Even a black powder 44 Special in an old gun is a grave danger to anyone in front of it
You are aware of the fact that the .44spl never was a black powder round aren't you?
Oh I don't know, maybe a concrete bunker or something......sheesh...
44 Cal. 200gr. bullets have a sectional density similar to other bullets commonly used for self defense.
Not by me....at least not by choice.
My personal base for S/D is .160.
@ .155, I just don't feel that there's enough mass there to do the job.
My lone exception to that is the 9X19 - using a 124 to 130 grain bullet. And that only because that's what most 9mm's - that I care about using - are built around.
Over the years, I've watched the tread go towards the "light fast" bullet weights - which rely on hyped up velocity claims and "energy" figures to sell them.
The .44 spl is just the latest one in that craze. It never did have a good reputation for much of anything - except accuracy.
Heck, in the mid 1960's - when S&W dropped the M24, the .44 spl just about died out. Other than Colt's SAA, I think Charter was the only .44spl game in town.
I attribute that mostly to the lack of anything from the factories in .44 spl - outside of the 246 gr RNL @ 650-750 fps.---or less.