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Picked up a S&W 627, I have a pile of 170 gr. Keith's and some of Rimrock's 158 swc gc hp's on hand. Anyone have some favorite loads to share?

The Keith bullet with 10.5grs. 2400, standard primer.

My general use 38/44 load is the Keith bullet and 5.5grs. Longshot.

Using the Rimrock 158 grn LSWCHP and 6 grns of Unique, in a magnum case, gets me 1050 fps out of my 5" S&W 327 R8. Accurate and clean load and in the general area of heavy 38/44 loads. Around 1000 fps in my Ruger Blackhawk 4 ⁵/⁸".

Regards,
Manny

Not a traditional 38-44 load, but in that ballpark - 170 Keith (358429) in 38 Special brass, 5.9 Power Pistol for 1060 f/s from a 6".