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Offline John R.

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44 Special load data needed (What's your favorite)
« on: March 22, 2009, 08:44:21 AM »
Hey guys, what's your best 44 Special load?
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Re: 44 Special load data needed (What's your favorite)
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2009, 01:49:21 AM »
My all time favorite is 7.5 grs of Unique under a my 250 Keith cast bullets. I've shot them in my S&W 29, my Redhawk, in my 44 T/C Hunter barrel, my S&W 696 and my new 44 Spl. Ruger Flattop.
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Re: 44 Special load data needed (What's your favorite)
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2009, 05:24:31 PM »
Quote from: OLDHandgunner on March 23, 2009, 01:49:21 AM
My all time favorite is 7.5 grs of Unique under a my 250 Keith cast bullets. I've shot them in my S&W 29, my Redhawk, in my 44 T/C Hunter barrel, my S&W 696 and my new 44 Spl. Ruger Flattop.

Another vote for Skeeter Skelton's pet load. I shoot the same thing out of a Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 4 5/8" barrel. It's a real pleasure to shoot.
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Re: 44 Special load data needed (What's your favorite)
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2009, 08:24:22 PM »
I shoot a .44 Special in USPSA matches. My favorite load is 7.0 grains of Winchester 231 with a 200 grain round nose flat point bullet. Out of a 4 inch Model 624, it makes about 167,000 power factor, and is very accurate.
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Re: 44 Special load data needed (What's your favorite)
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 01:41:13 AM »
I just got the Ruger 44 Special Flattop, and I'm raring to go. Thanks for the input guys.
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Re: 44 Special load data needed (What's your favorite)
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 05:41:27 PM »
I have a Ruger Super Blackhawk, and the wife has a Marlin .44 Mag saddle gun.  We almost exclusively shoot .44 spls.  Only load Magnums when hunting.  Cannot remember the load off the top of my head.  Have killed a Mule Deer at 30 yards with this load.  I would rather use .44 Spls for home defense as well.  Would not blow through intruder, wall, across the street and hitting neighbors house, and possibly someone there as well.
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