duplicating .44 Henry RF

[hhughh]

Howdy, all.
   Considering all the modern repro Henrys--44 Spl, 44 wcf, 45 LC, etc.--does any of these lend itself to "loading down" to give the general experience of the old 44RF round?  If so, what would be that type of loading?  If not, what would be a "this is really close" cartridge/loading?

Just kinda curious, but thanks.

Hugh

[Pancho Peacemaker]

I did a little research on this topic last year:

.44 "Henry" Rimfire:  The ammo was normally 200 to 216 grains lead on top of 26 to 28 grains of black powder for around 1100 to 1200 fps

The .44 Russian centerfire is dimensionally based off the Henry rimfire cartridge case and redesigned to use a center fire primer and an inside loaded and lubed bullet.

The .45 S&W "Schofield" cartridge is also dimensionally similar and can be loaded near these specs as well.

I shoot my .45LC chambered Henry with Schofield rounds and it cycles well with no modifications.

A few of my NCOWS pards have modified their .44-40 Henry to shoot .44 Russian.  Take a gander over in the Henry subforum for more details.

[Adirondack Jack]

Using the Cowboy Carrier to make em feed without issues, many folks HAVE begun using either .44 Russian or Cowboy .45 Special brass (since the .45 rifle is by far the most popular) to more closely emulate the old Henry rounds. They work a treat in yer 66 or 73 as well.

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[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

If you have a 45 Colt rifle, and if it will feed 45 Schofield rounds, you can load them with the J/P 45-200 Big Lube bullet and around 1.9CC of FFg Black Powder. This will closely duplicate the ballistics of the original 44 Henry Rimfire round.