used 200 grain cast bullets, 6.5 grains of Hodgdon HP-38. Real mild load, but the .44-40 isn't supposed to be anything else. Hodgdon has several loads on their website for both cartridges.
The .44-40 has real thin brass on the neck, easy to crunch. Use enough lube.
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Ok Melvin, since you asked, it's your turn in the barrel. What happened to the ignore status you put me on? Hmmm?andy said:there's a reason why they died-off, ya know. Balloon head cases, tapered cases, weirdo bore diameters, etc. There's a reason why there's 5x as many auto's made here and imported as there are revolvers, too.![]()
MELVIN, every post does not have to be about you. Stop being such a DRAMA QUEEN.andy said:if it's "just for fun", might as well just use a .22, and save the time,noise,money, and hassle.If it's for blood, there's far better choices. This sort of stuff is the reason you've never posted better than a Class C score in your life. In the first place, you lack intelligence and discipline, in the second place, you scatter about your efforts too much, so you never get truly good at anything.