Henry & Updated Henry 1866 info

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Very interesting info .

 

[Blackwater 53393]

Why not just use .44 Russian??   Nothing to “cut down”, readily available, known load performance, and it’s within a thousandth or two of the length of the original .44 Henry cartridge!!!

 

 

EDIT: And it fits the chamber of the .44 special or .44 magnum gun with no problem!!  The same modified carrier will work for the .44 Russian!

 

 

[Major Art Tillery]

I had one of my 1860 Henry's worked over by Boomstick, he did an excellent  job with it.

 

It was originally a 44-40 with standard barrel length 24.5" 

 

Now it sports a 20" barrel and has been rechambered in 44Russian.  (Barrel diameter  is the same for both cartridges in modern rifles) I find it to be perfect for what I do... Balance is nice with light recoil.

 

With a Henry, since it is loaded down the tube, a cartridge stop is all that needs to be added for the shorter round ( a simple set screw)... Along with a slight groove cut in bolt face for it to clear.

 

I absolutely love shooting the 44 Russian

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Who may have contact info for this  Boomstick your speaking of ?

[Eliphalet R. Moderator]

7 minutes ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:

Who may have contact info for this  Boomstick your speaking of ?

 

See the SASS Wire FAQ forum for the "Cowboy Gunsmith" thread.

He is listed under "Texas" as Boomstick Arms LLC

[DeaconKC]

Boomstick worked over a 66 for me and did an awesome job.

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Thanks for the info .

I have a Henry 1860 I would love to turn into a 44 Special 

Rooster 

[Springfield Slim SASS #24733]

Or, use the same Smith Shop carrier and load 44-40 brass that has been cut down to 44 Russian length, and use a good roll crimp, in 44-40 guns. My daughter and I have been doing just that for the last year or so, works fine.  Plus I was able to take about 1200 split 44-40 brass and use it again, so free brass. You do have to run a short bullet, as the Russian length cases are longer than C45S cases. But you get to use the thinner 44-40 brass which cuts down on blow-back. Plus save on gunpowder, which isn't as plentiful as it once was.  To be clear we have only done this with real Blackpowder, haven't tried with smokeless cartridges yet. I call this case the 44 Cowboy Short.

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

I'm looking into it right now with the Smith Shop .

I have a older Uberti 44 Special 66 Navy Arms four digit serial number .

She needs a shorter Lifter then the new guns take .

We are working on making one for her too shoot 44 Russian. 

Going to be fun .

Rooster 

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

I've heard of 44wcf in the older Navy Arms '66 but never 44 Spcl! Was it rebarreled?

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

8 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

I've heard of 44wcf in the older Navy Arms '66 but never 44 Spcl! Was it rebarreled?

It has the original barrel. 

It was milled off and re-cut for the correct rim size and set back just a smige. 

She works great .

I'm really happy with the rifle .

I would just like to shoot 44 Russian to be able to replicate the original 44 flat cartridge. 

Rooster