So I'm getting ready to load for a 44 special 5 inch barrel GP100. What do you guys recommend for just a general plinking bullet 165, 185, 200, 210 or heavier? Thanks.
So I'm getting ready to load for a 44 special 5 inch barrel GP100. What do you guys recommend for just a general plinking bullet 165, 185, 200, 210 or heavier? Thanks.
I shoot a 240 gr LSWC in my 44 specials. I have 3 1 S&W MOD 24 and 2 Colt SAA. I do load a 200 gr LFP in my 44 Russians. You can shoot those out of your 44 special as well. Powder puffs.Originally Posted by Brokeasajoke
I don’t load a ton of 44 Special but when I do I load them with 240 Xtreme FPs
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180gr to 200gr is the most common weights.
240 can be used for super light plinker loads
240s for super light plinking loads?
Yep. Heavier bullets = Less powder = less speed = less recoil.
Oh I see. I figured light bullet light charge.
Lighter bullets use more powder, heavier use less.
Has to do with friction in the barrel and accelerating the heavier bullets which causes pressure spikes.
Wes, as good as you’ve been to me during my time knowing you, I am reluctant to disagree with you... So I won’t. Lol.
But Skeeter Skelton did. The world famous Skeeter’s Load was 7.5 gr Unique under a 240-250 gr SWC for (depending on a lot of variables) around 950fps. That’s potent enough to take anything a North American might face short of the brown bears.
I use 240gr for my 44 specials.
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