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Andy Griffith said:I'm thinking I want a nice new rifle in .44-40, likely a Uberti 1860 rifle.
Any reason I should not get one in .45 Colt for blackpowder?
Ummm, because you want one in .44-40?
Andy Griffith said:I'm thinking I want a nice new rifle in .44-40, likely a Uberti 1860 rifle.
Any reason I should not get one in .45 Colt for blackpowder?
There were many, many bottlenecked target rifle rounds. Take a look at Cartridges Of The World if you have any doubts. There were a lot of 40-caliber target cartridges, and many target rifles of the 1880-1900 era were 40-caliber. Bottlenecked cartridges provide very consistent velocities, (good for target shooters), but typically shoot lighter weight smaller diameter bullets (good for target shooters but not for hunters). Hunters wanted the most power available, meaning they gravitated towards larger, heavy bullets since velocity was going to be about the same.In one book an expert states that in comparable rifles the bottle necks can't be made to shoot as consistantly accurate as a straight wall.