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Originally Posted by Cocked & Locked
215 grain solid base wadcutters from Matt's Bullets and 6.0 grains of Unique.
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Cool and thanks! Love any good special recipes.
As it happens I just chrono'd some 44 special the other day.
The Speer factory 200 GDHP runs 767 out of my 3" 696-1.
You can duplicate that with 7 grains Universal and that same bullet.
With CCI 300 I get 728 and with Ginex P1 I get 749 and the best group.
The brass is Starline nickel and I use a mild Pro crimp in the cannelure.
That bullet is so soft you can overdrive it to the point it will disintegrate in flight.
I have pits in the front of my ProChrono to prove it.
The above figures were obtained with a LabRadar.
A couple of loads that work well in my Bulldog are:
5.5 Universal and a 240 SWC (CCI 300 and that same brass)
6.5 Universal and a Lasercast 200 RNFP (same container)
6.5 Universal also works well with the Rainier 240 plated bullets.
COAL=1.475 and a taper crimp.
Get 750 fps with those.
Very accurate in the S&W L frames.
I also have a couple of loads I would NOT shoot in the Bulldog.
240 SWC running in the 900's
Sierra 210 JHC going 1055.
Brian Pearce has a good article about those in Handloader.
This pic was taken before I got the L frames:
I carry the Bulldog in a convertible high strong side / cross draw Mernickle.
Also use a cheap generic Uncle Mike's small revolver shoulder rig.