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  2. .44-40 Winchester - Wikipedia

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    The .44-40 Winchester (10 ... and cowboys appreciated the convenience of being able to carry a single caliber of ammunition which they could fire in both pistol and ...

  3. Smith & Wesson Model 3 - Wikipedia

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    This new model was originally offered in the same frame and cylinder lengths as the original No: 3 but soon, Smith and Wesson offered a "Frontier" version with a longer frame and cylinder, allowing it to fire the longer WCF (44-40) cartridges. Standard chambering was .44 Russian (barrels were often stamped 44 S&W and was Smith and Wesson's ...

  4. List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia

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    .44-40 Winchester (.44 WCF) .429 10.9: 1.310 33.3: Rimmed ... Ballistics By The Inch testing of handgun cartridges and relationship between barrel length and velocity.

  5. .44 Henry - Wikipedia

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    Even so, it still achieved a ballistic coefficient of only 0.153, which reflects very poor long range capabilities; the .44 Henry is a large and slow bullet, giving poor external ballistics and a great deal of ballistic drop during its trajectory, making hitting a target past 200 yards almost impossible for the average shooter. [4]

  6. .44 Magnum - Wikipedia

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    In addition to beating the ballistics of the old .44-40 rifle loads, long considered a top deer cartridge, [5] the heavy, flat-point bullets typically used in the .44 Magnum have an additional advantage. Tests performed where bullets are shot through light cover, intended to represent twigs and brush, have shown that the high-velocity ...

  7. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.

  8. Winchester Model 1892 - Wikipedia

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    Rifles in .44-40 proved to be most popular, far outstripping sales of the other chamberings. The Winchester Models 53 (1924) and 65 (1933) were relabeled Model 1892s. Admiral Robert E. Peary carried an 1892 on his trips to the North Pole , [ 3 ] and Secretary of War Patrick Hurley was presented with the one millionth rifle on December 13, 1932.

  9. .44 S&W American - Wikipedia

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    The heeled bullets make the cartridge incompatible with .44 Russian, .44 Special, and .44 Magnum, which was made larger in diameter and longer to cover the exposed part of the bullet. Its power resembles the .41 Long Colt, [1].32-20 Winchester, [2] or .44-40 Winchester, [3] and it could be used to hunt small game at short range. [2]