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The .44-40 Winchester (10.8x33mmR), also known as .44 Winchester, .44 WCF (Winchester Center Fire), and .44 Largo (in Spanish-speaking countries), was introduced in 1873 by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. It was the first metallic centerfire cartridge manufactured by Winchester, and was promoted as the standard chambering for the new ...
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.
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 shooters and the .44 Magnum in particular facilitated the rise of handgun hunting. Its role as the most powerful handgun ...
The cartridge was briefly adopted by the United States Army, [1] around 1871. The Army used it until 1873, [1] at which time it was replaced by the better known and more powerful .45 Colt cartridge used in the recently adopted Colt Single Action Army revolver. The .44 Colt was made for use in the Richards-Mason conversion of Colt's 1860 Army ...
The .440 Cor-Bon is a large-caliber handgun cartridge, first produced by Cor-Bon in 1998. Although it looks similar to a .357 SIG, this cartridge was designed after being necked down from an existing cartridge, the .50 AE to accept a .44- caliber (.429 in) (10.89 mm) bullet. This is fairly typical in the wildcat cartridge industry.
.32-40 Ballard.32-40 Winchester.325 Winchester Short Magnum.327 Federal Magnum.33 Nosler.33 Winchester.333 Jeffery.338 Blaser Magnum.338 Edge.338 Federal.338 Lapua Magnum.338 Marlin express.338 Norma Magnum.338 Remington Ultra Magnum.338 Ruger Compact Magnum.338 Weatherby RPM.338 Winchester Magnum.338-06.338-378 Weatherby Magnum.338 Whisper
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33 mm (1.3 in) 5-in-1 blanks (commonly called "five-in-ones" in the film industry) are blank cartridges that can be used in a variety of firearms. They are specifically made for theatrical use and are commonly used in real firearms for dramatic effect. Since the loud report and flash of ignition, and not the projection of a bullet, is the goal ...