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Thread: Loads for Henry 44-40

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    Loads for Henry 44-40

    What loads are folks using in their 44-40 Henry Rifles?

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    Here's a link to a number of work-up I did. I listed other shooters loads on the bottom. http://acwsa.org/images/MiscImages/44-40%20Groups.jpg
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    thanks, after the 1st of the year I'll try out a few. Thanks again!

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    .44 WCF (..44-40) Load

    Bullet: Lyman 429434 (230-grain RNFP with rebated base for gas check but used without the gas check, sized .429)
    Lube: SPG
    Powder: 24.0 grains GOEX FFFg with just enough cream of wheat filler to make a compressed load.
    Primer: Large magnum pistol
    Case: R-P

    Jim Burgess, 15th CVI

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    How many rounds needed for a Skirmish?

    How many rounds does a typical shooter go through in a repeating rifle match/skirmish?
    Trying to figure out how to best allocate 44-40 WCF reloading resources for a new team.
    Ron Vecchioni
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    Minimum 14X 4 x 4assuming everyone empties their gun. 224 per team match. YMMV
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    Minimum 14X 4 x 4assuming everyone empties their gun. 224 per team match. 56 per team member YMMV
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    How many rounds needed for a Skirmish?

    Lou, I appreciate your getting back to me!
    Because we can't hit a Canadian moose in the ass with a canoe paddle.... I'll reload enough 44-40 ammo this winter to issue each team member 75 rounds per match.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronald Vecchioni View Post
    I'll reload enough 44-40 ammo this winter to issue each team member 75 rounds per match.
    YOU ISSUE AMMO???

    Are you recruiting? That's a heckuva enlistment bonus!
    Bob Anderson
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    Issuing Ammo for team

    Bob,
    Our team (48th VA Infantry), is a new/young team and we are primarily musket/carbine. Quite by accident, we discovered that 5 us happened to own 1860 Henry/Uberti lever actions, so we have decided to start a new Henry team.

    A couple of the guys don't have the equipment to reload black powder 44-40 cartridge ammunition. However, Rick Chandler and I both cast bullets and have single stage presses. So we pooled our money and sprang for 500 Starline cartridge cases and a 500 count of Straight Shooters bullets.

    I'm bored as hell with being stuck at home all the time, day after day, with this COVID situation. Just figured I might as well go ahead and load up a "standardized round" for the younger guys to practice with until the NSSA matches start up again. The biggest problem these days is finding large pistol primers. I've only got 300 left on hand right now.

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