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Old 03-23-2012, 10:03 AM   #4
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Default Re: 44 special wadcutter loads

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Originally Posted by Alpo View Post
First of all, are your bullets actually wadcutters, or are they semi-wadcutters? If they are SWC then Carver's load is fine. If WC, and you want them flush-mounted, like a 38 WC, I think you are SOL. Far as I know, nobody publishes a target-wadcutter load for 44 Special, for the simple reason that nobody shoots one.
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ANTI-PERSONNEL 44 Special Ammo - 200 gr. Hard Cast Wadcutter (1,000 fps) - 20 Round Box

PRESS RELEASE FOR BUFFALO BORE ANTI-PERSONNEL 200gr. 44 SPL WADCUTTER, STANDARD PRESSURE, LOW FLASH (ITEM 14E)
http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php...t_detail&p=282
Surprised me too, now that I know they have them I am thinking of trying some because I love 44 spcl.

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190 grain Lead WC (cowboy loads)
AA N100 3.7 gr. 823 fps
AA No. 2 4.0 gr. 836
AA No. 5 6.7 gr. 871

http://www.reloadammo.com/44sloads.htm
I would think this would work well for the 200 gr wadcutter as well as the 190.
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