

A real savings comes if you handload your own ammunition. 32-20 ammunition, whether the excellent loaded ammunition offered by Black Hills Ammunition or quality remanufactured loads, is three to four dollars a box less than comparable. The cartridge uses less powder and shipping costs for a like number of boxes of ammunition is less. 32-20 ammunition are less expensive than the 200-grain. Small bullets cost less than big bullets. 32-20 Winchester Centerfire is a great cartridge. If your cowgirl guns are recreational, but may be used for small game, then the. 357 and larger calibers are a better choice. Now, if your single-action revolvers double as defense guns-nothing wrong with that-then the. While personal preference means a lot, one of my favorite all time Western cartridges is the. 38 Special but the cowboy calibers are less common. 357 Magnum/.38 Special combination is often recommended for ease of shooting and economy. 44-40 kicks less and works great in rifles. 45 Colt is still a good cartridge, but the. We will choose a revolver for easy shooting and economy because we will fire a lot of ammunition in practice and in matches-probably more in a year than drovers or lawmen fired in a lifetime. Today Cowboy Action Shooting has different demands. 44-40 was seen as the best hunting cartridge-and a formidable rifle cartridge as well. 45 Colt was the most effective for use against the lawless, while the. In the Old West the caliber of the Single Action Army you purchased was dictated by need, preference, and what you could afford.
