The fact you guys took the time to give me your opinion on different bullets means alot and i thank you!! Some things i didnt mention is the only things I hunt with a pistol are hogs and deer. There fore big heavy cast are not needed, although that 300 hammer I like the sound of LOL. As far as plinking goes is a keith style or round nose more accurate? My experience with cast bullets is very limited thus the reason that I've ask for advise.Something else i left out was I shoot a model 29 Smith and a old model Blackhawk
with a 71/2 barrel the smith has a six inch barrel. At this point in life I'm not recoil sensitive. All your opinions matter thanks
With either a cast 240 or so gr SWC or JSP moving at 1100 or 1200 FPS, you can pretty much blow a hole through most anything on this side of the planet. Hey, if you want to go after a dinosaur, load something heavier. My .44 Mag has a 4.25" barrel. These are the velocities I get with various loads using a 240 gr. bullet:
.44 Mag loads:
240 gr. cast SWC
10.2 gr. Universal - 1132 FPS
10 gr. Universal - 1117 FPS
10 gr. Unique - 1110 FPS
240 gr. JSP
18 gr. 2400 - 1095 FPS
21 gr. 2400 - 1188 FPS
24 gr. H-110 - 1199 FPS
10 gr. Titegroup - 1267 FPS
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These are my "anti-personnel" loads using .44 Special brass: (".44 Spl +P")
240 gr cast SWC
7.7 gr. Universal - 961 FPS
7.5 gr. Universal - 929 FPS
7.5 gr. Unique - 944 FPS