.44 caliber

.44 caliber is a family of large-caliber firearm cartridges and firearms, particularly revolvers.[1] The most well-known is the .44 Magnum which uses a bullet that is actually .429 inches in diameter. Though less common than the smaller .38 caliber family of cartridges, the caliber is popular with many shooters and the .44 Magnum in particular facilitated the rise of handgun hunting. Its role as the most powerful handgun cartridge has been superseded by various recently developed .45 caliber and .50 caliber handgun chamberings.[2]

The caliber was also common in American Civil War-era cap & ball revolvers such as the Colt Army Model 1860 and the Remington Model 1858, offering more stopping power than the .36 caliber revolvers of the time. Notably, the derringer that John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Abraham Lincoln was .44 caliber.[3]

Cartridges

The following dimensions are given in millimeters (inches).[4]

Handguns
See also: List of handgun cartridges
Handgun cartridge dimensions
Name Case type Bullet diameter Neck diameter Base diameter Rim diameter Case length Overall length
mmin mmin mmin mmin mmin mmin
.44 S&W Special rimmed straight10.89.42911.61.45711.61.45713.06.51429.461.1641.151.62
.44 Remington Magnum rimmed straight10.89.42911.61.45711.61.45713.06.51432.781.2940.891.61
.44 S&W Russian rimmed straight10.89.42911.61.45711.61.45713.08.51524.640.9736.321.43
.44 S&W American rimmed straight11.02.43411.13.43811.18.44012.85.50623.110.9136.581.44
.44 Webley (.442 R.I.C.) rimmed straight11.07.43611.94.47011.99.47212.78.50317.530.6927.941.10
.44 Bulldog rimmed straight11.18.44011.94.47012.01.47312.78.50314.480.5724.130.95
.44 Colt rimmed straight11.25.44311.43.45011.58.45612.27.48327.941.1038.101.50
.44 Remington Centerfire rimmed straight11.40.44711.40.44711.40.44812.20.48027.101.065

Rifles
See also: List of rifle cartridges
Rifle cartridge dimensions
Name Case type Bullet diameter Neck diameter Base diameter Rim diameter Case length Overall length
mmin mmin mmin mmin mmin mmin
.44-40 Winchester rimmed bottleneck10.85.42711.25.44311.96.47113.33.52533.271.31039.371.550
.444 Marlin rimmed straight10.90.42911.51.45311.91.46913.06.51454.912.16265.282.570
.44 Henry rimmed straight11.33.44611.00.43411.20.44113.20.51822.900.90334.201.345

See also

References
  1. Shell, Bob (27 June 2017). "44 Caliber ammo, meet the family of handgun ammunition rounds of". Ammoland. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. Massaro, Phillip. "Behind the Bullet: .44 Remington Magnum". American Hunter. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Booth's Deringer". fords.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. Barnes, Frank C. Cartridges of the World (Northfield: DBI Books, 1972)
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