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Originally Posted by KC911
Extremely hard to find, and they are mighty proud of them when you do  |
To make matters worse, the big ammo makers sometimes get horribly bound by tradition and simply do not keep certain calibers up to date with the latest developments. The .44 Special is about the worst offender, with the traditional old 246 grain round nose lumbering along often at under 700 fps. A joy to shoot - wonderfully accurate with almost no recoil, so it makes great (if not expensive) plinking ammo. Pretty ineffective on game, or if it ever came to that, bad guys.
It's really too bad. With the old Lyman #429421 "Keith" bullet, or the new RCBS .44-250K over about 17 to 18 grains of 2400, it will meet or beat many modern .44 mag factory loads. And, in some cases, from a smaller, handier gun. The original Blackhawk was such a gun, as is the Colt SAA (if you don't mind a .44 Special Colt
...).
Yeah, like I said, pretty much a hand loaders' gig these days. But, then again, so is the grand old .45 Colt, my personal favorite.