Sevens,
Are those Speer or Hornady?
Those are neither! They are hard cast from Falcon bullets.
http://www.falconbullets.com/44_spl_44_mag_240_grain_semi_wad_cutter_lead_p/fbc-44-mag-240swc.htm
These are fine folks to deal with, a real "small business" kind of operation, I only wish I used more commercial cast so I could support them even more.
I'm a long time, high round count hobbyist handloader, but one of the first to admit that I do NOT cast my own, have no desire to, and as such -- there is
NO DOUBT that I have personally never truly unraveled the mystery and black magic of getting the most from cast lead bullets.
Yes, I realize that many folks have figured these out.
Myself, I don't use enough of them to jump in and cloud my simple mind with all that knowledge!
WHY am I saying all of this?
Because...
I bought these slugs to try them at a very sedate speed so that I could shoot steel plates at my gun club without also WRECKING those steel plates. With Titegroup, I cooked up a handload that sends them at a measured 870 fps average from my 7.5" Redhawk and it is
pure pleasure to whack steel with them.
Of course...
Gotta try them at BARNBURNER velocities, right? Why not!
That's half the fun of running a load bench, being your own boss and trying things.
Well, they run OH so nicely and they don't give me issues. For sure, I don't run 300 of them in a row and neglect my bore... frankly, I can't take that much beating. And I'm sure that every different handgun/barrel is going to have it's own say in how they handle this bullet.
For what they cost, and the fact that Falcon are fine people to work with, I'm happy to keep using them and recommend them.
As long you take my experience hand in hand with the fact that I don't know much about cast lead bullets.