Two Flints -
The OAL of the loads that produced that target was 1.601 - factory OALs (of the two winchester boxes I bought) is 1.5685. The 1.601 OAL load chambers any way I can work the lever - slow, fast, down stroke, stop, up stroke etc - just like butter. The shorter OAL requires me to work the lever fast an finesse cartridge it into chamber.
Anyone in the forum with 44-40 Chiappia Spencer's - can you post your OALs please, it would be interesting how consistent the 44-40 Spencer's are.
PvtGreg