40 Cal Gun For Birthday

Ed browns are about as ###y as they come and would love to have one! Nighthawks are really nice too but my vote would be for a ed brown.
Are you just wanting a 1911 or is a wheel gun an option as well?
 
Its gotta be a 40, I think.

Revolver or rifle would work. Thought about a Winchester 1895 in 405 Winchester. Haven't seen a 40 cal revolver.

The 45 will come on the 45th birthday.

As much as I like the 10mm (have only one so far....) I am leaning towards the 40. Freedom Ventures had a couple of options on their site that when I have more time, will peruse in more detail.
 
STI Edge 2011 in .40.......I feel in love with shooting that gun years ago and I've always wanted one since.......just amazing pistol!
 
Max Owner said:
Its gotta be a 40, I think.

Revolver or rifle would work. Thought about a Winchester 1895 in 405 Winchester. Haven't seen a 40 cal revolver.

The 45 will come on the 45th birthday.

As much as I like the 10mm (have only one so far....) I am leaning towards the 40. Freedom Ventures had a couple of options on their site that when I have more time, will peruse in more detail.
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Smith and Wesson 610, 40 cal and 10 mm moon clipped goodness
 
"Revolver or rifle would work"

.40-90, .40-100 Sharps (Necked)

In its day the .40-90 Sharps (Necked) was a popular cartridge both for hunting and target shooting. It is perhaps not widely realized that Sharps made target rifles as well as hunting rifles, and the company was very successful in match competition. Their match successes eventually resulted in the word "sharpshooter" (contracted from "Sharps shooter") generically meaning a good shot.

Introduced in 1873, the .40-90 used a rimmed, bottleneck case 2 5/8" long. The base diameter of this case was .506", the shoulder diameter was .500", and the neck diameter was .435" Bullet diameter was .403". The cartridge overall length (COL) was 3.44".

The .40-90 and .40-100 (Necked) were the same cartridge with different powder charges and bullets. Period .40-90 factory loads drove a 370 grain lead bullet at a MV of 1475 fps and ME of 1800 ft. lbs. This was the big game load.

The .40-100 was an "Express" load, which in those days meant "high velocity." It used a lighter 190 grain hollow point bullet in front of extra powder to achieve a higher MV at the expense of penetration on large game.

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.38-40 WCF actually uses .40 calibre bullets if you're into single action revolvers or lever action rifles.
 
gnmontey said:
"Revolver or rifle would work"

.40-90, .40-100 Sharps (Necked)

In its day the .40-90 Sharps (Necked) was a popular cartridge both for hunting and target shooting. It is perhaps not widely realized that Sharps made target rifles as well as hunting rifles, and the company was very successful in match competition. Their match successes eventually resulted in the word "sharpshooter" (contracted from "Sharps shooter") generically meaning a good shot.

Introduced in 1873, the .40-90 used a rimmed, bottleneck case 2 5/8" long. The base diameter of this case was .506", the shoulder diameter was .500", and the neck diameter was .435" Bullet diameter was .403". The cartridge overall length (COL) was 3.44".

The .40-90 and .40-100 (Necked) were the same cartridge with different powder charges and bullets. Period .40-90 factory loads drove a 370 grain lead bullet at a MV of 1475 fps and ME of 1800 ft. lbs. This was the big game load.

The .40-100 was an "Express" load, which in those days meant "high velocity." It used a lighter 190 grain hollow point bullet in front of extra powder to achieve a higher MV at the expense of penetration on large game.

M
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Are these calibers tough to load for?

And availability of the rifles. Who sells them/where?
 
Max Owner said:
Are these calibers tough to load for?

And availability of the rifles. Who sells them/where?
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BP cartridge. Not hard to re-load for once you have brass...

w w w.shilohrifle.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50-140_Sharps :D

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