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I am surprised you would state that .44 Special can be loaded up to .44 magnum levels, as that sounds dangerous and foolish to me.
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Have you ever heard of Elmer Keith? Taffin? Skeeter? Brian Pearce? Seyfried? Read up
. The .44 Special Keith Load isn't a 'magnum' load at all as it is only moving a 240g bullet at ~1200fps. That's wimpy compared to 1400+fps of a 'real' magnum load of a .44Mag. And yes, the .44 Special can be loaded up to 1200fps in the RIGHT revolvers (but NOT in a CA Bulldog for example). My goto load in .44 Special is the Skeeter Load (around 1000fps) in my Ruger .44Special flattop revolvers which for me is a good hard hitting accurate load. I have shoot a few Keith loads in mine but not for general use. Know your revolvers! Simple as that. If I want a 'Magnum' I'll grab my .44Mag... That is what it was designed for
.... but, on the other hand, you don't have to be stuck at 700-800fps with the .44Spec either.
A few Keith/heavy Loads in the .44Spec references
Heavy Loads in the .44Special
Ross Seyfried on the .44Spec flattops
Taffin on the .44 Spec
Brian Pearce .44Spec PDF
A a treasure trove of .44 Special articles :
Other .44Special Articles