Old Ironsights
11-18-2006, 08:29 AM
I was lying in bed a few minutes ago and had an epiphiny:
What is a .444? well, it seems to be a high-pressure .410 with a shorter throat, heavier barrel and rifled bore - with the rifling adding .015 or so to the bore.
Hmmm.
So I ran downstairs and grabbed my McPhereson MCR 3rd Ed.
Ah HA! The .444 holds 51gr water with a 240gr bullet, but runs to thr 44,000cup range - BUT - on the next page the Trapdoor Springfield loads run between 9000 & 15,000 CUP at roughly 67gr water.
Hmmmmmmm.....
Can anyone tell me why using powders rated for .45-70 trapdoor in a .444 case or full brass .410 hull would hurt the 9410? It is a Win 94 action after all...
The barrel/breech thickness of the 9410 has got to be 2x - 3x that of my 12ga - so I really don't see how the "normal" .410 SAAMI specs apply. :confused:
Heck, it would almost seem possible to rifle the barrel up to .425 so you could make it into a ".444 Light" and use regular .444 components.
Hmmmmm.....:twisted:
What is a .444? well, it seems to be a high-pressure .410 with a shorter throat, heavier barrel and rifled bore - with the rifling adding .015 or so to the bore.
Hmmm.
So I ran downstairs and grabbed my McPhereson MCR 3rd Ed.
Ah HA! The .444 holds 51gr water with a 240gr bullet, but runs to thr 44,000cup range - BUT - on the next page the Trapdoor Springfield loads run between 9000 & 15,000 CUP at roughly 67gr water.
Hmmmmmmm.....
Can anyone tell me why using powders rated for .45-70 trapdoor in a .444 case or full brass .410 hull would hurt the 9410? It is a Win 94 action after all...
The barrel/breech thickness of the 9410 has got to be 2x - 3x that of my 12ga - so I really don't see how the "normal" .410 SAAMI specs apply. :confused:
Heck, it would almost seem possible to rifle the barrel up to .425 so you could make it into a ".444 Light" and use regular .444 components.
Hmmmmm.....:twisted: