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Originally Posted by kevh481
I would only run these rounds through an larger framed gun (S or N or whatever you want to call a 44-based frame). I want to pick up a 4" or 5" Heavy Duty in the next year and would want to try some of the type of rounds meant for it through it.
With regards to the Colt Official Police, these guns were built on the same 41 Colt frame that the Python/357 Magnum/Trooper were and have thicker cylinder wall which is why they can handle the hotter 38 Special and 38/44 loads.
My problem is finding load data for the original 38/44 loads. Other than Keith's 158gr over 13.5 gr of 2400, not much seems to be available.
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.38/44 data - Cast Boolits
I picked up a 5" HD a few weeks ago and have found 12.0 grains of 2400 and a 158 grain SWC gets me 1120 fps and hits to point of aim at 50 feet. The fired cases fall free when the gun is pointed upward and they have more soot on the outside than you typically see. There is plenty of leeway to increase them, but with the results I'm getting I see no need.