.44-40 WCF Load Data
Alternative names: 44 Colt Lightning Magazine Rifle, .44 Game Getter, .44 Largo, .44 Tigre, .44 M 1873, .44 W.C.F., .44-40, .44-40 Winchester, Marlin & Colt, .44-40 Marlin, .44-40 Winchester M.1873, .44 Winchester Marlin & Remington
The .44-40 Winchester (10.8×33mmR), also known as .44 Winchester, .44 WCF (Winchester Center Fire), is a .44 caliber centerfire small arms metallic cartridge introduced in 1873 by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. It was the first of its kind manufactured by Winchester, and was promoted as the standard chambering for the new Winchester Model 1873 rifle. As both a rifle and a handgun caliber, the cartridge soon became widely popular, so much so that the Winchester Model 1873 rifle became known as "The gun that won the West
Suitable Powders
Bullet Weight (gr) -> | 0-50 | 50-75 | 75-100 | 100-150 | 150-200 | 200-300 | >300 |
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👍 ... suitable powder
👍👍 ... suitable AND popular powder among our reloading community (clasification might evolve as more community members share their loads )
.44-40 WCF load data is available with the following bullets:
(most popular first)
