british. bull dog revolver

deerhunter42

October 10, 2014 04:12

Where. can i get. Ammo for this gun on cylinder. its marked 44

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charliemeyer007

October 10, 2014 04:22
First thing is to figure out which 44; "The Bulldogs were chambered for .44 Short (RF), .44 Webley and .44 Bull Dog."

My guess you will be loading for it if it's not a rim fire.
I don't think they were all that stout or had the best metallurgy, you might be a lot better off keeping it a wall hanger.

http://www.amazon.com/British-Bulldog-Revolver-Forgotten-Really/dp/193146426X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261839831&sr=1-1
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1KYDSTR

October 10, 2014 07:11
Look for liege proof marks to determine if it's a British or Belgian made gun. (ELG in an oval) Is it barrel marked Webley, or some other Belgian made gun called a " British Bulldog....that would have been the Brand Name instead of the British original revolver.
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11b6r

October 10, 2014 07:12
If the center fire version- These were made as a light load for guns chambered for .44 Webley (or called .442 Webley in Britain) Think of it as a .44 Webley Short.

168 gr bullet, 15 grains of BLACK powder. Out of production since 1939.

Would look great in a shadow box. Not so great being shot.
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hrf

October 10, 2014 10:10
No known revolver was chambered exclusively for the stubby .44 Bulldog round.
As 11b6r says, it was a lower powered load for use in .44 Webley chambered guns.
The slightly longer "full-power" .44 Webley round used 17 or 18 grains black powder and a 200 or 210 grain bullet.

.44 Webley cases can be made by shortening .44 Russian/Special/Magnum cases.
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