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I picked the .44 WCF because it gives the best bullet weight and diameter while still providing a tapered case to both aid feeding and eliminating blow-by into the action with those loads suitable to the action.
Sincerely,
Hobie
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I picked the 38WCF for the same reason as Hobie selected the 44WCF, but... you get a lighter bullet, more velocity and WELL... EVERYONE and their brother doesn't have ONE!
For reloadability and hunting, I like the .45Colt; for a much larger bullet selection.
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While I prefer the 44 WCF, mainly for the same reasons already stated, all of the original calibers are good. Of those, you left off the 32 WCF. This is a fun little round, almost no recoil and very accurate.
.44WCF.....because it was first! And it don't get no more traditional than that. 'Course Griff likes them one off .38WCF's, but that was an accidental caliber...being .401" diameter.
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The 38WCF seems to hold an edge in accuracy over the 44WCF for me. I have a Cimmaron 1873 sporting rifle in 38WCF and it is quite accurate.Why was the 32-20 left off the list?????
Old Time Hunter wrote:.44WCF.....because it was first! And it don't get no more traditional than that. 'Course Griff likes them one off .38WCF's, but that was an accidental caliber...being .401" diameter.
Naw, the moniker ".40WCF" just didn't have the appeal to be a top performer like ".38WCF", something about believability!
Griff,
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...The 38WCF is a better cartridge than many think. Also, when you buy a single action revolver to match, the spec's are usually held to a more uniform standard.
Heck, it was a close vote between the 44-40 and the 32-20.
If I bought one today it would without a doubt be the 32-20 but I voted for the 44-40 instead; why; because, if I was living in the 1870s and was in the market for a repeater it is likely what I would have gotten the 44-40 since it is suitable for a wide variety of uses. If I had been wealthy enough to have 2 centerfire rifles (I assume I would have already had a muzzleloader); I would have gotten something like a single shot big bore 45-70/50-70 and a 32-20.
I've got a 3rd Mod 1873 SRC 44WCF w/Lyman folding peep.. That configuration is perfection IMO... 44 cal tube makes it light as it can be..I like the idea of a bigger diameter/heavier bullet over the 38-40... But it's more of an idea, rather than anything that really much matters...
Hobie there was a small run done around 1990 ( or so ) by either Cimaron or Navy( it was an Uberti) in the Henry, in 44 Spl . I know this is late , but im catching up on the old threads . It would be my vote
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I also voted for the 44-40, since it was an original round for the
Model 1873 and was the most common chambering for it.
Not to be a nitpicker...... but didn't Uberti make the 1866 or 1873(or both?)
in 22 WMR back in the 1990's for a while? If so, that would be another caliber for the list.