44 mag

[lightman]

Straight wheelweights will work well. If I alloyed something different I would probably cut the wheelweights 50/50 with soft lead and add a little tin, maybe 1-1/2 %.

[Indiana shooter]

"My personal favorite load in the .44 is 13gr of HS-6 under a 265gr boolit."
This is pretty close to my "do it all, everyday load" for my 44 magnums. I load 13.0 grains of HS-6 under a 250 grain bullet, and it just works for 95% of my shooting needs. A good load that doesn't beat my 4" S&W 629 apart, but has plenty of oomph, and is accurate, clean burning, and gets the job done.

It really is about a perfect middle ground load. Hot enough to let you know you're shooting a magnum, soft enough you can comfortably shoot 100+ rounds in a session, and accurate enough (out of my gun) that when I put the scope on, I can hit the silhouette target at 320 yards off of sandbags 5 times out of 6.