glockman, (what an alias
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I had/have several S&W M629's and 629 Classics in .44 Mag. Also had a Marlin 1894 for a while. I loaded a 200 gr cast lead bullet to 1100 fps for practice and a 250 gr cast lead bullet to 1425 fps (chrono) for hunting use. Killed one deer and one wild hog with each load. The animals didn't seem to know which load was used. Used the 250 gr load in the Marlin and got substantially more velocity/power but never ran them thru the chrono.
Good shooting and be safe.
LB (1911 user)