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  1. 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 - 

     

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  2. 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.

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    What the shots would have looked like on an 1878 Third Class target

     

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    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

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  3. 3 hours ago, Black Angus McPherson said:

     

    I just noticed that.  SIX split cases in FIFTEEN years?

    You, sir, have led a truly Blessed life.  :D

     

    Angus

     

    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.

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    This split was due to the Lee FCD

     

     

     

     

  4. 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.

     

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  5. 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.

     

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  6. 8 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

    The lube groove for the 36-158Q looks to be too small for Black Powder. 

     

    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.

     

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  7. 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.

     

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    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

     

     

     

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    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.

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  8. On 4/29/2025 at 10:42 PM, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

    Do you cast those yourself, or do have a supplier?  My 200 gr from a variety of suppliers have a different shape that doesn’t work well with Redding Profile die. By the time I get a decent crimp, the bullet has been shoved too deep in case. The LFCD maintains the seating depth better. 

     

    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.
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    This is the typical Magma trype commercial bullet...if too large of a diameter, the Redding Profile die will not work...as noted.

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    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

     

     

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  9. 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.

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  10. 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

     

     

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  11. On 4/8/2025 at 8:09 PM, J.C. Smoke, SASS #22300 said:

    Thanks for all the replies , just running low have access to LRP just wondering if thy were interchangeable .

     

    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.
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