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Originally Posted by Will Carry
Dirty Harry carried a 44 magnum revolver, but he shot 44 special loads.
Didn't you guys watch "Magnum Force"?
Officer Phil Sweet: What kind of a load do you use in that .44?
Harry Callahan: It's a 44 Special light load. This size gun it gives you better control and less recoil than a .357 Magnum with wadcutters.
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Of course, they were on an indoor range at the time. I interpreted his statement to infer his PRACTICE and competition load and not his carry load. This is realistic to the time and setting of the movie and the department's range competition that immediately followed this scene. The cops shooting their Pythons would have been using wadcutters for the competition and magnums on the street. Harry would have been whooped had shot magnum loads against them.
Clint Eastwood, the actor and director, is a shooter. So is John Milius, who directed!