.44-77 PP bullets.

[Distant Thunder]

That's kind of what I thought and what I've seen in original cartridges.

Some of the brass I have, which was fire formed in Kurt's .44-77, has thicker necks and will accept a .437-.438" patched bullet very nicely. No crimp would be needed. I would think that would work every well and may well be worth all the effort I put into making these.

I'm not going to worry about reaming or turning the necks on these thick brass until I get to try them as is. I've worked with a number of different BP cartridges over the years, but this .44-77 with the brass situation the way it is should be an experimenters dream. I have never put so much work into getting useable brass for a rifle I don't even have yet! And I've had a lot of fun doing it too! If there is another shooting sport anything like this one where the learning never stops I don't know of it. It's a darn good thing I'm retired and put as much time into this .44-77 thing as I want.

My rifle can show up any day and I'm ready and willing to meet the challenge head on.