Not that I'm at all familiar with loading & shooting the .44WCF, but I wouldn't think you'd get any penetration on a big critter with a light bullet like that. Maybe it'd work, tho. jd45 Gday jd45 Thanks your reply mate, not planning on shooting any critters only steel. Do yourself a favour, ge...

You do not want to shoot hot loads in a 73. Hot loads listed in my old Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook are for the 92 only. If you are working around the top of a 44-40 load, just buy a 92 44 Mag. Then you will not be able to get the loads mixed up of the 44-40 and ruin a good 73. Gday Lefty Dude, Shoul...

Borregos wrote:Are you shooting the targets at 100m or the full size at 200m?

Gday
Shooting the 100m sils with a Uberti 1873 the 16g load does the deal well, may go to the 200m targets in the near future, one thing at a time though
Best rgds

Looking for cowboy sil loads that work, 16g of original herc 2400 with 200g FP works great in my 1873, trouble is am running out of this old powder. The new Alliant 2400 is a little hotter i have read, anyone with experience please come forward. Have also used Australian rifle powder 2205 at 19.5 t...

Looking for cowboy sil loads that work, 16g of original herc 2400 with 200g FP works great in my 1873, trouble is am running out of this old powder. The new Alliant 2400 is a little hotter i have read, anyone with experience please come forward. Have also used Australian rifle powder 2205 at 19.5 to...