Since Uberti 1866 44 Special carbines are durn near impossible to find...

[Coffinmaker]

CHT,
True.  The Henry, the original '66 and the Open Tops were all .44s.  Closest approximation is .44 Russian.

Any way we get to the desired result is ........ correct.  Since we can't shoot originals, "almost" has to be the goal.  I'm eventually going to have the Coal Mine Shaft chamber cut out of my 44 Special 66 and have a sleeve made with a 44 snug 44 Russian chamber with a throat to the rifling.  It just galls me to no end I didn't try the thing before I built it as a Trapper.  Oh well.  Some days you eat Bear.  Others, the Bear eats you. 

Would also have helped if I'd made the discovery "before" I sold my lathe.  Some days are simply Diamonds ............

Coffinmaker

[Cowtown]

Thanks for all the feedback.

I am not much of a gun mechanic. Springs in Rugers, a little Stoeger SxS work and the 1 piece FP in a Marlin has been about it. I'll wrench on my Jeep all day no problem but with firearms, I'll leave that to folks who can do it right the first time. 

Lots of great discussion. I appreciate it.

I'll keep searching and will probably put one on order based on sage advice.

[Coffinmaker]

Sage, Rosemary and Thyme   

Coffinmaker

[Cholla Hill Tirador]

Thanks for all the feedback.

I am not much of a gun mechanic. Springs in Rugers, a little Stoeger SxS work and the 1 piece FP in a Marlin has been about it. I'll wrench on my Jeep all day no problem but with firearms, I'll leave that to folks who can do it right the first time. 

Lots of great discussion. I appreciate it.

I'll keep searching and will probably put one on order based on sage advice.

Good grief! You missed one by about a month!

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/596839153

CHT

[Cowtown]

Good grief! You missed one by about a month!

And this morning, I located one.

[Cholla Hill Tirador]

And this morning, I located one.

YES!! Many congrats!

  CHT

[mtmarfield]

           BRAVO!

[Coffinmaker]

Good On Ya!!

Coffinmaker