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Anyone make a 40-65 lever?
- Thread starter win94oz
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Mike Irwin
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Chiappa Arms used to make a repro 1876. CDNN was selling them a few years ago.
Hunter Customs
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Cimarron Arms offers a 1876 Winchester replica in 40-60.
They have both a long and short barrel version.
They sure are fine looking rifles.
Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
They have both a long and short barrel version.
They sure are fine looking rifles.
Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
Jim Watson
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Mike, Bob; .40-65 WCF and .40-60 WCF are not interchangeable. .40-65 was originally an 1886 cartridge, longer and more heavily loaded than the .40-60 1876.
(Confusingly, .40-60 Marlin is the same case as the .40-65 WCF.)
win94oz, I think you will have to rebarrel a .45-70 to get a modern .40-65 repeater.
There are a lot of .40-65 single shots out there - I have one - but they are meant to substitute for the .40-70 Sharps with common brass. I am at present loading a 420 grain bullet for my Browning, whereas the original repeater load had a 260 grain bullet.
Have you thought about a .45-70-300?
A friend here loads his .45-90 and .450 BPE with the 330 gr Gould Express bullet, which does very well.
(Confusingly, .40-60 Marlin is the same case as the .40-65 WCF.)
win94oz, I think you will have to rebarrel a .45-70 to get a modern .40-65 repeater.
There are a lot of .40-65 single shots out there - I have one - but they are meant to substitute for the .40-70 Sharps with common brass. I am at present loading a 420 grain bullet for my Browning, whereas the original repeater load had a 260 grain bullet.
Have you thought about a .45-70-300?
A friend here loads his .45-90 and .450 BPE with the 330 gr Gould Express bullet, which does very well.
Magnum Wheel Man
New member
agree, would likely have to rebarrel an existing 45-70, unless you could find a used one so converted
I have an old Navy Arms Rolling block in 40-65... kinda like the cartridge... I've used it for long range steel buffalo shoots at the CAS range I shoot at...
don't know if it holds much advantage over the 45-70 or even 50-70 at "normal" shooting distances, particularly if loaded with heavy bullet like I run in the rolling block... in a lever gun, most bullet profiles will be close...
I have an old Navy Arms Rolling block in 40-65... kinda like the cartridge... I've used it for long range steel buffalo shoots at the CAS range I shoot at...
don't know if it holds much advantage over the 45-70 or even 50-70 at "normal" shooting distances, particularly if loaded with heavy bullet like I run in the rolling block... in a lever gun, most bullet profiles will be close...
Mike Irwin
Staff
"Mike, Bob; .40-65 WCF and .40-60 WCF are not interchangeable."
Oh hell, you're right. I know they're not interchangeable, I just keep getting them mixed up as to which one went with which rifle.
Oh hell, you're right. I know they're not interchangeable, I just keep getting them mixed up as to which one went with which rifle.