38&p/44 special. max powder use

[pasquot]

I load 38&p and 44 special. I use them both in magnum handguns. Both gives me a felt recoil of about a 32 cal. partly because of the weight of the two guns involved.

Looking for a reccomendation on powder to try for max velosity for both calibers. And obviously under the max pressure limits.

For 38 i use berrys 125gr plated bullet. 44 special is 200 gr plated bullet.

If anyone has actual experience with either one or both of these i would be interested.

I do load magmums in both 357 and 44 mag. but im getting boared with 38 and 44 special.

[KN]

Most of the "plated " bullets I ever tried did not like hot loads. They leaded up my barrels terribly.  KN

[pasquot]

I was aware of that. But i have shot plated bullets at over 1900 fps in a 30 carbine with reasonable accuracy..

I am looking for a type of powder to use for high velosity in those two guns.

Thanks for your reply.

[Flint]

Same powders you would use for max loads in the 357 and 44 Magnum, just less of it due to the smaller case.  Cleck Alliance and Hodgdon's websites.  As long as you shoot them in a Magnum revolver, and if you have non-magnum revolvers, be sure you mark the reload box clearly that they are Magnum pressure loads.  I would also paint the case heads with a colored magic marker to identify the loads when out of the box.  Elmer Kieth and the early work on the 357 and 44 Magnum were all done with 38 and 44 Special brass, the factory lengthened the brass only for the prevention of chambering in a revolver not made for the pressure, the case capacity was not an issue.