Hey guys i have shot 44 mag through my Ruger super blackhawk,and i want to keeping 44 specials in it as a car or backup house gun. Will i get any kind of velocity increase if any? Is the 44 special just really slow out of short barrels? I would think that a good factory hollow point in this gun would work well if needed. Also i must say that this is one INTIMIDATING gun!!! Thank for any help guys, 45automan
.44 specials in my 7 1/2 in barrel Ruger Super Blackhawk.? What velocity?
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For use in a Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum, a 240 gr. LEAD SWC bullet, R-p or W-W .44 Spl Cases, WLP primers, 7.5 gr. Unique. This runs right at 900 in my 4-5/8 Ruger, and should do well over 950 from your 7-1/2 tube. It is also quite accurate, and is great fun for long range revolver shooting. Also, follow-up shots are far easier than with full-house magnum, rompin' stompin', rhino roller loads.
For decades, this was a standard handload for .44 Special--My newest manuals do not list it, but the older ones do, and I've shot thousands of this load in several different revolvers. Therefore, I violate my own rule about not telling loads not currently published ---
Do not use this load in the Charter Arms or Charco .44 Bulldog--It wouldn't blow up the gun, but it might loosen it up quickly. I've tried it in an older model Charter, and the recoil is downright unpleasant.
I shot bunches of this load, using the old Lyman 429421 250--255 LSWC bullet, in an old S&W 1926 Military, 3rd Model Hand Ejector and a Colt second generation Single Action Army, so I'm not afraid of it in the .44 Spl guns. Neither of those were NEAR as strong as your SBH.
Using hard cast bullets, leading is not a problem, and the lead bullets are easy on your barrel and about half the cost of jacketed bullets. DO NOT USE THIS LOAD WITH JACKETED BULLETS--Pressures are a lot higher with them.
Again--the above has worked for me, for decades, but (nod to the lawyers) PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Best regards,
RR
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For use in a Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum, a 240 gr. LEAD SWC bullet, R-p or W-W .44 Spl Cases, WLP primers, 7.5 gr. Unique. This runs right at 900 in my 4-5/8 Ruger, and should do well over 950 from your 7-1/2 tube. It is also quite accurate, and is great fun for long range revolver shooting. Also, follow-up shots are far easier than with full-house magnum, rompin' stompin', rhino roller loads.
For decades, this was a standard handload for .44 Special--My newest manuals do not list it, but the older ones do, and I've shot thousands of this load in several different revolvers. Therefore, I violate my own rule about not telling loads not currently published ---
Do not use this load in the Charter Arms or Charco .44 Bulldog--It wouldn't blow up the gun, but it might loosen it up quickly. I've tried it in an older model Charter, and the recoil is downright unpleasant.
I shot bunches of this load, using the old Lyman 429421 250--255 LSWC bullet, in an old S&W 1926 Military, 3rd Model Hand Ejector and a Colt second generation Single Action Army, so I'm not afraid of it in the .44 Spl guns. Neither of those were NEAR as strong as your SBH.
Using hard cast bullets, leading is not a problem, and the lead bullets are easy on your barrel and about half the cost of jacketed bullets. DO NOT USE THIS LOAD WITH JACKETED BULLETS--Pressures are a lot higher with them.
Again--the above has worked for me, for decades, but (nod to the lawyers) PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Best regards,
RR
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---The Second Amendment ensures the rest of the Bill of Rights---