44 Special Mouse Fart Load?

[longbow]

If you want light and have the budget I had Tom scale down a TC design from .45 to .44 at 165 grs (#43-165B). It works great as a light plinker from my 1894. I don't have a .44 handgun so haven't tried it there but fast powder and that light boolit should work fine for light to fairly high velocity loads without a lot of recoil. Accurate has several othe rdesigns in that weight now too which they didn't before so there must be others that like the lightweight boolits.

http://www.accuratemolds.com/catalog.php?page=12

That #43-165R with large meplat looks like it would be good for defense.

More common is the 180 gr. boolit weight and lots of load data available. That should also produce light recoil.

In short, I'd be looking at a lighter boolit.

Longbow

[Eutectic45]

If you load the 250 SWC backwards and seat it below the case mouth as far as it will go, you can use 1.5 grains Red Dot for a very light load.
The secret is to minimize the load volume. It will not be accurate over about 20 yards, but it will do nicely for a new shooter.

[Uncle Grinch]

If you load the 250 SWC backwards and seat it below the case mouth as far as it will go, you can use 1.5 grains Red Dot for a very light load.
The secret is to minimize the load volume. It will not be accurate over about 20 yards, but it will do nicely for a new shooter.

Now that is an interesting idea. Reduce case volume and increase efficiency.

[parkerhale1200]

If you have a powder that has simulair burnrate to d032.
I like the 250gr from rcbs with 4,2 grain in it, give very good results on 25 yards for me
The recoil is like a 38 spl.

Best

[mogwai]

I use 6.5 gr unique with a 240 gr cast in my bulldogs

[rintinglen]

Had I been there before you turned on this road, I'd have told you not to go this way. But since you have decided to go for a 44 for your fair lady, I think you could do a lot worse than to peruse the catalog of NOE and look for one of the Swede's .432-110 WC molds. Load them one at a time for practice over a dainty charge of Red Dot or Bullseye, and then load 2, one a top the other, over 4,5 grains of Red Dot for what was once described as "serious social purposes."
This is a target of 3 at a time 44 magnums 10 shots at 7 yards, with some deliberate scattering of the aim point to spread the holes out some.

[Uncle Grinch]

Guys, it took me a while, but I found some 185 grain wadcutter boolits at StateLine Bullets. I loaded up a few with 6 grains of Red Dot. This boolit is a strange wadcutter. It sits out above the case maybe a 1/4 inch.
Will try them at the range soon.

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