Cool, an eight year old zombie post...

But, still a valid question. MY favorite mid-range .44 mag load is a 240 grain cast SWC over 6.5 grains of Red Dot and a standard primer. About 925 fps, depending on the gun. My real affection for this load is because of its consistency. If I try hard enough, I can find individual loads in my dozen or so .44 mag handguns that might be a little more accurate, but the Red Dot load is consistently accurate across the board in all my guns, and saves a lot of effort trying to work up loads for each gun that will at best, be fractionally more accurate than the Red Dot load.

Larry