First, thank you all for the input. Second sorry for the delay in answering,
Sunday and Monday are my days off and are usually filled with honey dos.
I have already acquired an 1860 henry, a 1873 colt, and a 1873 Remington, all of which are chambered in 44-40. I am still looking for a shotgun, but that is turning into a whole other kettle of fish.
I assumed it would be wise to have everything the same caliber, but you can see where that lead me. My friend is helping me get set up for reloading, but the brass is also like hen's teeth.
If I may ask, what is a reasonable price, both per round and per brass cartridge? It seems to be hovering between $2 and $3 on gunbroker, but that seems high to me, but I have never purchased 44-40 before.
Again, thank you for all the advice, I'll cross my fingers on starline doing a run.
-chris