If I thought there was any possibility whatever that I would fire it indoors, I would use .44 Special ammunition.Paul Harrell, who has one of the better YouTube gun channels (IMHO), said in one of his videos that one of his top 5 home defense weapons was a .44 Magnum Revolver. If you were going to use a .44 Magnum Revolver for home defense, what kind of ammo would you use?
I'd like to see the video. Wonder if he meant loaded with 44 Spcl. ammo?said in one of his videos that one of his top 5 home defense weapons was a .44 Magnum Revolver
That'n. ^^^Winchester Silvertip .44 Special 200 gr. JHP
Excellent advice...think over-penetration with any full house .44 Magnum load. We live on a farm and I wouldn't use a .44 Mag for home defense for just that reason.A load that approximates .45 Auto.
Even Harold Callahan liked to fire .44 Specials in his Model 29.
In the audio commentary on Magnum Force DVD (Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2001), John Milius (who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay), said that this was misinterpreted during filming, that "it's really not supposed to be a light Special, it's just supposed to be a little lighter .44 Magnum load."