Freund- 40-90 vs 44 & 45 calibers

[Don McDowell]

Having shot a 40-90 a little bit, it's got a lot of velocity with mild recoil. Not sure that the smaller diameter bullet would make up for the "smack" that a good 44 would deliver..
Some folks have called it the 7 mag of the day, and that might be as good of a description as it gets.
Cook swore by the cartridge, there's a 40-90 in the museum at Ekalaka that was used by a hide hunter.