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    Bullet weight for 44 special

    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brokeasajoke View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brokeasajoke View Post
    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 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

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    240s for super light plinking loads?

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    Yep. Heavier bullets = Less powder = less speed = less recoil.
    Quote Originally Posted by Brokeasajoke View Post
    240s for super light plinking loads?

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    Oh I see. I figured light bullet light charge.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Beauty of having a forum, everyone can input their experience and thoughts
    So much better than FB and the bashing people there.
    I have loaded it all in them, and was just giving the data I have
    Quote Originally Posted by Brandon Salyer View Post
    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.

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