429421 in .44 Special case in S&W 29

[NuJudge]

Anybody have a load they really like? Bonus points for clean burning, but that's not really important.

CDD

[Glen]

10.0 grains of HS-6 for about 950 fps.

[9.3X62AL]

"Skeeter's Load", from the late Skeeter Skelton--7.5 grains of Unique. Runs about 900 FPS from my 624 x 6.5", an all-day load for sure.

[Larry Gibson]

"Skeeter's Load", from the late Skeeter Skelton--7.5 grains of Unique. Runs about 900 FPS from my 624 x 6.5", an all-day load for sure.

Ditto on above + the 429421 cast soft, lubed with Javelina over 5 gr Bullseye duplicated factory WW .44 Special loads at 750 fps out of a 4" S&W M29 or Colt Anaconda. quite accurate and very, very pleasant to shoot.

Larry Gibson

[Ghugly]

I like 13.2 grains of 2400 over a non-magnum primer. The recoil seems just a bit less sharp than Skeeter's Load, seems like more of a push and less of a slap (if that makes any sense).

[targetshootr]

7gr of Universal burns cleanly.

[NoDakJak]

I have fired thousands of rounds with the 7.5 grains of Unique with great satisfaction. For the last couple of years I have replaced that load with 8.0grains of PB. It is the cleanest burning powder that I have tried and measures like a dream. Hope this helps. Neil

[Bret4207]

"Skeeter's Load", from the late Skeeter Skelton--7.5 grains of Unique. Runs about 900 FPS from my 624 x 6.5", an all-day load for sure.

Ditto, friend Al knows what he;'s talking about. Great load.

[Snapping Twig]

7g W231 under that boolit in a magnum case, WLP to touch it off. 900 fps give or take and accurate.

[vanilla_gorilla]

15 grains of 2400 gives me roughly 1050 fps from a 6 inch 29.

[Lloyd Smale]

8 grains of herco

[S.R.Custom]

8 grains of herco

What he said. Although in working up the load, I found 8.2 grs. to be the ticket. (And in the Magnum case, 9.0 grs. I've found that .44 spl rounds, all else being equal, aren't as accurate in a Magnum chambered gun as a full length Magnum round. ) Herco cleanliness is on the so-so side, tho. But as far as I'm concerned, cleanliness takes a back seat to accuracy.

[rockrat]

I always used 7.5gr of WW231 with that boolit, in mag cases. Shot tens of thousands of those.

[bowhunter]

make mine a 44 special, i have a 696 smith. it shoots like a dream with h4227 or imr4227 17 gr. with a mag primer and a ww 429215 boolit,no gas check needed. very clean and a tack driver.

[KSCowboy]

I've used 12.0 grains of Blue Dot under the 429421 Hollow point with great accuracy.

975 fps in my 4" Model 24-3.

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