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    Default 44 mag ammo ID please

    Please help with identifying this 44mag. Im a rifle guy..... .22 and 38 spl for size ref. Thanks.

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    That looks like something else, the 44 mag brass was necked down. What is the bullet diameter and case length?

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    Looks like a 44 wildcat. 44 necked down to a 38. They tried stuff like that years ago, but there were issues with reliability. They were used in revolvers

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    At first it looked like a .357 SIG, but that is based on the 10 mm case. Perhaps it is the .357/44 Bain & Davis?

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    Man, that is one fugly cartridge... :D

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    Quote Originally Posted by Drakensberger View Post
    That looks like something else, the 44 mag brass was necked down. What is the bullet diameter and case length?
    Bullet diameter is 9mm and case length is 32.5mm.

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    Quote Originally Posted by mikecollinge View Post
    Looks like a 44 wildcat. 44 necked down to a 38. They tried stuff like that years ago, but there were issues with reliability. They were used in revolvers
    I had the same thought. No doubt hits like a speeding brick

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    I have a Speer reloading manual no 9 of 1974. The closest they feature to this is the 256 Winchester. The dimensions are not the same, except for case length being equal.

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    I think wave.jaco might be right, will see if i can find dimensions for the 375/44 Bain & Davis. the link didn't give much info.

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    Default Re: 44 mag ammo ID please

    Quote Originally Posted by Savagesako308 View Post
    Bullet diameter is 9mm and case length is 32.5mm.
    The .357 Auto Mag comes close to your measurements. The only thing is that your cartridge is clearly necked down from a .44 Magnum case, and the .357 Auto Mag (at least from the sketch below) is not a rimmed cartridge. But this sketch seems to very closely match your measurements:


    UPDATE:
    I have found the .357/44 Bain & Davis dimensions. They seem to match your measurements. The sketch below indicates that the case length of the .357/44 Bain & Davis is 1.280 x 25.4 = 32.512 mm, which is on par with what you have measured on your cartridge:



    So I think that is what you have there.

    An interesting little piece of info on the caliber at this link.
    Last edited by wave.jaco; 25-07-2018 at 09:45. Reason: Updated with more and correct info and links.

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