tkcomer
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I know. But I stumbled on to some CASS forums and the ones that actually work on these guns don't recommend the 45. From what I've studied, the sights on these guns are hit and miss from the factory.
Not sure how to correct if the gun shoots way left or right.
Jesse Heywood Quote:
Not sure how to correct if the gun shoots way left or right.
One way is to turn the barrel, which is beyond the ability of most.
They introduced the .44Colt cartridge because it was the largest case they could use in the cylinder but still fit a large enough heeled bullet to obturate the .45cal bore. There was not enough room for the inside lubed .45Colt. Essentially, they still used the same barrel that would've been used for the .45Colt, had there been enough room in the cylinder.That is why they introduced the 44 Colt cartridge.
CraigC ...They introduced the .44Colt cartridge because it was the largest case they could use in the cylinder but still fit a large enough heeled bullet to obturate the .45cal bore. There was not enough room for the inside lubed .45Colt. Essentially, they still used the same barrel that would've been used for the .45Colt, had there been enough room in the cylinder...
Not true. The .44 Henry had a rim that was too large to fit the 1860 and Open Top. Almost as large as the .38-40 and .44-40. Which is why the .44Colt was developed in both centerfire and rimfire versions. It is also longer than the Henry rimfire.The original Open Top was made for the 44 Henry in rimfire and centerfire.
I'm pretty sure that's what I said. The issue being that the .44 percussion model 1860 was no bigger than it needed to be. Very, very little room to adapt it to cartridge use. So a compromise cartridge was utilized, the .44Colt. Using the biggest heeled bullet possible with the smallest case possible.The reason the 44 Colt was developed was the rim size would fit the geometry of the cylinder. It was the largest cartridge Colt could fit in the 1860 cylinder...