Old School .44 Magnum ammo photos
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Gatofeo
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I'm still hurting from firing those cartridges back in 1977, when I purchased a used S&W 6-1/2" nickel-plated 29-2 that had been made in 1968.
I was in Panama at the time, and purchased the gun from a Marine Lieutenant Colonel for $300, complete with wooden presentation case. I still have that gun and case, with accessories.
But in Panama, the Winchester Super-X loads were all I could find.
Me-OW those hurt to fire them!
A little later, I was casting my own lead 240 gr. semiwadcutters from salvaged range lead, propelled by a healthy charge of 2400.
Much easier to shoot, since lead bullets produce less friction than jacketed bullets, and therefore less recoil.
But I fondly recall those old Winchester yellow box Super-X cartridges. They were the first .44 Magnum cartridges I ever fired and it left quite an impression!
ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ...
I'm still hurting from firing those cartridges back in 1977, when I purchased a used S&W 6-1/2" nickel-plated 29-2 that had been made in 1968.
I was in Panama at the time, and purchased the gun from a Marine Lieutenant Colonel for $300, complete with wooden presentation case. I still have that gun and case, with accessories.
But in Panama, the Winchester Super-X loads were all I could find.
Me-OW those hurt to fire them!
A little later, I was casting my own lead 240 gr. semiwadcutters from salvaged range lead, propelled by a healthy charge of 2400.
Much easier to shoot, since lead bullets produce less friction than jacketed bullets, and therefore less recoil.
But I fondly recall those old Winchester yellow box Super-X cartridges. They were the first .44 Magnum cartridges I ever fired and it left quite an impression!
ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ... ow ...
Guy Hogue & Frank Pachmayr both had solutions to that problem. It wasn't just the ammo.
Marksman
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I too feel the pain, shot lots of those and the lead Lubaloy bulleted load in a friend's Ruger SBH back in the mid '70's. I was in gunsmithing school in Trinidad, Colorado, the local Rexall drug store carried ammunition in those days. Those loads really made the SBH kick at both ends.
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