It's been a long dry spell

[Kurt]

Just sitting here thinking.
If I had any sense I would stick with the .44's. I have several in different chambers and barrel twists. One chamber I managed to get a chamber cast from an original .44 Reming straight chambered in a Hepburn that was used during the Creedmoor matches and I chambered a Shiloh using a Krieger 16 twist HVY barrel and Kirk used that barrel for it. It's a super shooter.
Back around 2011 I exchanged several conversations with Kelley O.Roos on the .44 subjects because I knew that he favored this caliber.

I wonder what ever happen to Kelley.....
He favored the .44-75 so I had a reamer made for this caliber and had CPA build a rifle using it but the chamber got cut bad and I had them recharger it for a .44-2.6 to clean it up and this was a good move because it shoots just as good as the heavy Shiloh. Even with the pout of round neck the .44-75 had I should have left it because it shot very good but it just was not right.
This last CPA I had build is a .38-50 but it has been a problem child since day one so I will get it rebored for a 16 twist .44 and I will recharger it with the .44-75 reamer if I can find a smith that will rebore the barrel.
The .44-2.6 is really too much horse power for me anymore. I was warned twice with bad eye damage shooting the heavy recoiling rifles now and I think I will listen and down size the calibers. The .38-50 might not cut the mustard at long ranges but it sure has shown to do well at midranges.
The .44-75 has a mild recoil so it just might be my answer for long range and it's already fitted for an action. I just have to find a place to send it for rebooking.

Kurt