The fiber-optic front sight is a bright green rod that stands out prominently over the GP100s flat, serrated top. Both mag & special data is available from the manufacturer. The 44-40 chamber is too wide at the rear. They are accurate in Smith & Wesson and other guns with a .430-inch groove diameter. 43-22 & 43-23) Three generations of Colt Single Action .44 Specials are normally . Joined: Jan 6, 2003 Messages: 2,291 Location: SW NH. down except for heavy hunting loads.Ive shot a lot of 44 Compare all 44 Special ammunition manufacturers on one easy to read chart. The .44 Special may not be as powerful as the .357 Mag. Marketing Ploy. revolver, a .44 Mag. I do use Win 231 (similar to HP-38) in .44 Magnum cases to get to The .44 Special didnt stand a chance next to the newer load, which packed serious stopping power and eventually forced the Special out of production With a preference to .38 Special I enjoy shooting revolvers but not to beat my hands up. by Mag-Na-Port, handle heavy .44 Special loads both easily and accurately. The other option lay in Charter Arms .44 Special Bulldog model. However, the high-pressure causes it to have a heavy recoil and muzzle flash, making it less than ideal for novice shooters. .44 special will fire in a 44 mag chamber. 1950 Target/Model 24 has not been made for 50 years and is not easily replaced. I thought it would be interesting to compare the 44 Magnum to the 500 Magnum. My favorite revolver caliber is .357/.38 Special. Its called a 44 Magnum, but the actual bullet diameter is .429 in (10.9 mm). The fame of the .44 Magnum and its reputation are the undeniable result of the movies, to the point that it is almost impossible to think of the .44 Mag without thinking about how lucky a given punk is feeling that day. Complete 44 special ammunition ballistics Chart. The .44 Mag. Currently, I only have 200 gr. One guy up here in Homer casts bullets for the 500 S&W in 700 Grains. The .44 S&W Special is an excellent and severely underrated cartridge even today, but unlike the .38 Special, it faded into obscurity as the .44 Magnum became more famous. The .357 is actually the same caliber as the .38, and the .357 is a long .38 Special just like the .44 mag. With .44 Special throat dimensions varying from .4285 inch to as large as .434 inch, I generally size cast bullets .430 to .431 inch to correspond favorably with most throat sizes. Instead of a 250 grain bullet at 900-1,000 fps, which both cartridge case and sixgun were certainly capable of, the .44 Special stayed at 750 fps. Blackhawk were promptly abandoned--until recently. I am just getting into reloading 44 mag and 44 special for my marlin 1894 and have a few questions. It proved an excellent combination for both speed and precision shooting. Usually, the revolver handguns which have long cylinder design of the gun barrel use the 44 Mag. The design of guns using 44 Mag. The 44 Magnum was named from its parent case, the .44 special. The Smith & Wesson . GECO - 44REM MAG FMJ 29,50 Ajouter. They lengthened .44 Russians case to 1.16, using the exact same 246-gr. 43-21) To shoot or not to shoot heavy .44 Special loads? loads. forebear have deep roots in American shooting culture, stretching back through top-break antecedents in .44 Russian all Factory loads carried either smokeless or black powder. You can shoot a .44 Special in a .44 mag, but not the other way around. I do know that the 44-40 is a bit more potent than even the 30-30 for real close range work. For each of the 10 loads, I fired groups from the bench at 50, 100, 150, and 200 yards. I used an RCBS set designed to load both for many years using the "If you want to try our NEW AND FANTASTIC 44 Special, you must buy a 44 HE Revolver". However, despite the .44 Mag.s celebrity, the market offered few snubbies. The .44 Special was introduced more than 100 years ago, and is a modernization of 19th century .44-cal. spec in 44 mag cases I suspect most who relaod dont use max loads in 44 mag.I once loaded up some of Elmer Keiths loads.I think it was 22 grs. To help get people to buy the new gun, they invented a new cartridge. Link to post Share on other sites. It is well of 2400 behind a hard cast 240 gr.semi wadcutter.Dont qoute me on this,however I found out I could not tolerate the recoil.I use seperate dies for 44 mag and 44 special,and load most all 44 mag. The 44 magnum is a long .44 Special, hence more powder, hence more velocity. 842 Views Share Embed Download In General. .429 cast bullets. I guess I'll throw my two cents in too. Here are the SAAMI drawings for the 44 Magnum and the 44-40. The .44 Smith & Wesson Special, also commonly known as .44 S&W Special, .44 Special, .44 Spl, .44 Spc, (pronounced "forty-four special"), or 10.9x29mmR is a smokeless powder center fire metallic revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as the standard chambering for their New Century revolver, introduced in 1908. Any marked .44 Spl will load both. is a stretched .44 Spl. Paul tests the effectiveness of 44 special ammo vs 44 magnum ammo. The 44 special can do anything the 357 can & if need be, its a bigger hammer if things get out of hand. .357 Magnum vs .44 Magnum Bullet Trajectory. But not for long. I don' t know what the upside or downside is to doing so but that is a big selling point