That is sad information for the person who wants to buy loaded B.P. ammunition. But I can understand their position. 44-40 is not as common as 45colt or 44mag. Then on top of that someone wanting 44-40 in B.P. is even less. I am glad I can still buy Swiss and Goex, and can find Winchester large pistol primers so I can put together what I need. I think the writing is on the wall. There are less hunters every year. In the 1980's in Minnesota we had 480,000 upland bird hunters in the fields. Last year was under 80,000 hunters for upland bird. The numbers are not there. As hunters drop in numbers, so will revenue for these companies. Shooting sports like sporting clays, cas and sass have all help give shooting sports a shot in the arm so to speak. But more needs to be done to get younger people involved in maintaining the shooting ranges, educating shooters and non-shooters. It is hard to expect these companies to produce products that are not making them a profit. Things can change, but it takes putting forward a good image to the non-shooting crowd. And us shooters supporting the companies the manufacture the supplies we use for our sport, whether that is hunting or target. I know I enjoy hunting and I like vintage firearms, but just how may hunters are looking to buy B.P. loaded hunting ammunition and how many rounds a year would one hunter buy?
D-Hansen