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Emailing with Era's on the subject, the .460 seems to be a result of the narrow band at the upper end and it should squeeze down...

I have a Pietta 58 made in the mid 80s that I line reamed the chamber throats out to match the groove diameter and it will out shoot my...

Some years in AK, more folks are mauled by black bear than Brown/grizzly (which are the same species by the way) only diet and location...

As been stated, the bullet is only marginally bigger than a .44. Not enough to make a difference in killing an animal. I'm all for...

It makes perfect sense, he worked for many years to develop the 44 mag using thicker cylinder walls of the older guns. In fact he tried...

Zackly right. Using the commonly available guns, Elmer was stuck with the .44. If there had been a frame and cylinder capable of...

Actually bullets don’t need to be oversized as large as a ball. A ball needs to be oversized as you are cutting a driving band...

Eeeeh Gad ! I thought my additions a bit eccentric on a Walker ! I gotta see the holster. It would take a whole steer! Mine will only...

Any machine shop could easily set up and precisely ream the cylinder holes to .375 (3/8 inch) because they will certainly have this size...

Others can weight in, what I find puzzling is that the 44 (45 Cal) JD Conical is .460. It does not go into a .454 ball cylinder at...

The cylinder bore on my 1851 Navy is .3725 and I'm having a heck of a time seating .380/.36 cal conical bullets, the kind from eras...

It has become my go to edc onthe ranch and around society. Got a nice shoulder rig from triple k and its not pulling my pants down...

Good read and I had not previously heard of the BPM cartridge. A few years ago I re-barreled and chambered a Martini Cadet I was...

I’m not sure how this fits into y’all’s conversation here, and I’m sure some of you have heard of this...

I’m not so sure. Loaded for bear meant either you used a stronger powder charge, or you loaded an additional ball on top of the load you...