Savvy Jack

Sometimes ya just get rained out!

The next video turned into a 100 yard re-zero...LOL After the video, I installed the new mount, so.......maybe some more later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKAgLbXIZUg

I will head right over and check it out!

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I can't help it, wish I was good at this stuff...but figured some folks may be interested in seeing some future 44-40 shooting, hunting, handloading and whatever else we can come up with...videos! I won't be sharing any of the old videos...but may rerecord some content if it's needed. This isn't cowboy action shooting....I think there is plenty of that already out there. Just basic iphone and Longshot Marksman target video, edited only with capcut and youtube software. website link - Chasing the 44-40 - YouTube Video Links youtube channel link - Chasing The 44 W.C.F. introduction video link -

Got the dial decals updated. I'll shoot a few more 200 yard targets then move on out to 300 yards.

Working my way back up.....200 yards today.

The 200 yard shots will need some work to mark the dial (turret). Preliminary shots were good. I need to shoot another ten rounds to dial in for the elevation correction, maybe 10 MOA...but the windage is already close. What the shots would have looked like on an 1878 Third Class target For further tests..... I had to pull the scope centering/return plunger and stretch the spring a little in order to be able to get 200 and 300 yards. Another few trips to the range and I might have an update 🙂 Here is a comparison photo beside a 1919 Curtiss Jenny Rudder

It is nice to just turn that knob for the range you need to shoot, then fine tune from there if needed. 100 yards?, no problem...twist...fire and enjoy the results! No more guess that POA hold-over!

Indeed I have....I lived an learned quickly.....thus I knew it had to be a manufacture issue. Star Line is what I have been using 90% of this time. This split was due to the Lee FCD

Never seen one like this before in all my years of shooting full pressure loads in my rifles, and only about 6 split cases total in lord knows how many reloads and 15 years. This particular one has only been reloaded about five times with25.5gr of Reloder 7.

Scope Dial Decals I was able to make some decals for the dials. They are a bit small, but I do think I will be able to see them with these old eyes. The white arc should prevent me from turning the dial in the wrong direction when switching between the 25, 50 and 100 yard shots. They did not slide slightly off center (lock nut is seen as well) but they will replaced when the 75, 200 and 300 yard marks are added. I think this will be fun. They will not be perfect, but will get me into scoring position without guessing.

I suggest everyone switch from mouse farts to normal loads

I am actually working up some 100 to 200 yard 357 smokeless loads. Here is a 50 yard trial with the typical 38 special case and Trail Boss powder for CAS.

Does anyone know what mold was used for these bullets? Accurate Mold's 36-158Q looks close I am down to my last 200 bullets

I finally got a chance to shoot 25, 50 and 100 yards today using a smaller replica (8 1/8" x 11" notebook paper) of the Third class targets of the period. Third Class Target to be used at all distances up to and including 300 yards. Adopted February 19th, 1878 Total target size is 4 feet by 6 feet Bullseye - Inner black circle, 8" inches - 5 points Center - First white circle, 26" inches - 4 points Inner - Second white circle, 46" inches -3 points Outer - Remainder of target - 2 points I have yet to be able to shoot 200, 300 or longer for the past few years. Below is the last 300 yard target I shot a few years ago....and overlayed on the second class target used by the Stuart brothers back in 1875.

I cast my own, however, there is the same design made specifically for the LFCD. All commercial 44-40 cast bullets (mostly Magma) are cast for a roll crimp. The reason why you have to "shove" yours in is because the case just below the crimp gets pushed out. This photo shows the "bulge" cause by a roll crimp. The LFCD can cause the same issue when pushed too deep. This is the typical Magma trype commercial bullet...if too large of a diameter, the Redding Profile die will not work...as noted. Here is the bullet designed to be used with a LFCD - 43-219M https://accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=43-219M Here are some other Accurate molds designed for various 44-40 uses https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/ballistics-handloading/handloading-components/bullet-molds/modern-bullet-molds

Redding 44-40 Profile crimp left, LFCD right...same 43-214A cast bullet. No trimming necessary for either...except for max length or case mouth uniformity.

At CAS mousefart pressures, they may never stretch to max! However, it is still always a good idea to keep them all the same basic length to keep from squishing a few from time to time. At least make sure your seating die is set to seat for the longest case.

That is a good obsession 44-40 38-40 32-20 38-55 Those are my top four

Maybe one day the 44 Winchester will return as a popular long range cartridge, just as it was in 1875 Maybe call it the "Winchester 1 of 1,000 Category", open for pistol sized rifle cartridges...which would only be two, the 44-40 and the 38-40. However, pistol cartridges could also be used. However, most CAS ranges probably do not offer space for the longer ranges. 44 Winchester Long Range Targets Stuart Brothers Long Range Targets

It is not that they will not work...they actually will. The problem, as noted earlier, is that they stick out too far to be used safely in rifles with mag tubes. For rifles, I use them as single shots when plinking, load development, and when low on large pistol primers. Using them in a mag tube is a big no no...especially in a modern Henry. For revolvers, they stick out too far as well and can cause jams by rubbing, and locking up on the blast shield.