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Any info you can give on these? 45-75 and 44-40 dug up metal detecting
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<blockquote data-quote="HFS" data-source="post: 3321504" data-attributes="member: 8862"><p>For the .44-40:</p><p>You are correct about the lever action part.</p><p>Winchester introduced the 44-40 (originally called the .44 WCF for Winchester Central Fire, to designate it wasn't the older rimfire design) for the company's 1873 rifle.</p><p>Some descriptions of the cartridge today call it a bottleneck round and some say it's a tapered round.</p><p>Supposedly it was tapered/bottlenecked for better feeding in lever action rifles. </p><p></p><p>I will give some total speculation on the .44-40 case you have there.</p><p>I've never fired an actual Colt Single Action Army revolver because people who own them snatch their priceless treasures away when they see my clumsy a** coming along.</p><p>I have fired some of the Italian replicas of the Colt Peacemaker, in larger calibers like .45 Colt and .44 Special. </p><p>I was very surprised to look at the firing pin strike on the spent cases. </p><p>Those calibers use Large size pistol primers, and the firing pins left BIG, ROUND, DEEP indentions in those primers, just like your .44-40 case.</p><p>Maybe it was fired in a Colt or a replica?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HFS, post: 3321504, member: 8862"] For the .44-40: You are correct about the lever action part. Winchester introduced the 44-40 (originally called the .44 WCF for Winchester Central Fire, to designate it wasn't the older rimfire design) for the company's 1873 rifle. Some descriptions of the cartridge today call it a bottleneck round and some say it's a tapered round. Supposedly it was tapered/bottlenecked for better feeding in lever action rifles. I will give some total speculation on the .44-40 case you have there. I've never fired an actual Colt Single Action Army revolver because people who own them snatch their priceless treasures away when they see my clumsy a** coming along. I have fired some of the Italian replicas of the Colt Peacemaker, in larger calibers like .45 Colt and .44 Special. I was very surprised to look at the firing pin strike on the spent cases. Those calibers use Large size pistol primers, and the firing pins left BIG, ROUND, DEEP indentions in those primers, just like your .44-40 case. Maybe it was fired in a Colt or a replica? [/QUOTE]
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