.44 Special loads .. filmed before a live studio audience..

[@JoseyWalesWi]

I'm of the opinion that 44 special is and always will be the 45 auto to anyone who strictly purchases a 44 mag. I have a soft spot for 44 & 45 calibers....my preference but it is what it is. Just like big holes in my targets is all. Still my favorite channel....take care brother!👍

[@proudpapa2542]

I am on vacation, just seen the same handgun you are speaking about with stock rubber grips. It has a 4 inch barrel for $385.00.

[@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods]

Thank you very much. This was very informative and entertaining. By the way, the quality of your videos is going through the roof!

[@kylewood8327]

I don’t shoot .44 but I do like listening to your videos about revolvers. So 👍🏻

[@chuckappel]

Keith developed his heavy .44 Special load in Colt Single Action revolvers (among others). I would not be worried about shooting it in the New Vaquero or the new Flat Top .44 Special Blackhawks - except maybe for the recoil.

[@kenm8376]

I wonder if you can point me in the right direction. I have a uberti Cimarron Arms thunderer in 44 spl. It has a 4.75" bbl. I'm trying to find out what maximum pressure is for the weapon. I'm working on a load and want to avoid problems. I'm not really satisfied with the "cowboy" loads.

[@A.R.American1]

Great video buddy always been a fan of the 44 specoal

[@furmanmackey5479]

I will be picking up a "Bulldog" soon as a replacement for one I owned way back in 1976. Back then I carried that revolver as backup to my department issued .38Spl. I had also just started handloading and felt that King Elmer was the man! So, I utilized one of his favorite .44Spl loads in my Charter Arms. That went well until I took the revolver and a bunch of handloads (255grn "Keith Style" LSWCHPs) over a dose of Unique powder (I will not share the grain loading) to our department range. While the revolver suffered no damage that I could ever find, I realized the Charter was WAY too lightweight for the loading. So, I decided I would fire off the balance of the reloads in my Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Magnum with a 7.5" barrel. And the results were? A fireball even larger than the one I had seen come out of the 3" barrel of the Bulldog and the recoil, even in the far heavier Ruger, was amazing to say the least! I promptly retired that loading and reduced the powder charge which resulted in excellent accuracy out of both revolvers. By the way, the heavy loading was kind of scary accuracy wise out to 75 yards out of the Ruger and 50 out of the Charter Arms. And by accurate I mean easy center mass hits when utilizing a two handed "cup and saucer" hold from either revolver and the expansion of the 255grn LSWCHPs was awesome!

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Lol for going to the zoo. The sad part it feels like they want to trap us all in a zoo.

[@iwsbull1417]

Pearce listed the Ruger Flattop to tier 3. I will say that when loaded to the Keith load it has a bark and bite and its velocity is almost identical to store shelf 44 mag. Loaded with the MP 640 hp mold it makes for an excellent low end tier 2 load that would be good for short range deer load.

[@robertseafield5810]

Good video.

[@dannybrittonknives]

Great video!!

[@Ammo08]

When Trail Boss powder was available I used it quite often for lighter loads for my 41 and 44 magnums. TB is hard to find now.

[@richardjohnson9275]

Great video! The universal powder that you're talking about is actually universal clays, correct?

[@bigmike3487]

Excellent and informative video Sir. Thank you.

[@jamesa.7604]

Thanks for this video, Mr. Plowboy. Wish I had meet you before I bought my first handgun back in the early 1990s. You could have helped me better understand the articles On Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton ammo loads. I'd probably have learned to reload my own ammo. Since seeing your videos regarding ammo, I would have bought some different guns and not traded some that I owned. LOL Take Care. Also I liked that 1911 you were packing in the video. Those grips looked really good!

[@lessage760]

Thank you sir very informative

[@doranmaxwell1755]

My load for 44 spl I use in my Uberti 4 3/4" SAA is a 250 grain SWC using AA#5 soo... similar to both unique and universal It runs right at 800 fps.

[@quentinjackson3778]

I heard that 44 special kicks like a mule

[@g.r.odenbach6541]

Great video.