It's been awile since I've loaded shot shells for a 44, was at a local gun store and they were removing the shot shell cases from their inventory so I bought the last box left on the shelf. I have a couple 44's one in contender one in a carbine and my latest purchase was a trade of my 44 redhawlk 5" for a 44 alaskan. Any one ever did any patterning with long barrels compared to short barrels? My speer reload manual has the data for 44 useing #8 and #9 I also have #12 that my father used on rats in the barn. This is what I'm loading #12 in the capsuls, I know my 357 shoots it well, about a 24" pattern at 15', from an 8 3/8 barrel smith. Does wonders on the wood bore populatin that is for ever drilling holes in my garage door facing's, just shreds the wings and body, I'm hopeing to do the same with my little alaskan. So I'm posing the question has anyone tried shot shells out of there snubbie? and how well did it pattern?
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