Thread: 44-40 ammo

Handloading for the 44-40 is really only cheaper if you already have loading equipment. If you have to equip yourself new, it could take a few thousand rounds to break even. However, for velocity and accuracy, you would be better off loading your own.

It can be a huge learning curve as well...be patient, chalk up a problem to experience and keep going!

The older cartridge can give you problems. If the powder/primers have been compromised, they will not work very well. If the cases have turned brittle with age, they will split longitudinally. The bullets can corrode and stick to the case wall and increase chamber pressures when fired.

Might be best to put them on a shelf and enjoy looking at them.

There is no turning back now... :-)