I only shoot .44 Mag out of mine. I don't find that I save that much on the ammo to justify the .44 special. The recoil is not as bad but my guns don't recoil that bad to me with .44 Mag. I do often shoot cast reloads from a local loader here as I do not reload yet and have not had any trouble with leading in any of my guns. However, I clean my guns after shooting and seldom shoot more than 50 rounds a trip through them. I shoot a Blackhawk a Contender and a Marlin 1894 all in .44 Mag. One of my favorite calibers.