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Old 06-28-2022, 02:43 PM
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I stopped loading .44 Magnum some years ago, but continue to load .44 Special ammo for several S&W 29s and 24s. I've used a few of the popular bullet designs including #429421, HP version of the same, #429244, and several others. My favorite for the last ten or more years has been a SAECO mould featuring a 200-205 grain plain flat base/ flat nose design. I don't know the mould number offhand but it's the only one they make with the described characteristics.

I've found a .431" or .432" cast bullet works best in all my revolvers and I did have this mould professionally opened up slightly by Eric Ohlen to cast a .432" bullet. This design is at least as accurate as any .44 bullet I've ever used and felt recoil is significantly below that of heavier bullets.

While I have used this bullet in .44 Magnum cases, I did not load it to a magnum level, but I suspect it would work well as long as fit is right and the alloy matches the load.
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