Shot my 44 Russian Henry today!

[Dr. Bob]

Howdy,

Well, today was the BIG day!  Decided to shoot the Henry at a local shoot.  Had a blast!!  I am shooting 20 gr. of 2f with a 200 gr. Big Lube bullet!  The load was dead on and it did it's job when I did mine!      By the last [5th] stage I had the Henry shuffle figured out and I am very happy with my Henry.  Did I mention that it will hold 16 rounds!                WAAAAAAAHOOOOO!!!!

Also shot my 44 Colt Open Top with 44 Russians for the first time today!  It shot well too!        I'm one really happy camper tonight!! 

[Dirty Brass]

Excellent! Nothing like a happy shooter. Well worth the wait!

[Dusty Morningwood]

Well Dr. Bob, you are a man after my own heart.  Love my OTs and Henry shooting .44 Russian! 

[Dr. Bob]

Dusty,

You are obviously a man of good taste!!

[Earl Brasse]

Way cool, if there is ever a posse shoot cuttin' logs like we used to do, loaded up, that would be great.  That would be a real clould-maker.  You just have to hope for wind.  Who did the work, how many $ to convert, & how long did it take?  Any problem with blow-by in the action or fouling??  I have a pair of Uberti .44 Russians & have thought about converting my Henry in 44-40 to .44 Russian.

[Dr. Bob]

I'm using a full case of 2 F and a 200 grain bullet and don't seem to get too much blow back.  Do need to keep the carrier lubed with moosemilk. 

A good friend did the conversion from 44 WCF to 44 Russian and is not a gunsmith by profession.  Said that he was not prepared to do this commercially.

[Story]

Way cool, if there is ever a posse shoot cuttin' logs like we used to do, loaded up, that would be great.  That would be a real clould-maker.  You just have to hope for wind.  Who did the work, how many $ to convert, & how long did it take?  Any problem with blow-by in the action or fouling??  I have a pair of Uberti .44 Russians & have thought about converting my Henry in 44-40 to .44 Russian.

There is a recommendation for Vaughn Trueman of The Bullet Hole in this thread -
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,27361.0.html

[Dusty Morningwood]

Way cool, if there is ever a posse shoot cuttin' logs like we used to do, loaded up, that would be great.  That would be a real clould-maker.  You just have to hope for wind.  Who did the work, how many $ to convert, & how long did it take?  Any problem with blow-by in the action or fouling??  I have a pair of Uberti .44 Russians & have thought about converting my Henry in 44-40 to .44 Russian.

The fella who converted mine from .44-40 to .44 spl. is retiring.  Another pard modified my carrier to handle .44 Russian through .44 spl.

[Earl Brasse]

Thanks for the heads-up on the gunsmith guys.

Dr. Bob, what powder are you using?  Maybe Swiss 3F would speed up the brass expansion & reduce some of the blow-by a little? 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Good on ya, Bob!

Whatcha doin' still awake at 06:15 your time?  You NEED your beauty sleep!

[major]

What size bullet are you shooting in the .44 Russian?  I use a .430 bullet in my 44-40.  Will this bullet work?

[Dr. Bob]

Howdy major,

I have been shooting the Mav Dutchman 200 gr. Big Lube^tm bullets.  Some were 428 and I'm not sure what the other were sized to.  My Henry started life as a 44-40 [44WCF] and the chamber has been sleeved and chambered to 44 Russian.  What you have been shooting in 44WCT should be OK!

As always, your mileage may vary!

[Sod Buster]

I have been shooting the Mav Dutchman 200 gr. Big Lube^tm bullets.  Some were 428 and I'm not sure what the other were sized

I believe that Springfield Slim sent out an email a month or two ago that instead of making .427, .428. and .429 Mav Dutchman bullets, they all would be .428.