Originally Posted by Oregon45
The more I shoot the 44spl, the more I've settled on two loads: a 250gr Keith (Lyman 429421) at 750fps and the same bullet at 1000fps. The former load is a great every-day plinking load, the latter is a hunting load. If I need more I'll reach for a 44 Magnum or 45 Colt.

I suspect when I get my GP100 44spl it'll see the 250gr Keith at 750fps almost exclusively.




I've been playing with the Lyman 429421 250gr in my new Ruger Bisley 44 Mag. A fun load I'm shooting with good results is 5.0gr Unique in the 44 Russian case. I'll chrono it when the weather gets a little better, but it should be in the 750 fps ballpark, and shoots great. I'm able to keep them in 3-4" at 25 yards, standing.

My Lyman 49th edition shows the 429421 in the Russian with 4.6 gr Unique giving 736 fps at 11,100 CUP.


Three rounds of the Russian beside three rounds of 44 mag,


[Linked Image]