44 badger barrel

[Hiwall55]

Found a badger barrel,1.25 to 1.00 round tapered in 18 twist. I have an 18 twist on my 44-70 2.1 and it seems to handle 500 grain money bullets to the ram line. Any thoughts?
I'm thinking 17 twist Green Mountain full octagon in #4 taper,but I don't know thats why I'm asking.

[Don McDowell]

Either one I would think would be fine, altho the 17 twist would give a bit of an edge if you decided 500 gr wasn't heavy enough.

[Hiwall55]

Thanks Don
Bill

[desert deuce]

Have both, an 18 twist Badger 44-100 and a 17 twist Green Mountain in 44-70

Both shoot better than I can. Impressive actually.

[Hiwall55]

Desert Duece,is your 44-70 a 2.1 or 2.2 case? I have a 2.1 in a roller and want to build a 2.2 Maynard in a Hiwall or a CPA, got a reamer to use but the dies will cost me about as much as a barrel. BACO does have the dies.

[desert deuce]

I don't know. I had the 44-70 barrel chambered and then had a full length sizing die cut with the chamber reamer.

If I recall correctly, I then full length sized the 45-70 starline cases after annealing the case mouths then fire formed them with cornmeal which made them 2.15, I called it good and am still shooting the same brass. Have had to trim it only to make the case mouth square.

As far as I can tell it is the same cartridge by two different names and the reamer blueprints only difference is the name in the corner as far as I can tell.

Certainly is a dandy all round cartridge.

[Kurt]

Kelley O Roos shot a . 44-70 Maynard Original rebuilt High-Wall, with a Krieger 17 twist barrel 32" long. He spoke highly of it and shot it well.
I sure wish he would break his silence and get back on the forums. That fellow is a little controversial but hey he is a plumber

[Hiwall55]

Yes it is a dandy round. I use Starline cases too and it shoots very well, I am taking it to a match tomorrow and if I dont win it won't be the guns fault. LOL
THANKS BILL