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Alright , it's been plenty damn long enough, WHERE"S THE RANGE REPORT???????

We were inundated by rain yesterday and today. Going ML deer hunting for the next 2 with a flinter. When I get back I give it a test run.

Very nice rifle my friend!

The .44-90 sbn is a interesting caliber. Don't be hard headed when you work up loads for it. It will let you know what it likes and dont like in a hurry.

Fine looking pair ET, good for you!!! I need to be shooting mine more. Good luck on the ML hunt.

ET, if Kurt71 is who I think he is, you need to listen to him. He knows what he is talking about. Just sayin...

Yep. Welcome, Kurt.

Just don't get caught up in the craziness around here.

Paul

Thank you Paul.
I have been lurking for a long time around here and there is a lot of good things of interest for me in most of these forums.
I was registered under a different name but when I cleaned out my Lap top I lost the pass word so I registered. I couldn't find a way close the old account. I hope that wont cause a problem.

Kurt

Just got back today from a ML hunt. No luck but FINALLY for the first time in 7 years we hae a bumper cropo of beechnuts. BIG black bear came down within 60 yards of the camp during the nite to chow down on apples from a nearly century old orchard. Kurt, my swami indicator sez yer a pretty good man on the old 44/90's . I figure to first make it go "BOOM" just for the fun. Nice being a 10 year old at 62 I hope I can get this creature running soon. Have a pretty busy month ahead. I hope to listen up to ya pretty soon.

Cant you shoot the bear????

Not at nite.

Hi ET,

Christmas before 25th of December! Very nice single shot! I think it's 44-90 Sharps necked, not Remington straight. What cases do you use to make the 44-90? Are they available from US makers like Starline or Buffalo bore?
Will you go to more than 500grs bullets or stay around 450 to 480?
These slugs must penetrate a bit...
Regards
dom

Jamisons Ltd. for brass.
Live round

Going with a 490 grain paper patched and 90 g of FFG (becuz that is what I have a lot of on hand) for starters.

44-90 Sharps, nice pill! Think buffalos need to take care and black bears too.
I just read Jameson is closing, you need to stock some cases.
Dom

I like the bullet profile. Tell me all about it.
But the patch looks like it was glued on?????????

Kurt,my bad. I copied and pasted that photo from a historic site. This is the one I have (w/ one of my 45/110 and a 30/06)

Jim: Jamison IS going out of business and possibly as early as this week so you might think about stocking up

jorge just finished talking with em on the phone they will be taking orders up to closing hours Wednesday and said any brass back orders or out of stock items will be processed and shipped through Graf and sons...

EvilTwin.

I was going to say that you had the original bullet cloned very close. I had Steve Brooks make an adjustable mould from a sample of a original bullet and he nailed it.
Also the 11 degree taper on the shoulder had a slight radius not straight.
Here is my round with a 1.325 long 485 grain 1/40 alloy bullet loaded with 100 grains of 1.5 KIK powder.
To this day I have found nothing that will out shoot this load combo in my two .44-90 BN's.


Kurt

Well, when I first ordered the rifle, I had no reference to gve folks who asked so I dug up a photo of an old round and that is what is up there. I'd like to have a million questions for ya but I think I'd best make a few attempts first so I have a frame of reference to work from. I was fascinated to learn the 44/90 outsold the 50/90 on the buffalo range. It appears that it had/has plenty of horsepower and I hunt, I don't shoot comp at all. My real name is Jim Martin and you can either go by my name of my handle as you wish.