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After a few cylinders of those through a lightweight gun, I want to go put a bag of ice on my wrist to slow the swelling.

I trashed my right wrist riding bucking horses in college and do not shoot the heavy loads too much.

Moderation being a good thing here.

I dig the pics!

No worry about the flames!

I do shoot some heavy bullets. That being said, only a very small percentage of the rounds fired through my Smiths are heavy loads. The vast majority are the 8.5 and 10 grain Unique loads.

I doubt I shoot more tha 5% heavies. There is no need. I do not shoot at large criiers all that much as compared to smaller ones.

10 grains of Unique with a cast bullet will do more damage to animals than most would think.

This boar took one single round through the shoulder (which I am told is a bad place to hit them) and expired quickly.

You can see the grey smear where the bullet entered.

The load was 10 grains Unique with a 240 grain Lasercast SWC.

8.5 grains Unique with 240/250 grain cast SWC loads for light loads.

10 grains Unique with 240/250 grain cast SWC loads for mid level/everyday loads. These will work perfect for Idaho Mule deer.

22.5 grains H110 with 300 to 320 grain cast SWC loads for anything heavy, such as elk or dinosaurs.


Those three loads will do pretty much everything you will ever need to do with a .44.

In reality, 95% of all your needs can be met with the mid level, 10 grain Unique load.

The 8.5 grain load is a good one to work on pure marksmanship fundamentals without worrying too much about recoil.

Mackay...did you bust that pig in Idaho???

Bob