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Written By John Taffin. Experts. Gear. Reloading. 2020. 73. The Oregon Trail Laser Cast 240 SWC shoots every bit as good as carefully home cast bullets. Whether we travel the sagebrush, foothills, forests, or mountains there are .44 Special loads that will handle any situation we’re likely to encounter. Why the .44 Special?
Apr 20, 2024 · The .44 Special makes the perfect packing pistol for defense in the form of the 4" Smith & Wesson 1950 Target or later Model 24 or 624. I have a 1950 4" .44 Special with ivory stocks, standard hammer and trigger and an action that has to be experienced to be believed.
John Taffin
Put this gun together with the .44 Special 1950 Target, drop them in the pot and stir ’em up, and out came the magnificent Target Grade .44 Magnum from Smith & Wesson in December of 1955. A few of the excellent powders for .44 Magnum Target Loads are Universal, 231 and Bullseye.
The .44 Special has the perfect balance of bullet weight, velocity and performance in what is the most famous of handloads, the Skeeter load. For you reprobates lacking the load data, it’s a 250 grain Lyman /Ideal 429421 bullet (designed by Elmer, no less) loaded over 7.5 grains of Unique powder (Elmer’s load shared to Skeeter).
With a resurgence of interest in the .44 Special, along with outstanding new guns, several smaller ammunition companies are now offering loads with bullet weights that range from 135 to 255 grains at a variety of velocities.
May 31, 2024 · factory loads of 246-grains at 750 fps, I would prefer the .44 Special to any and all .38 calibers or 9mm autos, and if properly handloaded with my 250-grain bullet, it would badly beat any .357 load as well."
