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DFrame · November 19, 2012, 05:33 PM

Interesting.
The 44-40 (44 W.C.F) preceedes the special by around 35 years. I didn't know the 44 special was ever loaded with black powder. I wasn't aware that any new cartridges developed in the 20th century were designed around black powder.

November 19, 2012, 05:33 PM	#16
DFrame Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2008 Location: central Illinois Posts: 451	Interesting. The 44-40 (44 W.C.F) preceedes the special by around 35 years. I didn't know the 44 special was ever loaded with black powder. I wasn't aware that any new cartridges developed in the 20th century were designed around black powder. __________________ Mark Lane to William Buckley: "Have you ever referred to Jessee Jackson as an ignoramus?" Buckley: "If I didn't, I should have"