tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post797423854029496672..comments2024-03-28T16:16:48.699-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: 1873 BraceAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-74183066586285415562021-04-10T19:28:48.873-04:002021-04-10T19:28:48.873-04:00.32-20 was another caliber common to both the 1873....32-20 was another caliber common to both the 1873 and the Colt, I believe.<br />Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-45279753101563630222021-04-10T17:58:33.552-04:002021-04-10T17:58:33.552-04:00Where did I come up with .32-40? I fixed my comme...Where did I come up with .32-40? I fixed my comment above.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-47044109244149300232021-04-10T17:57:49.073-04:002021-04-10T17:57:49.073-04:00.44-40 and .38-40 were the common brace calibers f....44-40 and .38-40 were the common brace calibers for this combination historically.<br /><br />Modern availability of .44-40 is erratic and spotty compared to how common .45 Colt is, so I went with the anachronism.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-73349855513254039902021-04-10T09:21:30.076-04:002021-04-10T09:21:30.076-04:00You could get away with having both chambered in ....You could get away with having both chambered in .44-40. In the novel <i>True Grit,</i> Charles Portis describes Rooster Cogburn as having a Colt and a Winchester in the same caliber, which would presumably be .44-40.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.com