+1 Hornady 180gr XTP, Blazer (aluminum case) 200gr Gold Dot, my Smith 296 loves both these. Why give up the ability to shoot 44SPL/44mag out of one gun for a gun that can only shoot one caliber. Plus you already own the 44 so keep it and enjoy.
It's the:
-Same SIZE bullet (diameter & weight - essentially)
-Going at the same SPEED as .45 acp
-But with a wider meplat and partially exposed lead HP tip than a .45 acp
Being in a revolver has a definite advantage over the .45 acp - the .44 spl has a much better and faster expansion capability with the wide meplat and exposed lead, over a semi-auto, fully-jacketed round like the .45 acp.
.44 spl or a lightly loaded .45 colt is THE perfect self defense round (vs. human predators). In my opinion. And this from a big fan of the .45 acp.
A diameter of .454 vs. .429 is not essentially the same.
And the .45 Auto can certainly be used with JHP, or SWC just as the .44 can. There may be reliability issues, but the .45 can be throated to improve that.
However, the .44 Special can do some things the .45 just cannot do, for example, it can be loaded to close to .44 Magnum power.
One of my reasons for always having a .44 Special in the stable is the ability to easily EXCEED the .45 auto with Skeeter's 7.5gr Unique under a 250gr SWC. This is a warm load and EASILY safe in any modern N-frame revolver (the common platform), and runs about 900fps in a 4 inch barrel. WAY better than a .45ACP with any comparable bullet/loading.
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