Familiarity with bolt actions was increased by WW I military service so by 1925 bottle neck high power cartridges had left the .44-40 in a specialized role. It is not likely that any of us would have bought a .44-40 for deer hunting in 1925 so writing we'd match the cartridge to our rifle would not have applied. Writing we would have bought what we now know became the more valuable collectors' item is silly. I've been reloading .44 Special for 44 years but have not reloaded or even fired a single .44-40 cartridge so you can guess how I voted.