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My wife has been EXTRA good to me this year with a few new toys under the Christmas tree coming in this week. Thanks to Sako that got me intrigued with the whole 44-40 thing I now own a brace (that means two of them) of 44-40 4.5” SAs AND a Yellowboy ‘66 rifle in the same chambering as Christmas gifts from the wife.

I also picked up a blue NEW Vaquero 5.5” in .45 Colt that my MIL is gifting me, an Old Vaquero stainless 4.5” in .357 mag and last one from the wife came in today . A High Wall with a looooong octagon barrel in 45-70. This last one is absolutely picture worthy since it has the nicest color case hardening of probably any gun I own! In person the blues, greys and hints of gold and some reddish areas really don’t show up in the pictures no matter how I tried, but you can see the cool well defined patterns.

Sorry for the rushed poop pictures that do it NO justice.

BTW to make Big happy this rifle is “used” but NIB unfired and the first owner had a great trigger job done on it and it was modified to stay at full cock when you close the breech

Whole family is going shooting on Sunday. Everyone wants a turn with this one. SIL is loading a bunch of real BP rounds for it

That .45-70 is gorgeous!

And you are getting quite the hail- interested in the range report

Awesome!!! That Highwall is beautiful!

Sweet! where are the pics of the rest of them? 44-40 is so much cooler than that 45 Colt, you'll see

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:12 pm Sweet! where are the pics of the rest of them? 44-40 is so much cooler than that 45 Colt, you'll see

Well,I trust you and your STRONG interest made me look things up and the more I read and looked into it the more intrigued I got. You’ve cost my wife some cash brother

I’ll post some pics in a few days. I have the kids and grandkids all in town for Christmas so it’s a bit chaotic this weekend.

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 3:24 pm Awesome!!! That Highwall is beautiful!

Thanks! I’m excited to make it go boom!

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 1:18 pm That .45-70 is gorgeous!

And you are getting quite the hail- interested in the range report

Thank you sir! Hope to make it out Sunday

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:29 pm

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:12 pm Sweet! where are the pics of the rest of them? 44-40 is so much cooler than that 45 Colt, you'll see

Well,I trust you and your STRONG interest made me look things up and the more I read and looked into it the more intrigued I got. You’ve cost my wife some cash brother

I’ll post some pics in a few days. I have the kids and grandkids all in town for Christmas so it’s a bit chaotic this weekend.

I finally enabled someone My 66 in 44-40 is one of my favorites for sure. Enjoy the family my friend.

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:40 pm

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:29 pm

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:12 pm Sweet! where are the pics of the rest of them? 44-40 is so much cooler than that 45 Colt, you'll see

Well,I trust you and your STRONG interest made me look things up and the more I read and looked into it the more intrigued I got. You’ve cost my wife some cash brother

I’ll post some pics in a few days. I have the kids and grandkids all in town for Christmas so it’s a bit chaotic this weekend.

My 66 in 44-40 is one of my favorites for sure. Enjoy the family my friend.

Thank you sir, you do too! Hope to see you soon

Nice highwall!! Don't have anything in .44-40 yet, but I have dies ammo and brass just in case!!

Big Al1 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 4:53 pm Nice highwall!! Don't have anything in .44-40 yet, but I have dies ammo and brass just in case!!

What’cha waitin’ fer?!?!?

Very cool buddy.

Just how long is that barrel ?
Proportionally it looks like you can start in Mexico and hit Canada

Okay, that Hi Wall merits probably the biggest YOU SUCK I've posted on any iteration of this forum.

Nice! Merry Christmas!

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 6:25 pm Very cool buddy.

Just how long is that barrel ?
Proportionally it looks like you can start in Mexico and hit Canada

I forget, the longest one they make. 32”?

shotgunshooter3 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 20, 2025 7:06 pm Okay, that Hi Wall merits probably the biggest YOU SUCK I've posted on any iteration of this forum.

Damn! That’s a high honor, thanks!

LMLarsen wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 2:26 am Nice! Merry Christmas!

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too brother.

Oh and the trigger was set at 1.5 lbs

That rifle is going to ruin you for other rifles!

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 5:24 am That rifle is going to ruin you for other rifles!

I think so…

Actually all these 1800s guns are making me ignore everything else I own. And I don’t miss them. Just flagged a potential horse purchase today

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 5:24 am That rifle is going to ruin you for other rifles!

That is a fact! I don't even want another 45-70 but that long barrel is just too cool

Gorgeous Highwall...didn't notice if you said...who made it? Those things are addictive, I've had several, while the Brownings were the prettiest, the Pedersoli rifle were nothing to sneeze at...

sakodude wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 5:53 am

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 5:24 am That rifle is going to ruin you for other rifles!

That is a fact! I don't even want another 45-70 but that long barrel is just too cool

I have already toyed with the idea of re-chambering to 45-110. But I’ll only do it if runs well on BP.