44-77 Sharps paper patched load

[Eric Johanen]

    I could not wait any longer and got to the range today to fire a few rounds from my 44-77. Nice Chamber! Dimensions are: Factory base@.517/.518, Shoulder @ .506/.507, Neck@ .458/.459, Mouth@ .460, Length@ 2.243 and Rim Thickness@ .075 Fire Formed base@.517, Shoulder@.510, Neck@.459, Mouth@.459, Length@ 2.240 and Rim Thickness@ .075 Not much change at all except for Length. Only a loss of .003. The inside diameter at the mouth is just a very little loose for seating a new bullet and will require a slight neck sizing to work properly. This is going to work really well!! If I can get some weather I'll finish fire forming the first 20 rounds next week and then put up some reloads for a initial test. Did I say I really love this rifle?