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Originally Posted by Engine49guy
Not sure I would call the .44 Mag "Insignificant" especially loaded with Buffalo bore Heavy .44 Magnum +P+ 340 gr. L.F.N. - G.C. (1,478 fps/M.E. 1,649 ft. lbs.) -but it takes the N frame to its practical limits,
In comparison the X frame 500 Smith & Wesson - 440 gr. L.F.N.-G.C.(1,625fps/M.E.2579ft.lbs.) is a sledgehammer in search of a butterfly to kill !
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I just got some Underwood's 305grain loaded/spec'd to 1325fps Hard Cast Keith's and damn.. those f-ers pack a wollup from my 3" M629 but are far from uncomfortable.. Unlike the .460 I borrowed a few years back.
I thought Mr. Sundles/Buffalo Bore didn't recommend shooting the 340's from a Smith but only from a Ruger or a DW but I could be mistaken. I know I won't be going heavier than the 305's myself; at 10 yards they started to wreck and pit my AR500 plate!
My most perfectly balanced Revolver, my 3" barreled M29-3