Short Rifle in 44wcf

Rowdy Fulcher · July 24, 2014, 04:48:31 PM

Howdy
Here are a few pictures of my rifle .

Galloway · July 24, 2014, 07:56:07 PM

Very nice! Were short rifles strictly special order or did winchester offer them as a catalog item?

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · July 24, 2014, 09:26:26 PM

Some, like my original, were shortened on behalf of the owner after purchase. I am only the third owner in over a Century. It is a great "NO ALIBI" rifle.

Coal Creek Griff · July 24, 2014, 10:16:11 PM

Well, you can't tell it's a short rifle, but it is. Here's mine.

CC Griff

Rowdy Fulcher · July 26, 2014, 09:58:42 AM

CCG
Thanks for the picture of your Rifle and gear . Have you shot yours very much . I plan on shooting my short rifle and my Cimmarron pistol this morning .

Coal Creek Griff · July 26, 2014, 02:17:19 PM

Yes, Rowdy, I do shoot that gun a lot--it's just too much fun not to. When I first took it out to shoot, my comment was, "This gun is hungry!" It likes to "eat" a lot of ammunition. I don't shoot CAS, but I do shoot a fair amount and that is probably my favorite gun to shoot. I have a 4 3/4 inch Pietta Frontier in 44WCF as a companion too. With the scarcity of pistol powder these days, I've tapered off on my shooting, rationing out what I have, but I'm hoping to increase again before too long.

CC Griff

Rowdy Fulcher · July 27, 2014, 10:26:35 AM

CCG
Have you tried any Triple 7 , If you have trouble getting smokeless this is another choice ? BUT can you still get Triple 7 ?

jimbobborg · July 27, 2014, 07:53:42 PM

Don't use 777, it about killed my Uberti Bisleys.

Rowdy Fulcher · July 29, 2014, 09:49:36 AM

Jim
How did it almost kill your Bisleys ? I have used it in my 73 and I didn't have no problems . Did you use 3f or2f ?

jimbobborg · July 29, 2014, 11:48:57 AM

FFFg. I loaded it up like normal BP behind a 165gr bullet in my 44-40s, after 15 rounds all of the screws in both revolvers backed out

I believe the bottles state not for use in cartridges. 777 in FFFg was actually pretty nice in my C&B guns.

Rowdy Fulcher · July 29, 2014, 07:25:23 PM

Jim
As you now know 777 is HOT . I have used the 2f in my 44wcf and it was pretty hot I was able to get 1300 fps with it . Which was what I was wanting for the Vintage Hunting Load .

pony express · July 29, 2014, 09:57:57 PM

Jimbob, I believe it's only the 3F that says not for cartridge use. They only recommend 2F for cartridge. I've used a lot of it in my '66 carbine. But I don't like it much in my .45 SAA, I use it in .45 Schofield cases in that to tame it down a bit.