• Old 1892 in 44 40

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2026 8:11 pm**

Is a wichester 1892 made in 1905 made with smokeless steel? Can it handle the later high speed factory ammo or equivalent? I'm wondering if I can make it work ok at 200 metres

Posted: **Mon Feb 16, 2026 4:53 pm**

I would think factory loads for 44-40 should be safe. Better to reload and you need to use the correct size bullets, I think 0.426" jacketed or coated cast bullets made for older 44-40.

Look at a Lyman reloading manual for load info with older guns, should use a 200gr bullet.

Or you could just buy the modern one I'm selling, it doesn't have any trouble at 200 meters with 240gr bullets.

Dennis Ostler

Old 1892 in 44 40

Old 1892 in 44 40

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