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Originally Posted by HamHands
Those are also going for ridiculous prices here and will continue to be out of sight.
What weight/grain bullet and velocity are you loading the Specials that make 22K+ PSI? Sounds to be a sweet-spot load!
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I couldn't find anyone in the metro area to order a M69 for me when they first came out. Ended up buying mine from Grab-A-Gun online, with no problems. I resist buying online too but sometimes you don't have much choice if you really want it.
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Brian Pearce has had many good articles in Handloader magazine (#236, #260, #293, & #298) over the years that's listed various weight bullets & powders for 44 Special "+P" loads. He originally started out by saying that he's tested the 396/696's with loads up to 27K psi, without issues, but set a 25K psi limit for them.
Later (Issue #293) he lowered his suggested "continuous use" load for them to 18K psi, sighting the FC/barrel breach thinness.
I've adopted the 22K psi loads for my occasional "+P" loads. I like Hornady's 200gr XTP bullet with either 9.0gr/Unique, or 9.7gr/Power Pistol.
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