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Old 06-06-2019, 01:59 PM
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Fantastic Short read... thanks for referencing that! Skeeters .44Special referenced and "generally accepted" max-load of a 250grain pill loaded to 1200fps generates 800foot-pounds of energy is eye opening to me. This equates to soft shooting .44Magnum energy levels... yet is almost 40% hotter than what I've found to be the perfect "Woods-Load" in my .44Special; which is a 255grain "Keith" loaded @ 1,000fps that generates 566ft-lbs of energy! The .44 Special is "Special" indeed in my opinion! Underwood makes 2 very good loads that my .44MagSnubbies love, one for .44Special and one for .44Magnum. The aforementioned 255grain Keith @ 1,000fps and a 305grain "Keith" @ 1,325fps that is really excellent as well that can be safely shot in an M29/M629 Revolver. Both the .44Special .44Magnum are so versatile I really can't think of another caliber that is so!

Another great read by the Late Great Skeeter Skelton is this one called: "The Long & Short of 6Gun Barrels that everyone should read if they haven't yet...:
The Long & Short Of Sixgun Barrels

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