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brokencowboy · May 18, 2008, 01:29 AM

The 44 Russian is the basis for the 44 Special. It was developed by S&W to fit their Model 3 top break revolver. While they sold some of the revolvers in the US, they shipped most of their production to Russia for military use. Just after the turn of the 20th Century, S&W lengthened the cartridge to the 44 Special.

I really like the 44 Russian round. It is almost the same size as the 45 acp. (I use the same load in both cartridges) I have a Uberti copy of the model 3 & I also shoot it in my Model 21. A 200 gr JHP at 800 fps is a very accurate & handy round to have.

May 18, 2008, 01:29 AM	#7
brokencowboy Junior Member Join Date: December 11, 2007 Posts: 4	The 44 Russian is the basis for the 44 Special. It was developed by S&W to fit their Model 3 top break revolver. While they sold some of the revolvers in the US, they shipped most of their production to Russia for military use. Just after the turn of the 20th Century, S&W lengthened the cartridge to the 44 Special. I really like the 44 Russian round. It is almost the same size as the 45 acp. (I use the same load in both cartridges) I have a Uberti copy of the model 3 & I also shoot it in my Model 21. A 200 gr JHP at 800 fps is a very accurate & handy round to have.