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2. .44 Colt - Wikipedia

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   Thus the bullet and the brass case were made the same diameter, .451-.454 in, with a short "heel" section at the base of the bullet of smaller diameter inserted in the mouth of the case, similar to the construction of .22 rimfire ammunition. Modern .44 Colt ammunition is dimensionally similar to .44 Special with regard to bullet diameter and ...

3. .44 Remington Centerfire - Wikipedia

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   Case capacity. 40 gr H 2 O (2.6 cm 3) Primer type. Large pistol. The .44 Remington Centerfire / 11.4x27mmR (often referred to as .44 Remington C.F. or .44 Remington) was a centerfire revolver cartridge with a heeled, externally lubricated bullet produced by the Remington Arms Company from 1875 until 1895. Only one weapon, the Remington Model ...

4. Heeled bullet - Wikipedia

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   A heeled bullet is a bullet that is necked down at its base to allow a projectile the full internal diameter of a gun barrel to fit in a cartridge case of the same or narrower dimension. [1][2][3] Heeled bullets mostly disappeared with the advent of smokeless powder cartridges, [4] though older rimfire designs, such as the .22 caliber ...

5. .44 S&W American - Wikipedia

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   The heeled bullets make the cartridge incompatible with .44 Russian, .44 Special, and .44 Magnum, which was made larger in diameter and longer to cover the exposed part of the bullet. Its power resembles the .41 Long Colt , [ 1 ] .32-20 Winchester , [ 2 ] or .44-40 Winchester , [ 3 ] and it could be used to hunt small game at short range.

6. .44 Russian - Wikipedia

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   246 gr (16 g) lead round nose. 750 ft/s (230 m/s) 310 ft⋅lbf (420 J) The .44 Russian / 10.9x24mmR, (commonly known as the .44 S&W Russian), is a black-powder center-fire metallic revolver cartridge developed and produced by Smith & Wesson in 1870. [1] The .44 Russian design was the first use of an internally lubricated bullet in modern ...

7. .44 Magnum - Wikipedia

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   .44 Magnum Colt Anaconda. The .44 Magnum fires a large, heavy bullet at a high velocity for a handgun. In its full-powered form, it produces so much recoil and muzzle blast that it is generally considered to be unsuitable for use as a police weapon. Rapid fire is difficult and strenuous on the user's hands, especially for shooters of smaller build.

8. Colt Walker - Wikipedia

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   Colt, New York City. The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms inventor Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker.

9. .44 caliber - Wikipedia

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   Contents. .44 caliber. .44 caliber is a family of large-caliber firearm cartridges and firearms, particularly revolvers. [ 1 ] The most well-known is the .44 Magnum which uses a 0.429 to 0.430 inch diameter bullet, depending on jacket or cast. Though less common than the smaller .38 caliber family of cartridges, the caliber is popular with many ...