44 40... anyone hunting with one?
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44 40... anyone hunting with one?
Just curious. I see these in an occasional piece, in fact, more often than I would expect given the age of the round. Looks like it handloads up to a respectable punch if you have a modern piece.
There is a Colt Sheriff's model out there calling my name but so far, I have resisted. I saw a lever rifle too, I think it was a brass framed replica.
There is a Colt Sheriff's model out there calling my name but so far, I have resisted. I saw a lever rifle too, I think it was a brass framed replica.
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RE: 44 40... anyone hunting with one?
Its ballistics may not look like much but it puts a big hole in whatever it hits.I have one and Idon't hunt with it much anymore since the 44
Mag came along.
Mag came along.
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RE: 44 40... anyone hunting with one?
Wondering if you ever had a chance to bag deer with it, James. Historically, it sounds like it may have been used for that. Not a flashy round, but it does have caliber & bullet weight going for it.
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RE: 44 40... anyone hunting with one?
I have one butdo nothunt with it. It was gifted to me by a family member that had used it for hunting for deer in the bushes around his farm. Boy does that thing make holes.
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RE: 44 40... anyone hunting with one?
I shot a antelope with it once and several deer. My Grandpa shot countless numbers of elk with it when he hunted off his horse. I shot a big old corner post with it once and blew it completly in half. Like you said its no speed demon. Its about like a mild loaded 44 Mag.
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RE: 44 40... anyone hunting with one?
Dad has shot a couple deer and a hog with his 38-40 which is the same case just sized down to .40 (38) insteasd of a .44 I think he hand loaded up a 200gr lead bullet and was shooting it from a modern Win 94. He has a pair of Ruger Vaquero's that will shoot 38-40's and a second cylinder which will shoot 40 S&W's
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