.44 Russian

ledavatar · November 26, 2006, 12:16 PM

So I dug up a bunch of .44 Russian brass from the range recycle bin. Does anyone know anything about them? I'm curious as to whether if I can load and shoot these in my .44 Magnum. It seems to be just a shorter .44 Special.

Edward429451 · November 26, 2006, 12:42 PM

Thats exactly what they are. You can shoot them in your 44 mag. You'll get even more carbon build up in the cylinder than with 44 specials, making it hard to chamber the longer rounds.

**Unclenick** · November 26, 2006, 03:45 PM

Carbon and gas cutting or lead that splatters into the chambers can be an issue just because the extra jump the base of the bullet has to make before the dimensions tighten back down.

You might see if you can find a Cowboy Action Shooter who has a replica chambered for these things and wants to trade them for some .44 Mag cases? Even though it chews up a little extra powder, I quit building target loads for my .357 and .44 Mags in the Special cases a long time ago, just to avoid the cleaning nuisance. It was tough being forced to go out and buy a .38 Special and a .44 Special to avoid the environmental calamaty of tossing all the 'Special cases I'd salvaged, but I managed it somehow.

Nick

gandog56 · November 26, 2006, 06:31 PM

I've never had a problem with my Taurus 66 in chambering magnum cases after shooting 3-4 boxes of 38 special wadcutters. I wonder why everybody thinks it's a problem. Come to think of it, I never had a problem shooting 44 mags out of my Ruger SBH after boxes of 44 specials.

Dave R · November 26, 2006, 07:40 PM

Sounds like an impending case of "I found some brass, now I need to buy a new gun to shoot it..."

ledavatar · November 26, 2006, 11:04 PM

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Sounds like an impending case of "I found some brass, now I need to buy a new gun to shoot it..."

Ha, I wish. It takes 3 months of bureaucracy in NYC for each additional handgun to be "approved for purchase." I gotta say a .44 Russian is way way down the list.

November 26, 2006, 12:16 PM	#1
ledavatar Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 2006 Posts: 147	.44 Russian So I dug up a bunch of .44 Russian brass from the range recycle bin. Does anyone know anything about them? I'm curious as to whether if I can load and shoot these in my .44 Magnum. It seems to be just a shorter .44 Special.

November 26, 2006, 03:45 PM	#3
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	Carbon and gas cutting or lead that splatters into the chambers can be an issue just because the extra jump the base of the bullet has to make before the dimensions tighten back down. You might see if you can find a Cowboy Action Shooter who has a replica chambered for these things and wants to trade them for some .44 Mag cases? Even though it chews up a little extra powder, I quit building target loads for my .357 and .44 Mags in the Special cases a long time ago, just to avoid the cleaning nuisance. It was tough being forced to go out and buy a .38 Special and a .44 Special to avoid the environmental calamaty of tossing all the 'Special cases I'd salvaged, but I managed it somehow. Nick __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

November 26, 2006, 06:31 PM	#4
gandog56 Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2006 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 979	I've never had a problem with my Taurus 66 in chambering magnum cases after shooting 3-4 boxes of 38 special wadcutters. I wonder why everybody thinks it's a problem. Come to think of it, I never had a problem shooting 44 mags out of my Ruger SBH after boxes of 44 specials. __________________ Some people think I'm paranoid because I have guns. If I have guns, what do I have to be paranoid about?

November 26, 2006, 07:40 PM	#5
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: Idaho Posts: 6,073	Sounds like an impending case of "I found some brass, now I need to buy a new gun to shoot it..." __________________ I am Pro-Rights (on gun issues).

November 26, 2006, 12:42 PM	#2
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Thats exactly what they are. You can shoot them in your 44 mag. You'll get even more carbon build up in the cylinder than with 44 specials, making it hard to chamber the longer rounds.