44-40, .44 Russian & .44 S&W Cartridge Comparison | Gun Cartridges

Question
Bob.
what are the differences between the 44-40 the .44 Russian and the .44 S&W .. Is there a revolver that will fire all 3? Thank You for any info You can provide.
Howard

Answer
Hello Howard.

These cartridges are generally not interchangeable. Here are a few links which provide all the relevant details:

44-40 Winchester:
http://www.gmdr.com/lever/4440wintext.htm


44 Russian S&W:
http://www.gmdr.com/lever/44rutext.htm


44 S&W Special:
http://www.gmdr.com/lever/44swtext.htm

Their main pages have a ton of good free data on similar cartridges:

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/addata.htm

Hope this helps!

Bob