Other FEATURES: Hardened Brass Receiver, Hardened Brass BUTTPLATE, Fancy American Walnut Stock, Folding Ladder Rear Sight, Traditional Blade Front Sight, Other FEATURES2: Octagonal Barrel/Tubular Feed, Lever Action W/Toggle Link System Caliber: .44-40 Winchester Type Action: Lever Rate Of Twist: N/A Metal Finish: Blued Barrel/BRASSLITE Receive Stock Material: American Walnut Barrel Length In INCHES: 20.4 Overall Length In INCHES: 39.5 Magazine Capacity: 10 Detachable Magazine: N Hinged Floorplate: N Sights: Y Stock Finish: Satin Weight In POUNDS: 8.5 Checkering: N Recoil Pad: N Swivel STUDS: N
Caliber Dictionary
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The 44-40 Winchester (44 WCF) was introduced by Winchester in 1873 in their Model 1873 lever action. The '73, "the gun that won the West," was the first truly successful repeater, and its 44-40 cartridge was quickly adopted by other manufacturers, including both Colt and Smith & Wesson in revolvers. Using a .427-inch bullet, the standard load features a 200-grain bullet at about 1100 feet per second, producing 588 foot-pounds of energy. This is not a lot of power, but the 44-40 was probaby the most popular sporting cartridge of the 19th Century, accounting for untold amounts of game. It remained the most popular chambering in the 1892 Winchester, and was a common chambering in both rifles and handguns at least through the 1940s. The growth in Cowboy Action shooting has revived it; the 44-40 has less recoil than the 45 Colt, and serves as a common chambering for rifles and revolvers. Ammo is readily available and it is chambered to numerous reissues and reproductions. — Craig Boddington
