I've hand-loaded the 44 Special for almost half a century....

For the last 40 years I have load the original 'Keith' hard cast at .430
over an average measure of Unique for mid-range everyday use.

For defense, the same bullet over a reasonable amount of 2400,
in the neighborhood of 1000 to 1100 fps.

For hunting loads, the ol time E. Keith load in solid head cases works for me.

I have found that not all powders burn completely.

Also, the length of the Keith SWCs, when fired, the short of free-bore,
the full diameter forward driving band engages the forcing cone,
thus causing the slug to expand to fill the cylinder chamber throat
before exiting the case mouth, thus centering the bullet with
the axis of the bore as close as is reasonable with a revolver.


That is my story.....I's sticking to it.

As for the POI vs POA.........
The height of the sights may need to be re-calibrated for a particular loading.

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