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Old 01-29-2009, 11:12 AM
J0RDAN357 J0RDAN357 is offline
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Does anyone know of a factory loaded .44 midrange load? I believe that Remington once made such a load, but I don't know if it's still available.

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Does anyone know of a factory loaded .44 midrange load? I believe that Remington once made such a load, but I don't know if it's still available.

Thanks for your help!
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Old 01-29-2009, 11:38 AM
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I don't think the Remington load is available anymore but Georgia Arms offers the 240 grain lead semi-wadcutter as loaded ammo ($.45/round). You could also check with companies producing "cowboy" ammo.
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Old 01-29-2009, 04:03 PM
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I'll assume you are looking for a .44 magnum defensive load. Corbon makes a 165 gr. JHP and Speer makes a short barrel Gold Dot midrange load.
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Old 01-30-2009, 05:58 AM
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Sorry for a dumb question, but what does midrange load mean? 165-240 grain? Or are you referring to recoil/report?
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:19 AM
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Midrange is like a hot .44 special. Thak is 900-1000 fps. Lower recoil and therefore faster follow up shots. I would also envision this load for use in a .44 carbine for home defense.
I pefer the full size Magnum case over the shorted special one.
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:36 AM
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OK, thanks. That sounds like the CCI Blazer .44 Magnum 240 grain to me. I shot 50 rounds of that in one session out of my NG329, something I would never be able to do normally with full house .44 Magnum ammo, at least not with that gun.
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