Your Favorite 44 Special Load

[No_1]

Title says it all. Post your favorite 44 Special load!

[Tristan]

Skeeter's load: 7.5 gr. Unique 240/250 gr. Keith SWC.

[44 flattop]

Skeeter's load: 7.5 gr. Unique 240/250 gr. Keith SWC.

+1. Only one I use.

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[462]

Lyman 429421 and 16.0-grains of 2400, though down-loaded for plinking. Fifteen-grains of 2400 with 240-grain jacketed.

[Chill Wills]

44 Special in Colt Model P 5-1/2"

RCBS Keith copy
24 grs, Elephant FFg (while it lasts)

Accurate, med power load, great boom!

[Lefty SRH]

Skeeter equivalent, 7.5gr Universal with a 240/250gr boolit

[Nobade]

429215, plainbased, over 1.3cc 10B101

NOE 433-200 biglube over enough FFFg KIK to give 1/8" compression.

Both shoot great in my Ruger Lipsey's flattop, just to different points of aim.

[Rocky Raab]

In my recent tests, I was surprised to learn that 6.0 American Select gave me the best groups and more than usable velocity (plus super-clean burning) with all six of the bullets I tried. I used jacketed, plated, cast and swaged bullets from 180 to 240 grains. ALL of them simply loved 6.0 AmSel.

[Kraschenbirn]

7.8 gr Herco under a plain-base 240 gr. RN. Shoots good in both my S&W M24 and OM Vaquero.

Bill

[targetshootr]

Most days 6.5 gr Universal under a 250k or 225 RNFP.

[Larry Gibson]

Lee TL429-240-SWC over 5 gr Bullseye for standard factory equivelent load......quite accurate and pleasant to shoot.

Skeeters load of 7.5 gr Unique under the 429421 or the 44-250-K for an excellent general purpose load.

Of course both are in 44 Special cases.

Larry Gibson

[Johnk454]

Long time favorite is a old 4-cav Lyman 429421 over 7.5grs Unique. Sights won't adjust enough on my new Ruger FTs, but my 4" 629 loves it..

Had another old 4-cav 429421 so I sent it off to Eric Ohlen to convert to an inset-bar HP mould and it now drops at 238grs. This bullet over 8.1grs of Unique will work within the confines of the too-short Ruger front sight.

[Leadlum]

Mine is just 6.5grs of Unique under a 250-k cast boolit; with a good crimp. I can shoot that out of my new Vaquero with out any worries; but still has enough pressure to burn all the powder well.
Has enough power to do most things I ask it to do. [If I need more power, I use my .44 mag].
Ray

[blackpowder man]

Favorite .44 special for Ruger SBHs and S&W 21-4 is 6.8-7.0 grains of Unique under a Mihec H&G Kieth copy. Fast enough and hits hard enough.

[Ole]

6.5 grains of Unique and Lee 200 gr RNFP is what I mostly shoot in my Charter Arms 44 bulldog.

Could probably go higher, as my defense loads are 8.0 grains of Unique with 200 grain gold dots, but the higher loads aren't as much fun to shoot.

[Reload3006]

again thats easy my favorite 44 load period.
RCBS 255gr Keith Plane base
9 gr Herco
WW LP primer
Set OAL to your cylinder.

[Jim]

Lee 430-240-RNs over 4.7 grains of Bullseye.

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[redneckdan]

I like the keith 2400 load. Too bad it does hit near point of aim until about 200yds with my flat top. :groner:

[Dframe]

My favorite (the one I shoot the most) is a cowboy load. 200 grain RNFP over 5.3 grains of Trail Boss. Easy on hands, brass, and gun, but devastating on steel plates.

[izzyjoe]

i like the Skeeter load, but in a mag case.

[rintinglen]

5.0 grains red dot under a 429-421. Really accurate, light recoil, great plinker. 4.7 red dot under a 429-383 is also pretty neat.

[jodum]

My two workin loads are a 240 gr LRNFP and 6.0 gr HP38/WW231 for everyday shooting and a 250 gr LSWC ahead of 7.5 gr Unique for hunting. Both of these loads shoot to the same point of aim From my Ruger Blackhawk.

[odis]

5.0 grains red dot under a 429-421. Really accurate, light recoil, great plinker. 4.7 red dot under a 429-383 is also pretty neat.I'm with you 5 grs red dot accurate molds 43-250K. My Lew Horton 624 loves it.

[Wally]

Hard to beat a 429348....5.0 grains of Red Dot or Bullseye...very accurate and one hell of a plinker.

[canyon-ghost]

Carolina Cast Bullet 200 grain Lee RNFP over 7.4 grains of Unique, most accurate in my New Model Blackhawk Flattop.

[Hammerhead]

Speer swaged 240 LSWC over 6.3 grains SR 7625 because that's what my Bisley wants.

[Larry in MT]

In a 4 5/8" New Model Flattop:

16.0 grains of (H)2400 --- 250 grain LFNGC --- WW LP primer -- Starline brass

does 1050 fps

[baker1425]

I've been using WQWW RCBS 44250K in special with 5 grains of Red Dot. It's mild enough for a charter and a tuned up Uberti.

[MakeMineA10mm]

My typical load for the 44 Special right now is the 225gr RNFP GroupBuy by Catshooter a few years ago with 5.6grs W231. This is a mild load (right at the top of pressure for factory-standard loads: ~12,000psi, but feels like a 22 LR in most guns), that shoots well and does a great job on small game or for self-defense (pretty much duplicates the 45 ACP).

For a field load, I would use my 265gr Hvy. Keith SWC with a load of about 12.5-13.5grs of 2400 or AA#9, but it would be only occasionally used, not a regular diet...