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Old 01-17-2009, 07:17 AM
conchmariner conchmariner is offline
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Originally posted by flop-shank:
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Originally posted by conchmariner:
I've been practicing with the 300 grain Hornadys since I read an article that rated that the best defense load for a .44 Magnum. I'll try to post the link if I can find it again.
Against people, or polar bears? It would take some serious convincing to make me think a 300 gr. bullet was ideal for protection against two leggers. I use 165 gr. bullets in mine, and feel anything over 180 gr. is needlessly heavy, although there are some slightly heavier loads that are still very good.
Here's the link (hope it works):

http://ammo.AR15.com/project/Self_De..._FAQ/index.htm
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