GasGuzzler wrote:The .44-40 not .429 Magnum do not suit me. There is way too much bore variance in .44-40 firearms to cast for and .45 Colt can do anything the .429 can. The .357 is fun and reliable, easy and cheap to cast for...and is not in the top ten of deer calibers for me.
I also would not hunt with a round nose bullet. I would stay inside 120 yards with a .357.
I highlighted a couple of areas in the quote to referance.
There are defiantly bore and chamber variations in the 44-40 line BUT if you only own ONE rifle, it only has one measurement.....and once you figure it out, you only use one load ;-)
I never messed with my Marlin 357 to find that sweet load. I do not have an accurate load for it yet. As it stands right now I would not hunt with it past 50 yards even with a scope. Maybe these is someone out that has a great load for their use.
I do like my Marlin 357 (left), just never had enough interest to do anything with it.
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The 45 Colt can not compete with the 44-40 at 300 yards...and the 44-40 can be loaded with a 240gr bullet with a published load that actually increases the performance by 10% to 20% over the original 200gr performance. I had great results at 100 yards with that load using a Hornady .429 SWC-HP. Deer never took a step at 65 yards...of course, he was a little rabbit though!!!
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However, the Uberti Winchester 73' is my favorite.
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And here we are shooting a few different rangings working on shooter skills, which I so greatly lack, and POA's for the various ranges marked.
25, 50, 75, 150, 200 and 225 yard VIDEO
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