.44-77 PP bullets.

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That would be a nice combination. I always thought putting a patch box on my Hartford because I like the looks.
That .44-70 Maynard would make a nice caliber. Would you go with the original 2.21" length or the 2.1"? But I guess running a .45-70 through a .44 die would lengthen it to around 2.21"
The .44-75 Ballard was 2.250" and 2.50" but this was a rare caliber and not much known about it. I guess this is why I went with it.

Kurt I don't think the 45-70 case will grow enough to reach 2.21. The 40-65 doesn't grow that much and thats more of a reduction. For my money if it was just to be a hunting gun and maybe a few silly wet matches I would go with the shorter version. I just went and checked, by necking down a new case to 44 to the shoulder length of the 60 case, the case only grew about .020" . The case I fired in the 77 chamber and then necked down the rest of the way grew a bit less.
Sam