Choosing calibre

[dgw65]

Be careful, half of what you read on the internet is most likely rubbish, and I wouldn't trust the other half too much either.

Well I want a refund then.

[bradaz11]

Oh. See now this is news, I've read more or less the exact opposite about reloading 44-40 cases, paradoxically the reason given was that the thicker straight walled cartridges were more durable - it's lucky I have an enforced waiting period where I can do nothing but read or I might've been put off! So the cases can obviously be used way more times than I'd imagined then!

the 44/40 is more delicate once on the floor and being stood on, compared to others, but is more durable with reloading from what I've been told.

[dromia]

The thing that shortens case life is crimping which you need to do with a tube fed firearm, all calibres in such guns suffer from this. If you anneal though there is no reason why you cannot get dozens of hand loads from your brass, it is a relatively low pressure round.