As the Lawman reflected, the specific chamber may well dictate what diameter bullet you can use. Nominally, if the bore diameter (dimension across the grooves) is 429 (today's norm) then the optimum bullet is .4295 or 430. 44-40 rifles can be very picky. If ... however ..... you're shooting a 44 Special rifle, a 430 bulet is optimum and will chamber just fine. And with a 44 Special, expect Blow-By.