Barry the Bear
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I cant find any .44 spl factory loads for ccw and home defense . Anyone got a link to any source ? Im not considering the winchester silvertips due to my own testing with them awhile back where performed poorly.
About half the price. $0.80 vs. $1.55 per round. The aluminum cases are a bit lighterAnyone have any comparisons on the blazer gold dot vs the speer brand one?
I have never found a .44 Special factory round I would rely upon for close social work.
Buckhorn_cortez said: 180 grain jacketed hollow point at 1,000 fps at close range isn't adequate? Really? Then .45 ACP and 9 mm wouldn't be acceptable either.
Hornady .44 Special 180 grain XTP. I use them in my .44 Special. If you're using them as protection against normal human beings, not grizzly bears, space aliens, etc. - they should work just fine.
If that's the old Core-Loct that is what I still carry. Loaded to 850 FPS it expands nicely to 77 cal, loses no weight and penetrates deeper into clay than 44 mag Black Talons.I have always preferred a heavy bullet over the fast light ones for personal protection. I use the 240 gr. Remington Semi-Jacketed Hollow Point (SJHP) which has a very generous exposed soft lead nose. And you're right about the 9mm, but I do like the .45 ACP with the 230 gr. Flat Point, but since my gun is a Ruger Blackhawk, why bother?
Bob Wright
I searched for that load at first , since it was really well regarded , but appears to have been discontinued.If that's the old Core-Loct that is what I still carry. Loaded to 850 FPS it expands nicely to 77 cal, loses no weight and penetrates deeper into clay than 44 mag Black Talons.