to buyers of 44 mag pistols.they can shoot the 44 special as well. This .44 Special revolvers adjustable rear sight is notch style, with an added white outline along the inside edge. Though the .44 Magnum is an offshoot of this cartridge, the Special was based on the older black powder .44 Russian. The .44 Mag. The S&W 44 Special. The 44 Magnum was the world's most powerful We know very well that no two people agree on the ideal rifle, so we not only give you your choice of Big Boy calibers in .357 Mag/.38 Special, .44 Mag/.44 Special, and .45 Colt, but you can also choose between either a standard 20 barrel and lever, or a compact 16.5 barrel fitted with a large-loop lever for cold-weather gloved use (or just-because style points in general). GECO - B SOLOGNE COWBOY - 44-40 200GR COWBOY 39,90 Ajouter. Keep your velocity above 1100 fps and weight at least 240 grains, and 350 to 500 grains is better. 44 Mag Dimensions 44-40 Dimensions. Photo courtesy of Scott Williams. If you love the old cowboy style in the movies, the gun using 44 Mag is the one which satisfies your desire. Reaming the chamber to 44 Mag will leave the rear of the case unsupported. The Differences Between 44 Mag Vs 45 Colt The Design for Gunshots Using 44 Mag and 45 Colt. I just got ahold of some titegroup that I'm looking to make some loads with. The .38 also refers to caliber. I don' t know if the 44-40 can be fired in any other chamber safely. Bogus Deal is correct. It was named .44 S&W Special. revolver cartridges made for blackpowder. On the same platform its also lighter than the 357 maggie. 0. S&W carried the .44 Special through four remodels stopping in 1966. Not the best to cart around tucked into a waistband when youre in summer attire. SASS Wire Vet; Members; 962 33,512 posts; Gender: Male; Location: Louisville, Colorado; SASS# Those that find the .44 Mag a bit too intense may opt for the .44 Special, a slightly smaller cartridge with My favorite big bore to me is in three guns my Ruger GP100, Ruger Vaquero Bisley, or S&W Model 66 all .357's So, just like .38 Specials can be fired in a .357 Mag. revolver will readily accept .44 Spl. The 357 or 38 special loaded in the +P range can be quite loud, the 44 special isn't nearly as bad if you have to take a couple of quick shots without hearing protection. 44 Special will be the same as 44 Mag, just about 1/10" shorter. I know the 44 Special CL is a 1/10th of and inch shorter than the Mag, also that the maximum pressure of the special is 15,500 psi where as the Mag is 30,000 psi max. You can also shoot a .38 Special in a .357. 44 Magnum vs 500 S&W Magnum (Ballistics Gel) 1. Thats the first test I performed. roo_ster, Feb 27, 2006 #5. wanderinwalker Member. You could get S&Ws large N-frame with a three-inch barrel, but this gun proved big and quite heavy. A: That depends upon a variety of criteria. Some dies are .44 Mag specific, and won't work for the shorter .44 Spl. The 44 Magnum is a large caliber cartridge, which although was primarily designed for revolvers, is adaptable to handguns and rifles. Though the 44 Mag, 45 Colt, 454 Casull, 475 Linebaugh/480 Ruger and the new 460 and 50 S&W Magnums are all good choices if you require something that can be worn in a holster. 44-40 44 Mag The other thing to consider is that most manufacturers today are using a .429 barrel for 44 Mag and 44 Special, whereas the original 44-40 barrel groove dimension was usually around .427. Grizzly Dave 962 Posted March 15, 2011. The .44 is precise, giving the shooter as much as a 90% accuracy rate. FOr heavy loads, 2400 is my choice. Most .44 Special handguns are more of a burden to carry than .38 Special handguns. The .44 Special was formally introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1907. case loaded to magnum handgun pressures. but it's bullet placement that counts. and its .44 Spl. Some sets are labeled .44 Spl/.44 Mag, and of course will work for both. The Specials case was lengthened to accommodate the use of emerging smokeless propellants. Hodgdon has load data for titegroup in both 44 special and 44 mag Then I measured the distance from the bullseye to the center of the group to get a general idea of how far the bullets drop at that distance. Grizzly Dave. With the proper bullet selection, the .44 Special is going to be more effective upon a human assailant than a .38 Special using a similar bullet. bullet at a similar velocity of about 750 fps. None of the powders you listed would be my choices for approaching 1000-fps with a 240gr SWC in a .44 Special case. Today on Kentucky Ballistics we shoot some ballistics gel with our Smith and Wesson 500 Magnum Revolver and our Ruger Super Redhawk 44 Magnum Revolver! CHECK LATEST PRICE. Q: ".44 Special vs .38 Special for self-defense against human assailants?" Im guessing that wouldnt have made Dirty Harrys lne cool. Ruger scaled up the original Blackhawk to accommodate the much larger and more powerful Magnum cartridge, and any plans for a .44 Spl. For this example I'm going to use the Magtech 44 Special FMJ 240grn 15,50 (44F) VS. Magtech 44 The .44 Special was loaded to the exact same specifications as the .44 Russian using the same round-nosed bullet. SOLOGNE COWBOY - 45 COLT 250GR COWBOY 42,50 Ajouter .
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