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October 30, 2009
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Hi guys. i was wondering if there iss any source for ammo for my pistol. i inherited this from my grandfather and he reloaded all of his ammo but i am unfamiliar with reloading. Is there any place i can find ammo.
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February 9, 2009
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Seth, First
to the 
Glad you stopped by. Under the FAQ's section on the roight of the forum page is a link to some tried and trusted sources that would have 445 Supermag Ammo. That is otherwise known as your 44 Rhino I believe. Please share alittle about yourself in the new members section.
A man cannot have too many SuperMags
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January 24, 2009
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I dunno…the way I understand it, .44 Rhino is a wildcat round...built by some custom smiths on a .357 SM frame, before the .445 was available. IHMSA could probably fill in the details on this one. Seth, what does your Grandfather's empty brass look like?
to the…do you have any 
of this awesome inheritance?
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May 2, 2009
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CF is right-- the Rhino round was a wildcat by gunsmiths--there are a few of them around. I have a good magazine article on the 44 rhino I can send you.
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January 22, 2008
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Welcome Seth!
Hey Shoot,
If you send that article to me I'll try to get it posted here.
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October 30, 2009
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Some of the brass i have is unmarked and some says 444 marlin i know i have some 45 gates brass but it is shorter than the others. I have been shooting just regular 44 mag ammo through it though. i have some old ammo left from my grandfather but i shot one round and i thought my arm was gonna fall off iit had so much recoil. I mainly use this pistol for deer hunting in ohio.
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January 24, 2009
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seth223 said:
I have been shooting just regular 44 mag ammo through it though.
Interesting.
Well then, I wonder what the actual difference is between a .44 Rhino cartridge & a .445 SuperMag? Since the Rhino coversions were done on a .357 SuperMag frame, I know that the cylinder size lengthwise overall would be able to chamber a .445...so maybe the Rhino is a bit shorter & the cylinder bores are a little more shallow with the Rhino, than a .445 SM?
I bet Shoot's article will say. I wish I could remember where I read about this topic & I'd go look up the answer.
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February 9, 2009
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As usual I am learning here. I was always under the impression the Rhino was another name for the 445SM. Goes to show what i know
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February 28, 2009
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Seth.
Shoot, don't forget to get that article to Jody. I'm looking forward to reading it.
-Mike
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May 2, 2009
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OK, I found it — G&A JAN 1988. I'll get it scanned in this morning and Jody will have it posted by …. Tag — you're it ! 
***EDIT*** -- article sent 8:40 AM MST... 🙂
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January 22, 2008
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Shoot is cracking the 
on me this morning!
Here is a link to the article that Shoot scanned for us! Guys, the is a pretty large file so it will take a couple of minutes to download.
Thanks for scanning this for us Shoot!
July 5, 2009
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Very interesting article to say the least. I believe that the article is detailed enough to answer most, if not, all of Seth's questions.
October 30, 2009
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Thanks alot guys for all your help. If i get a chance ill post a pic of the rhino on here soon. Time to party for Halloween. yay
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February 25, 2009
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John Taffin mentions in his article "The Super Mags" that alot of gun smiths were jumping on the bandwagon when the 357 Max DW hit the scene to make a 44 SM. He mentions gun smith Lew Schafer developing a .44 UltraMag. I see the Rhino had a case trim length of 1.750". Kind of makes you wonder how many versions are out there.
Just another piece of the puzzle.
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~Thomas Jefferson~
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January 24, 2009
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That sounds like a .445 SuperMag would chamber in that gun, then. SuperMag's are 1.650", if I recall correctly. I should know that, but my brain ain't 100% right now, more like 63%.
July 5, 2009
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I agree with your observation CF provided that the .44 Rhino cylinder will accommodate a cartridge base that is .031″ less in diameter by my measurements and not cause any safety issues (I believe that it will as this is a nominal difference.) Also, the .14″ difference in case length shouldn't cause any chamber throat erosion issues from shooting slightly shorter rounds.
Using 445sm brass may be the best path for Seth to follow considering he would have to start with .30-40 Krag cases. Resizing and trimming these cases to accommodate the .44 Rhino sounds real exciting…not!
GG
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January 24, 2009
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Wow, you guys. I was finally able to read that article today (couldn't get to it from my home confuzer
)...and that thing sounds fun! Thanks for scanning that, Shoot.
I think if I had the money today, I'd be half tempted to snag the Rhino that's been parked on GA for the last dozen months. Then I would really have to get myself a reloader!
BOOM!
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May 2, 2009
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I made a very serious offer on the GA rhino a while back--no response from seller...
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January 24, 2009
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SHOOTIST357 said:
I made a very serious offer on the GA rhino a while back--no response from seller...
SHOOT
Like a seriously high offer...or just that you typed it with a straight face? 😛
January 22, 2008
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On the subject of crazy prices on Guns America. Has anyone been in contact with the guy that owns the "very rare matched pair of model 715 in 32 H&R Mag" DW's that are on GA? IIRC those have been listed for over 2 years now
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