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Old 01-05-2012, 01:10 AM
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6.9 Grains of Unique is the "Factory Equivalant" for the ancient .44 Spl Round Nose Lead 246 Grain loading. It's very mild and accurate in both .44 Mag and Spl. cases.

7.5 Grains of Unique with a 240-250 Grain cast Keith SWC was Skeeter Skelton's go to load in his 4" Smith 1950's in .44 Special. I like it in a Magnum case as well.

I have a fixed sighted Model 58- .44 Magnum conversion and finding a load that would shoot to the sights was something of a challenge. I started at 8.6 grains and stepped down in .2 Grain increments. At 7.8 grains I found the right combination.



In this case I was using our fellow forum member Jessie Clark's Tennessee Valley Bullet Company's 243 Grain Cast Round Nose Flat Point.



This load has potential for a mid-range 'everyday' load.
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