I bought an El Tigre .44-40 from the Jewel Box Pawn Shop in Phoenix, AZ. The El Tigre was a copy of the Winchester Model 92, made in Spain by Gárate y Anitua.
They had a 22-inch round barrel marked with the makers name, caliber, and the trademark image of a Tiger. The stock was of Spanish walnut with a crescent shaped metal butt plate that had a trapdoor fitted for storage of a jointed cleaning rod in the butt. It had a drift-adjusted blade front sight and a military leaf rear sight that could go to 1000 meters.
I loaded mine with the Keith .44 semi-wadcutter and heavy loads of 2400. I used these to shoot targets at 400 yards. Loaded with the bullet crimped in the crimp groove .. if I remember correctly .. they were too long to feed through the action. But boy were they fun for reaching 'way out there.
I was 15 years old and did not realize I should have hung on to that rifle. When I got a car and started chasing girls money seemed more important. Sadly. Too soon old. Too late smart.
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Modern 44-40 WCF Load Data...
- Huey, 2020-04-11, 16:01
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- Ya, but the wall thickness is much more on a 44 mag. (nm) - Sid R, 2020-04-13, 06:01
- I took a .44 Mag. cylinder and simply rechambered it - WB, 2020-04-11, 16:49
- 44-40 - Tim Dollar, 2020-04-11, 16:45
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When I was a kid ... about 60 years ago ..
- Jim Taylor, 2020-04-11, 16:35
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EL TIGRE
- JT, 2020-04-11, 18:22
- Yep .. mine looked like that ... - Jim Taylor, 2020-04-11, 20:11
- Gary built me a G2 Carbine 24" in 38-40 WCF... - Huey, 2020-04-11, 16:48
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EL TIGRE
- JT, 2020-04-11, 18:22