44-40 Winchester Ammo For Sale
History of 44-40 Winchester Ammo
Introduced in 1873, the .44-40 Winchester (also known as the .44 Winchester Center Fire, .44 Winchester, or .44 Largo) was used on the frontier by adventure seekers heading West. While initially designed as a rifle cartridge, the Frontier Six-Shooter was introduced by Colt in the late 1800s, allowing adventure seekers to carry one cartridge for their rifles and handguns.
How Does The 44-40 Win Compare To Other Calibers?
| Caliber | Recoil | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-70 Government | 44-40 Win has less | 44-40 Win has lighter recoil and less expensive ammo | 44-40 Win has worse trajectory and worse ballistic performance |
44-40 Winchester Ballistics: Chart of Average 44-40 Winchester Ballistics
Note: This information comes from the manufacturer and is for informational purposes only. The actual ballistics obtained with your firearm can vary considerably from the advertised ballistics. Also, ballistics can vary from lot to lot with the same brand and type load.
| 44-40 Winchester Bullet WEIGHT | Muzzle VELOCITY (fps) | Muzzle ENERGY (ft. lbs.) | TRAJECTORY (in.) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muzzle | 100 yds. | 200 yds. | 300 yds. | 400 yds. | Muzzle | 100 yds. | 200 yds. | 300 yds. | 400 yds. | 100 yds. | 200 yds. | 300 yds. | 400 yds. | |
| 200 Grain | 1190 | 1006 | 900 | 822 | 756 | 629 | 449 | 360 | 300 | 254 | 0 | -33.3 | 0 | 0 |
Customer Reviews
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Bryan Austin said:
Modern Super-X 44-40 hunting loads only get 1,190fps advertised, limiting this cartridge to only 100 yards. Mine chronographed 1,025fps. Original black powder factory loads achieved 1,325fps and were killers out to 300 yards, later reduced to 1,245, then back up to 1,325fps with smokeless loads. By the1960's they were reduced to 1,310fps when rifle powder was replaced by ball powders. By 1978 Winchester started using flake pistol powders, further reducing performance down to the now 1,190fps advertised velocity. Not to mention from 1903 to 1941, Winchester manufactured 1,565fps High Velocity loads used for the Model 92' Winchesters and other like rifles like the Marlin 1894. Winchester further nurtured the 44-40 with the mouse fart "Cowboy" reduced loads of only 900fps from a rifle. Thus I give the modern factory loads a 2 for performance, a 2 for value since folks are paying an arm and a leg for neutered ammunition. I give 4 stars for quality since since they do go boom every time and are accurate. https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester
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Andy said:
Have only gone through 6 rounds but seemed to perform well. Will let you know when I get out and get serious.
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Scott said:
Have run 220 rounds through my Original Henry, flawless performance. Like that they are made in USA.