Thread: What is the pressure of the Skelton 44 Special?
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Old 12-30-2018, 10:04 PM
Ivan the Butcher Ivan the Butcher is offline
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S&W made 44 Special top break revolvers in double action around the same time as Triple Lock and foreign copies. Taurus made a 5 shot DA revolver around K frame size.

Since this almost two year old thread came alive. Last summer I got a 629 snubby and Winchester 44 Special STHP's are very comfortable to shoot, but 240gr Factory 44Mag (1980 S&W ammo I had laying around) repeatedly rips skin off my thumb. I started loading 8.5 gr Unique 240 SWC, in 44 mag brass ( my personal name for it is 44 Special +P+, but you can't put it a weak Special by mistake.) This load has been quit usable in the high priced belly gun!

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