Lindcott Armory Rifle · Proprietary
.44-77 Sharps
Popular Sharps and Remington single-shot target and buffalo hunting cartridge; the 77-grain powder charge was a long-range favorite among buffalo hunters before the .44-90 superseded it..
- Caliber
- 0.446″ · 11.328 mm
- Introduced
- 1869
- Case
- Rimmed
- Status
- Discontinued
- Introduced
- 1869
- Type
- Rifle
- Origin
- United States
- Inventor
- Sharps Rifle Company
- Standard
- Proprietary
- Status
- Discontinued
- Availability
- Rare
- Primer
- Boxer Large Rifle
- Case type
- Rimmed
- Max pressure
- 22,000 psi
- Eff. range
- 400 yd
Ballistics
- Parent case
- —
Representative trajectory — modeled from a single velocity input (no published BC for this cartridge yet).
Dimensionscase measurements · scale drawing · size vs familiar rounds
Case dimensions — the scale drawing at the top of the page is built from these.
mixed/other · approximate| Measure | mm | in | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet ⌀ | 11.33 | 0.446 | · |
| Neck ⌀ | 11.86 | 0.467 | ~ |
| Shoulder ⌀ | 12.75 | 0.502 | ~ |
| Shoulder angle | — | — | |
| Base ⌀ | 13.11 | 0.516 | · |
| Rim ⌀ | 15.88 | 0.625 | · |
| Belt ⌀ | n/a | ||
| Rim thickness | 1.65 | 0.065 | ~ |
| Neck length | — | — | |
| Case length | 57.15 | 2.250 | · |
| Overall length | 73.03 | 2.875 | ~ |
Size vs familiar rounds
Drawn at true 1:1 — every case is accurate relative to the others. Absolute size depends on your screen's pixel density, so measuring one against a real ruler may be off. .44-77 Sharps is highlighted below.
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Firearms chambered in .44-77 Sharps
3 models in the database chamber .44-77 Sharps. Browse all →
Connected reference
History
One of the most successful long-range Sharps black powder cartridges of the 1870s, the .44-77 was popular at the Creedmoor long-range matches and among professional buffalo hunters. Came in both bottleneck (BN) and straight (SN) versions. Largely superseded by the .44-90 for extreme range work but remained popular through the early 1880s.
FAQs
- What bullet diameter is .44-77 Sharps?
- .44-77 Sharps uses a 0.446″ (11.328 mm) diameter bullet.
- Is .44-77 Sharps still in production?
- .44-77 Sharps is discontinued; typical availability is rare.
Sources & provenance
- ManufacturerBuffalo Arms Co. — 44-77 Sharps Bottle Neck 385 Grain Black Powder Ammunition (for C. Sharps Arms Rifles) · bullet ⌀, grain weightsarchived
- ReferenceGun Digest Books — Cartridges of the World (Frank C. Barnes) · year, bullet ⌀, velocity, grain weights
- SecondaryBlack Powder Cartridge — Dissecting a .44-77 · velocity, grain weightsarchived
Data & sources. Specs compiled from the Lindcott Armory reference; the trajectory is modeled (point-mass), not measured. See methodology. Spotted an error? Report it →