Riomouse911
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I credit the .44 Spl and the .45 Super for kindling my desire to start reloading.
Best hobby, and longest lived hobby, I’ve ever had!
Stay safe!
Best hobby, and longest lived hobby, I’ve ever had!
Stay safe!
A 5.5 in. SuperB in .44 Spl.? Nice.......
No joke there are people that concern themselves with a carbon ring that can be taken care of by using just a little more pressure to push the longer round through it. That's all I've ever done.And to the poster who had a problem with loading 38 special/44 special in a 357 mag and 44 mag revolver due to carbon build up, i hope that was joke .
If the .44 Special was good enough for Skeeter, then it's good enough for me!
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So there!
There is something special about shooting 44 Special ammunition in a gun chambered for 44 Special.
I propose that today, because of the popularity of the .40 S&W, that a rimmed cartridge for bullets .400", not .410" or .429" and revolvers chambered therein would be better than either .44 Special or .41 Magnum. There are a wide variety of bullets in .400" and the bullet weights and sectional density are more suitable for shooting in L-frame and GP100 size revolvers than .44 Special or Magnum. Makers have seized on this by chambering such revolvers in 10mm/.40S&W, but a rimmed cartridge would be more appealing, and they could always offer conversion cylinders. While this was almost certainly a viable proposition 20 years ago, at this point, the continuing popularity of .40 S&W is less certain. While .40S&W is certainly bound to remain more popular than a new revolver cartridge (even one as justifiable as .327 Magnum was), it doesn't seem likely to maintain it's market share against 9x19mm as much as it has in past decades.
I agree. But, I don't recommend anyone going out & buying one just on a whim. It should be experienced first.
Back to discussing 44 Special...
You are chambered in revolvers that are 80-90% as heavy as a .44 Magnum, but you'll never have 80-90% of the power of a .44 magnum...
I propose that today, because of the popularity of the .40 S&W, that a rimmed cartridge for bullets .400", not .410" or .429" and revolvers chambered therein would be better than either .44 Special or .41 Magnum. There are a wide variety of bullets in .400" and the bullet weights and sectional density are more suitable for shooting in L-frame and GP100 size revolvers than .44 Special or Magnum. Makers have seized on this by chambering such revolvers in 10mm/.40S&W, but a rimmed cartridge would be more appealing, and they could always offer conversion cylinders. While this was almost certainly a viable proposition 20 years ago, at this point, the continuing popularity of .40 S&W is less certain. While .40S&W is certainly bound to remain more popular than a new revolver cartridge (even one as justifiable as .327 Magnum was), it doesn't seem likely to maintain it's market share against 9x19mm as much as it has in past decades.
. I like the 44 Special power level. I don't need a magnum round to bust rocks across my buds pond.