dacoontz,
I do not have any experience with the .44 mag. I would suspect that any non jacketed lead bullet in a high performance cartridge like the .357 or .44 at velocities greater than 1000 fps (my Western rounds were listed on the box at 1415 fps!) are going to leave a lot of lead fouling. I really am still learning about a lot of this stuff, so others are much more qualified to address these types of questions.
Here is a pic of the .357 ammo (heavy fouling) and some of my mild .38 wadcutter handloads (no fouling).
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