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Quote from: Hawg on March 04, 2019, 06:36:28 AMCool Beans!!!Thanks! This one has been on my "short list" for a long time. It played a huge role in the Indian wars of the Old West (on both sides) and it happens to be chambered in the best period cartridge (IMHO) for that rifle; .44-40 WCF as opposed to the many other chambering versions out there in .45LC, .357/.38 spl, and others that this gun never originally came chambered in.
The only cartridges they were chambered in was the .44 Henry and 44 WCF. They weren't discontinued until 1899.
Quote from: Hawg on March 04, 2019, 08:28:12 AMThe only cartridges they were chambered in was the .44 Henry and 44 WCF. They weren't discontinued until 1899..44 Henry was a rimfire, right?
Good for you Capt'n. I HAD a Yellow Boy in 44-40 for a while, never did shoot it. It was part of a trade deal that a friend and I were engaged in. I never got a chance to shoot it, and after a while my friend decided he wanted it back, so another round of deals ensued.
The 1866 was not chambered in 44 WCF. Rather, it was the 44 Henry Centerfire. These came out toward the end of production and are very rare.