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What is your favorite configuration of levergun in .44-40, and why?
I am really fond of the 73s but they sure can get heavy in a hurry.
Papo Amarelo = yellow throat or yellow craw/crop (feedbag near a bird's wishbone) That's the slang term for the Winchester '73, due to the yellow cartridge lifter. I can't for the life of me remember the slang term for the '92, though.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:01 pm Paul, I had to look up "Papo Amarelo" and you are either referring to wine or alligators ...![]()
I don't know who imported them when I bought it. It was 1959 or 1960. The Jewel Box Pawn Shop in Phoenix had shelves of them. Around $40 if I remember correctly. I had to borrow a few dollars from my Dad to be able to buy one. That was back when America was a free country. I was 14 or 15.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:22 pm Jim, I remember those from the old Gun Digests. Imported by Interarms?
My only .44-40 is an AWA Lightning. Yeah, you asked about levergun, but this pump is just something! Runs nicely, except every once in awhile, I get a little out-of-sync and it hiccups. Taken only occasionally to a cowboy shoot, when I get a smooth string of 10 shots without a hiccup it's like heaven!Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:09 amWhat is your favorite configuration of levergun in .44-40, and why?
The only 44-40 I have is a Navy Arms '92 (Fancy Rossi) with the long octagonal barrel. It is a sweet shooter with a 200 gr. XTP over a moderate doseBill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:09 am .. .and especially Bryan Austin, whos probably has more experience with this round than anyone extant ...![]()
What is your favorite configuration of levergun in .44-40, and why?
I am really fond of the 73s but they sure can get heavy in a hurry.
Thanks for the kind words Bill! I am still learning!Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 11:09 am What is your favorite configuration of levergun in .44-40, and why?