44-77 brass

[Mike]

Sam, About shoulders being pushed back on new brass, that is most probably due to variations in chambering. I am in the middle of re-making a rolling block in .44/77 and when the chambering reamer this particular 'smith had was compared to a fire-formed cartridge from my C. Sharps, the shoulder on the reamer was quite a ways back from where the shoulder is in my Sharps. The makers of brass want their cases to fit for everyone. The same can be said about .44/40 brass and the chambers in Colt revolvers are not quite the same as those in Winchester rifles. Anyway, we decided not to use that .44/77 reamer but to send the barreled action back to C. Sharps and have them chamber it. That way the reloaded ammo should fit well in both rifles.