.44-77 and paper patch?

[Distant Thunder]

Actually I should have had the bore ride section on both those bullets at .429". My 9# patching paper will add .007" to the diameter with two wraps. The bore is just a bit over .436", .429 + .007 = .436". That's pretty easy to change on paper which is all I've got going so far.

I'm figuring the fired cases will have a neck ID of .447" and the freebore of the standard chamber should be close to .447" and only .050" long. That's why the base bands are .440" (.440 + .007 = .447").

One of the first things I'll do when I get the rifle back is to make a chamber cast so I know for sure what I'm dealing with. Right now I'm just playing with numbers on paper.