.46 Rimfire cartridge box labels I fabricated.

[Tuolumne Lawman]

Since I could not find a picture of an original .46 rimfire box, I fabricated these.  I have them saved to an Apple doc file, three to a page.  I just printed them out on the different color papers.  Contact me and I will send you what I have email.  You can also save the JPG and scale when printing on white paper.

Winchester loadings: 230 grain bullet with 26 grains of powder. two colors:





Remington /UMC loading 227 grain bullet with 20 grains of powder:  Two colors.

[Tuolumne Lawman]

I was thinking....With only a .017" difference in case diameter (.441" vs .458"), and only .010" difference in bullet diameter  (.446" vs .456), I would imagine it was fairly common for someone with a NMA in .46 rimfire to use .44 Henry ammunition in a pinch.  The .44 Henry (especially the comical one) with its soft lead .441" bullet would obdurate into the rifling a bit under pressure, so it would be usable at short ranges).

Private 6 shot long cylinder conversions of the NMA into .44 Henry were VERY common, anyway, so they were not too concerned with the bore being oversized.  .44 Remington factory rounds were only .448" in their factory centerfire conversions.

[Sgt. Quincannon]

Hey Pard, if .44 Henry was fired in the Remington .46 rf NMA, would the .44 case split?

[Advertising]