Hope to be getting one or two old Winchester 1873's here in a few weeks. Would love to load for them. I've seen where it looks like the newer guns in 44-40 are a little bigger in Diam. than what was used on the originals. .429" vs .426". What should I be looking for when looking for cast bullets or would it just be better to wait and get them and just slug the barrels? I pretty much know what I need to do, which is to slug the barrels, but I thought I'd see what others may have run into on second gen. 1873's chambered in 44-40. I'm itching to get to shooting these old guns and experiencing the past.
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