oscarflytyer
Well-Known Member
SO... I have 3x 44 Specials. (and two 44-40s)
A Ruger NMBH. Cyl throats are .431" - shoots my cast 429421s ~.431 great!
A S&W 624. Cyl throats are .432" - also shoots my cast 429421s great!
A new to me S&W 21-4. Love this one, but... Cyl throats are .430. And it groups everything about 2-2.5 larger groups than the others (and also same compared to my 44-40 Cimarron SA s with large .432 throats, as well as the Cimarron 1873 - which both shoot ~431"s great).
I am thinking the 21 would improve if the cylinders were reamed to .431-.432. But never gone down that path. Experience and recommendations are solicited!
(And, see my other post regarding the S&W 544 44-40 I passed on today that had .426/.427" throats, and I KNOW at least a .430" bbl - what are experiences reaming out a 44-40 cylinder from the traditional .427" to 'modern' ~.431"ish?)
A Ruger NMBH. Cyl throats are .431" - shoots my cast 429421s ~.431 great!
A S&W 624. Cyl throats are .432" - also shoots my cast 429421s great!
A new to me S&W 21-4. Love this one, but... Cyl throats are .430. And it groups everything about 2-2.5 larger groups than the others (and also same compared to my 44-40 Cimarron SA s with large .432 throats, as well as the Cimarron 1873 - which both shoot ~431"s great).
I am thinking the 21 would improve if the cylinders were reamed to .431-.432. But never gone down that path. Experience and recommendations are solicited!
(And, see my other post regarding the S&W 544 44-40 I passed on today that had .426/.427" throats, and I KNOW at least a .430" bbl - what are experiences reaming out a 44-40 cylinder from the traditional .427" to 'modern' ~.431"ish?)