In looking at some of my cast bullets I see that the location of the crimping groove will make them longer than the 1.610 "maximum" length for the 44 magnum. Since I'm using these in my Winchester 94 I am faced with a need to keep a pretty close watch on the overall cartridge length. I trimmed one of the cases to make it fit and then noticed that all I had really done was trim a 44 Magnum back to a 44 Special. From what I can tell, the overall length is the only difference in the two cases.
Does anyone else here have experience with these two cartridges, or the maximum length that they can reliably feed through a Winchester 94 chambered in 44 magnum?