been working on this conversion for some time now and today was a great day for testing
Ol Deuce
1894 44-56 wild cat
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wow...
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Deuce, you have a gaggle of needful talents. Very impressive in all fields you have posted.
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Thanks Red Ryder!! To much time on my hands and my mind wonders ya know !! got to keep on track!!
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Ya know nothing is completely New this day and age ! The .44 Van Houten Super came tobe a Wild cat Before Marlin introduced the .444 in 1964. Van Houten used the 30-40
Krag Brass , I had no Idea this was was done in the late '50s very early '60s. Van Houten cut the brass down to 2'' and opened it to .44 .He used this in the Marlin 336 & 1894 Winchesters. Not sure of the loads he used in the .44VH but this sure gave me some insight on my .44-56 Roll Eyes It's a great feeling to know that it really does work well!! Ol Deuce Do The Best With What You Have!!!!
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got to get a heaver bullet ...to much charge for the 200 & 220gr. cast lead!!!
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Just put a coat of black oil stain on the butt stock to match the forearm wood !!!! Ol Deuce
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The black did good and the paste wax also did good!! I'll post a picture tomorrow if I can get on photobucket LoL...........Ol Deuce
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ready to do more testing on this ol'girl................Ol Deuce
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this is huge lol......
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Ok I did some testing this afternoon and it's getting there!!!! she needs a heavy bullet so I ordered a
310 gr gc for her. we will see how this goes..... Ol Deuce Do The Best With What You Have!!!!
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I was seated ...and off hand ......Ol Deuce
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Well yesterday I ordered a 310gr GC mold from LEE......the heavier bullet should bring my group closer!
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and it did!!! ........Ol Deuce
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found a guy to do my old 1894 octagon barrel ! we are going to make a 44-56 out of it!
going to speed up the twist to 1:18 rather than the 1:38 as in the 20'' barrel! going for distance with this 26'' barrel !!1 if that works out than we go to Green Mountain and get a custom 32'' barrel made always fun to dream ..... but it all usually comes to be !!!! Ol Deuce ................44-56 Do The Best With What You Have!!!!
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Quick report .......the old barrel was soft in the middle...Hmmmm......So She will get a liner ! It will be way better this way!!!...It won't be long now I HOPE..... Ol Deuce
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Ol Deuce that is a beautiful pair of 1894s ya have there pardner!
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Thank you Sir!!! Ol Deuce Do The Best With What You Have!!!!
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