Tempus Tom
Member
Hey friends,
I need to create an effective (not amazing, not perfect) defensive black bear load in 44 special.
While it will be fired from a 44 magnum, it needs to have 44 special recoil so that my wife feels confident enough to both practice with it and use it if needed in an emergency situation.
Right now, I have bullets that range from 180 grain to 300 grain and am basically willing to purchase whatever is needed (as long as I can find it in this environment).
Does anyone have experience in creating 44 special bear loads? If so, did you use lead or jacketed bullets, what grain were they....?
I'm currently working on a 300 grain lead WFN 44 magnum load for myself, but don't think my wife would feel comfortable enough to carry a revolver loaded with them.
After a google search, I read that for black bear, you want a 250 grain lead bullet traveling around 1000 fps. Does that sound right to you?
Any info would be appreciated. Thank you.
I need to create an effective (not amazing, not perfect) defensive black bear load in 44 special.
While it will be fired from a 44 magnum, it needs to have 44 special recoil so that my wife feels confident enough to both practice with it and use it if needed in an emergency situation.
Right now, I have bullets that range from 180 grain to 300 grain and am basically willing to purchase whatever is needed (as long as I can find it in this environment).
Does anyone have experience in creating 44 special bear loads? If so, did you use lead or jacketed bullets, what grain were they....?
I'm currently working on a 300 grain lead WFN 44 magnum load for myself, but don't think my wife would feel comfortable enough to carry a revolver loaded with them.
After a google search, I read that for black bear, you want a 250 grain lead bullet traveling around 1000 fps. Does that sound right to you?
Any info would be appreciated. Thank you.