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<blockquote data-quote="bfoster" data-source="post: 1103688" data-attributes="member: 85"><p>In my opinion your safest course is handloading.</p><p></p><p>It seems that you do not know much about the old Remington and Winchester 44 S&W rounds you've picked up at gun shows; it is an area of specialist knowledge- I'm not much more qualified than you, therefore I'll offer only a general opinion. They may be black powder cartridges, they may be smokeless cartridges. They might even (after the takeover of Peters by Remington in the '30's) be semi-smokeless cartridges.</p><p></p><p>Some of the older ammunition was loaded to a level safe for the weakest firearm chambered for the cartridge (as is most ammunition today). Some was not. If you have what you are SURE are the original boxes they may offer a clue. But note, collectors often cherry pick boxes and repackage older ammunition. </p><p></p><p>Liability laws were (for better or worse) not what they are today.</p><p></p><p>It's your call.</p><p></p><p>Bob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bfoster, post: 1103688, member: 85"] In my opinion your safest course is handloading. It seems that you do not know much about the old Remington and Winchester 44 S&W rounds you've picked up at gun shows; it is an area of specialist knowledge- I'm not much more qualified than you, therefore I'll offer only a general opinion. They may be black powder cartridges, they may be smokeless cartridges. They might even (after the takeover of Peters by Remington in the '30's) be semi-smokeless cartridges. Some of the older ammunition was loaded to a level safe for the weakest firearm chambered for the cartridge (as is most ammunition today). Some was not. If you have what you are SURE are the original boxes they may offer a clue. But note, collectors often cherry pick boxes and repackage older ammunition. Liability laws were (for better or worse) not what they are today. It's your call. Bob [/QUOTE]
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