Stephan wrote:Sure not many .44-40's!....Not as many .45 Colts as I figured would be either.
I've noticed that for years on the forums I frequent that everybody lusts after the .357 mag versions and it does show as the most popular
The shop I frequent has not had any .44-40 in stock that I can recall.
Around here you do not find .44-40 at Walmart where most people pick up their range ammo.
Same thing with Walmart and .45 Colt around here. The local shop however tries to stock it as do another couple shops. The past six months or so there's someone asking for .45 Colt once or twice a week. In the last couple months that they have had some one box has been sold. It is more expensive than .44 Mag.
There aren't that many .44-40 guns easily available compared to the other calibers. .45 Colt can be had but tend to be found mostly in the cowboy action crowd. At the same factory ammo performance point most folks will go .45 Auto instead. At the same size revolver most folks will go .44 Mag for the extra power and ease of finding factory ammo.
In addition I think folks who reload are more likely to go for .44 Mag than folks who don't. If you are a factory ammo only kind of person the .357 makes a lot of sense.
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