Development of PP loads for the .44-77.

[Distant Thunder]

Kurt,
This is one of the things I have come to understand. They have to fireformed to the wildcat chamber before best accuracy can be achieved.

The .44-77 is almost like working with a wildcat and forming brass for some standard case.

And now I've run into to a bit of a snag with the BACO cases that are reformed from .50-110. They look really nice and will be very good cases, but the necks seem just a tad thick. With a .4465" bullet there's no way a round will chamber. So these I will have to fire form with an undersize bullet, paper patch.

I am heating up a pot of lead now and will cast 100+ at 1.030" long and seat those on the smallest charge of BP I can load. Just when I thought I had my fireforming all figured out, NOT!

It's a good a thing I'm a guy enjoys the process and a good challenge! I would not suggest this cartridge for the beginner. Get a .45-70 and just load and shoot, repeat.

Not to worry I'll get there and all of this is the number 2 reason why I wanted a .44-77. Number one was, It's sooooooo cool!