44-40 at a good price ?

mr phil · February 23, 2010, 10:00:36 PM

So I'm back. It's been a year since I darkened these doors. ( I forgot my password )
I'm going to start shooting SASS and I've already got twp Rooger Vaqs in 45 cal. I really want a Henry and a friend has an 1860 in 44-40.
Now I would really like the same cal as my pistols but he is offering the Henry for what he got her for 800.00.
Do you think that's a good enough deal to deal with the frustration of loading two different cals ?

Wa da ya think ?

Silver Creek Slim · February 23, 2010, 10:04:53 PM

My Henry is .44-40 and my main pistols are .45 Colt.

Slim

mr phil · February 23, 2010, 10:07:52 PM

I got to shoot her sunday and boy she is a shooter. Really smooth.And beautiful.

Forty Rod · February 24, 2010, 12:22:47 AM

Quote from: mr phil on February 23, 2010, 10:00:36 PM
Do you think that's a good enough deal to deal with the frustration of loading two different cals ?

Yes.

Major 2 · February 24, 2010, 01:25:51 AM

It's not often you see them offered for must less ... so absolutely

Driftwood Johnson · February 24, 2010, 05:12:07 AM

What frustration???

All my Cowboy pistols are 45 Colt, all my cowboy rifles are 44-40. What's the problem?

Will Ketchum · February 24, 2010, 03:01:34 PM

I say that's a good price. If mixing up the 2 calibers is your concern (there is an incident of a Texas Ranger jamming his 73 when he tried to load a 45 Colt in it) you can do as I have done and color the primers with different colors. I used a blue sharpie on my 44-40s and left the 45s uncolored.

When I go to the loading table I always separate and count out my rounds. Say the stage calls for to revolvers with 5 rounds each and the rifle 9 rounds. I put the revolver rounds in 2 rows of 5 each and the rifle in rows of 3. That way the RO at the loading table can see I have the proper amount of rounds and I can make sure I have them separated correctly.

Will Ketchum

mr phil · February 24, 2010, 05:38:23 PM

Well that settles it . I'm gonna get her. Now where will I find the Pesos ? $:-\$

Doc O · February 24, 2010, 06:07:16 PM

You'll like the 44-40.

I do.
Doc

mr phil · March 26, 2010, 12:18:55 PM

Well I shot my first SASS shoot last sunday. I had a great time . The people were great and very helpfull. They even fed me

. Most folks shooting .45's and a lot shooting .38's. I think even if I one day get a "66" I'll get it in .45 cal. But I will still always want an 1860. So having another caliber ( 44-40 ) for a gun that I might not be shooting every match won't be bad. Oh hell..... theres nothing bad about it.
I just got to thinking about it again cause a few folks were saying I should consider .38's if Im going to be shooting a lot or if I was going for speed over being historically accurate. But I think I can do both.
Of course for now Im shooting a .......Deep Breath.......HRA Big Boy in 357. Yeah I got gotten a couple years ago. Thought I was getting a piece of American heritage . It is made in America and put together very well and shoots well. But ....... well everybody here knows all the rest of the story....
So I am going to do my best to get a historically accurate Henry.
A few folks did ask me why I got the HRA and I told them and they were very polite about it. Cause I m a new shooter I suppose.