I shoot an "Iron Framed" Uberti, which is really steel, but I digress. My loads run 1300fps in the long barreled Henry and feel like .22lr when shooting. My 50 yard accuracy is about 3" due to the cruddy sight picture, but that's certainly adequate for this kind of rifle. The barrel heats up, so having a shooting glove for the support hand helps a lot.
The .44-40 has a bit of a learning curve with reloading. You will probably ruin a few cases to start, but It's a great round to shoot and enjoy. Go slowly and enjoy the reloading session and you'll get the hang of it.
I"ve loaded a bunch of them in 777 and Pyrodex too.
Dan
