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  • fordsix
    PPffff. i have a load for 240gr lead at 900fps works great cheaper to makum
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  • beantownshootah
    quote:Originally posted by yearofspider
    Check these out:

    http://www.grizzlycartridge.com/-strse-Grizzly-Cartridge-cln-44-Special/Categories.bok

    http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_65

    OK:

    quote:
    44 Special 250 Grain Hawk BCFP
    Manufacturer: Grizzly Cartridge
    SKU: 44SPEC250HAWKBCFP
    Price: $38.95

    Quantity:


    Caliber: 44 Special
    Bullet Wt: 250 Grain Hawk BCFP
    Velocity: 850 fps
    No. of Rounds: 20

    So that's $40 for 20 rounds of custom .44 special that are basically *slightly better than .45 ACP ballistics? Ouch.

    This one looks a lot better:

    quote:.44 Special 240gr SWC Keith Style 20rds. $21.95
    .44 Special 240gr SWC Keith Style 20rds.
    Click to enlarge

    A great woods load for your 44 Special! This cartridge uses standard pressure. You can use it in any .44 Special that is in good condition! This powerful loading comes in boxes of 20!

    Caliber : .44 Special

    Bullet : 240gr SWC Keith Style Hardcast

    Ballistics : 985fps - 539ft./lbs. - 6.5" bbl.
    1210fps from a Win. 1894AE 16" trapper carbine

    Box of 20rds.

    Now we get superior ballistics to the Grizzly cartridge at roughly half the price. That's looking a lot better to me.

    Still, at over $1 a round, this stuff ain't cheap, and IMO these sorts of costs are probably THE most significant drawback to .44 special in general. Ammo cost is really not much different than .44 magnum.
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  • ruger41
    I've shot that Double Tap ammo out of my Bisley Blackhawk .44 Special. It's decent ammo but you can reload your own very easily if you just want plinking ammo. If you want some factory defense loads and you want something with some punch to it I'll suggest Buffalo Bore http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=88
    at 265 grains & 1000 fps & 566 ft lbs of energy you will ruin a bad guys day for sure and that load EXCEEDS their .45 ACP +p in the energy dept but not by a lot. Corbon also makes a very good defense round in .44 Special. If you really want some fun plinking, run some .44 Russian through it.
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  • rsnyder55
    I shoot 44special/44magnum almost exclusively and reload to be able to afford to shoot as often as I like.

    For plinking, you may was to look at some of the SASS ammunition providers.
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