I would love to get one of those.
What is the range of the 44-40?
It the AR of its day.
The ballistic information based off three grain types for the .44 WCF muzzle velocity is 1,245 ft/s (200 gr), 1,190 ft/s (217 gr), and 750 ft/s (225 gr). The popularity for the .44 WCF began to die off in the early 1940s due to better produced cartridges that were entering the market that were starting to make it less effective than newer rounds.
Hand loading brass is available for the .44 WCF for pistol and rifle loads. The ballistic performance for a .44 WCF on a 24 inch rifle barrel for a 200 grain bullet muzzle velocity is 1,800 ft/s. It can take down any sized medium game at a distance of 125 yards before noticeable wound penetration and trajectory drop-off occurs. The Winchester Model 73 is known as “The Gun That Won The West.”
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What is the range of the 44-40?
It the AR of its day.
Yes, the 1873 Winchester is the AR of its day. I haven't fired beyond 150 yards with mine, but even with open iron sights it is very accurate, and fast too with the lever action. Mine has a 30 inch barrel and holds 15 rounds. I have fired both smokeless and black powder rounds out of it and the bottle necked 44-40 case keeps any blowback from going into the action when shooting black power so it is easy to clean.
This. It was high capacity assault rifle, back in 1886, and it utilized a military round. Ten shots of 45-70 pretty near as fast as you could aim and pull the trigger.
Obviously evil and suited for no legitimate sporting use.
I wonder if they had gun grabbing politicians back then who used that line of argument, or if they just rode a rail out of town if they said anything like it?