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Problem finding ammo....Ya gotta shoot what you can find!


Savvy Jack

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23 hours ago, Marshal Hangtree said:

I knew a Deputy, many years ago, who's revolver cylinder/ammo looked a lot like that.

Back when I was gunsmithing for a living I had a detective bring me his revolver that he couldn’t unload the live cartridges out of. I don’t know what he spilled on it but the whole thing was gummed up pretty bad 

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2 hours ago, Savvy Jack said:

C'mon guys, look at the headstamps

 

I see some 44 WCF and a 44 S&W. If the cylinder was from a 44-40, should work. (I know someone that shot 44 Russian in a 45 Colt 1894 Winchester once! It worked but the cases did not fare well.)

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8 hours ago, Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L said:

 

I see some 44 WCF and a 44 S&W. If the cylinder was from a 44-40, should work. (I know someone that shot 44 Russian in a 45 Colt 1894 Winchester once! It worked but the cases did not fare well.)

 

How about the 38-40?

The 44-40's are various too. From probably 1W primed black powder by 1911-1915 to early smokeless 1W primed powder. The  UMC is more than likely black powder with the omittance of the "U" on the primer.

Don't know much about the 44 S&W variants.

The 38-40 is also 1W primed so it could be smokeless or black powder

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looks like it might need to see a smith for some timing issues :D

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