44 Henry Centerfire for R & D ?

[HANCOCK]

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I was just surfing through the Buffalo Arms site, looking at the brass offerings, and I found something that they sell called"44 Henry Centerfire for R & D conversions".
Why does this exist? I know that there was such a thing, but I don't know of any R & D conversion applications where a 44 cal cartridge is used, and if there were, wouldn't it just be 44 spl, colt , ot russian nowadays??

The Buffalo part # is 44HENCFRD   if you want to take a look.

Thanks
HANCOCK

[Fox Creek Kid]

It's based on a .41 Magnum case. 

[Black River Smith]

R&D produced an Open Top that used the Modern version of the 44 Henry centerfire/44 American/44 Merwin&Hulbert.  As FCK stated it was based off a fired .41 Mag casing(0.435").  It was then cut and a 44 slug pushed in.  And yes it shaved lead and ended as a heeled bullet.  But it worked.  I saw an original M&H fired on that casing.

[HANCOCK]

OK OK , However , I have noticed that on R & D's website , that they  offer 2 sizes of barrel liner if a guy was to do some smithin at home. The sizes are .357 &.429. This would tell me that there is something out there that uses the .429, or modern 44 size bullet .
When a guy buys a chunk of .429 barrel liner, just what does he convert to?? I would think that it would be 44 spl, 44 Colt, or 44 Russian. However, R&D doesn't offer a 44 cylinder of any kind that I know of .
Maybe if R&D or Kirst would offer a 44 cyl chambered for 44 spl, a chunk of their .429 liner , a gated ring, and an ejector that would fit the rammer slot, like the original type II, that we wouldn't have to wait for , and settle for the 45 LC version that is coming from Cimarron.
I think that the one coming from Cimarron will be  a nice revolver, and I have mine on order too, but I believe that they dropped the ball by not offering a 44 version,  we still need a 44 to go on the 1860 frame, (don't we?)

ramblin on
HANCOCK

[Black River Smith]

Hancock,

Go to page two (2) of this forum.  Find posting called "Update on Cim. 2nd Model Richards..." by Abilene.  Read his comment.  He states that a 44 Colt version will be available.

That is the only reason I will buy one.  I do not have one on order at this time.  Money!!  But when I do, it will only be the 44Colt.