73 Uberti 44-40

[Eric Johanen]

Mike, I'm closer to the epicenter of NCOWS than you are. Good article and I find the S&W break top revolvers very interesting for those who like to shoot something a bit different than the standard Colt style single action. Also like to use my pair of five and a half inch Starr DA revolvers. Very reliable six guns when a minor fix is done to them. The Star revolvers are really great and can be picked up cheap because they have two problems that can be fixed easily. (What is this two handed shooting style you speak of?) I'll be loading a new batch of 44-40's today.

[Mike]

Mike, I'm closer to the epicenter of NCOWS than you are. Good article and I find the S&W break top revolvers very interesting for those who like to shoot something a bit different than the standard Colt style single action. Also like to use my pair of five and a half inch Starr DA revolvers. Very reliable six guns when a minor fix is done to them. The Star revolvers are really great and can be picked up cheap because they have two problems that can be fixed easily. (What is this two handed shooting style you speak of?) I'll be loading a new batch of 44-40's today.

Eric, I'd use three hands if I could!! Shoot sharp, Mike

[Mike]

Eric, Please tell us more about your Star revolvers. Are they the percussions? I don't know much about them. Shoot sharp, Mike

[Stephen Borud]

Gentlemen, the load I use for the 44-40 is 30 grains of FFG or cartridge grade Goex, a RCBS 44-200-FN bullet and a large pistol primer.

Thanks
Stephen

[Eric Johanen]

Stephen, thank you for posting your load data. I have not tried the RCBS bullet, just the Lyman so far. Hope to see good results with the 2 bullets from Accurate. Mike, yes they are percussion revolvers. I think I used the Tresco Ampco nipples as they are a little longer than the factory and to give the hammer a bit more reach for reliable ignition. I removed some metal from the frame in the hammer notch. Not much is needed and it allows the hammer to contact the percussion cap without coming up short. Both are very simple to do. The transition from the trigger (cocker) to the sear is easy for a shotgunner used to 2 triggers. It is just not quite as fast as a traditional trigger but the guns just have that cool factor on the line. On those big close targets, it is really fun to DA those Star revolvers....especially when the course of fire allows 2 sixguns, One for each hand! And check out the old western "Arizona" for the bad guy using a pair of them.....very cool!!