ashley_betts70 wrote:Hi All,
I've recently purchased a Uberti 1866 44-40 and was lucky enough to source some cheap ammo shortly after picking her up. Now I'm faced with paying normal prices so I'm currently on the path to reloading. I've ordered some starline brass but I'm having problems finding projectiles for 44-40 in Australia (online anyway) and was wondering if someone more experienced with 44-40 loads could point me in the right directions of a quality source. I did stumble upon hawkesbury river bullet co in my searches. Does anyone have an experience with these guys?
Regards,
Ashley
brisb wrote:Anything in the 'cowboy' category is always hard to find
SendIt wrote:Bit more of an investment, but ever thought about casting your own bullets?
SendIt wrote:Fair enough. Not really my area of expertise so I couldn't say.... Just throwing an idea out there.
Warrigul wrote:They are a fairly hard lead and this doesn't suit everyone, some people reckon they have troubles but I never have. But at around $70 for 500 they are far cheaper and less time consuming that casting your own.
Warrigul wrote:Sorry, I didn't mean to sound as if I were shooting you down,
Don't get me wrong casting your own is definately a viable option, and I have done it in two instances where a commercial lead projectile wasn't available. It is just not for everyone and in some cases people may be better off buying rather than setting up for a single calibre..
ashley_betts70 wrote:Warrigul wrote:They are a fairly hard lead and this doesn't suit everyone, some people reckon they have troubles but I never have. But at around $70 for 500 they are far cheaper and less time consuming that casting your own.
Hi Warrigul,
Can you shed some light on the troubles that might been seen with a harder alloy? I'm thinking about giving them a go but would rather steer clear if I'm likely to see excessive barrel wear or other permanent negative impacts. Consistent accuracy (assuming I can play my part) is also of interest to me. Are you using the black or copper hawkes?
Thanks to everyone for you suggestions and remarks so far.
andym79 wrote:I will be trying them in my 38-40 soon, fingers crossed I can have sucess there, though from what I understand the 38-40 and 44-40 are not inherently accurate cartridges!
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