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Any suggestions for mild-medium .44mag JHP self defense loads in a .44mag case?
I recently bought a nice Galco VHS shoulder holster for my 4" bbl SW629-1. The only way I know to properly fit a shoulder holster is to wear it about a lot, adjust it, wear it some more, adjust it, wear it again, adjust it...you get the picture. A lot of wearing & adjusting before it can be considered ready-to-roll.
So, instead of taking my old standby, a SW1911 stoked with Rem .45ACP 230gr Golden Sabers, I am going about town with my SW629 stoked with my mild handloads (.44mag case, 240gr LSWC, 7.3gr Trail Boss). These make in the neighborhood of 1000fps, tops.
I feel fine loaded with these. They are low-pressure, like I prefer my self-defense load to be, and have a larger diameter than most 9mm/.357" JHP cartridges end up with. The are accurate as heck and have squat for flash, to boot.(1) I'd just like to find a factory load kinda like the aforementioned Rem .45ACP 230gr Golden Sabers (performance-wise), which give me a warm & fuzzy feeling.
Not wishing to waste y'all's time, I already searched THR and found the following:
These came closest, but none are ideal. The Corbons are too peppy and likely more pressure than I'd like. The Speer is in the right neighborhood, but too light. The Federal is hefty enough, but a little too peppy.
Buffalo Bore has some "low recoil" .44mag, but they are also too fast.
If I was forced to choose between the four, I'd run with the Federal.
Again, any suggestions for mild-medium .44mag JHP self defense loads in a .44mag case?
(1) Some enterprising company ought to make some SD loads with near-max loads of Trail Boss and an appropriate premium JHP.
Any suggestions for mild-medium .44mag JHP self defense loads in a .44mag case?
I recently bought a nice Galco VHS shoulder holster for my 4" bbl SW629-1. The only way I know to properly fit a shoulder holster is to wear it about a lot, adjust it, wear it some more, adjust it, wear it again, adjust it...you get the picture. A lot of wearing & adjusting before it can be considered ready-to-roll.
So, instead of taking my old standby, a SW1911 stoked with Rem .45ACP 230gr Golden Sabers, I am going about town with my SW629 stoked with my mild handloads (.44mag case, 240gr LSWC, 7.3gr Trail Boss). These make in the neighborhood of 1000fps, tops.
I feel fine loaded with these. They are low-pressure, like I prefer my self-defense load to be, and have a larger diameter than most 9mm/.357" JHP cartridges end up with. The are accurate as heck and have squat for flash, to boot.(1) I'd just like to find a factory load kinda like the aforementioned Rem .45ACP 230gr Golden Sabers (performance-wise), which give me a warm & fuzzy feeling.
Not wishing to waste y'all's time, I already searched THR and found the following:
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Fed Premium Personal Defense .44mag
[url]http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/handgun.aspx?id=348[/url]
240gr jhp @ 1210fps
Hydra-Shok
Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel Personal Protection .44mag
[url]http://www.speer-ammo.com/ballistics/ammo.aspx[/url]
200gr jhp @ 1075fps
Gold Dot
Corbon Self-Defense .44mag
[url]http://www.dakotaammo.net/Self-Defense-JHP/44-Rem-Mag-165gr-CORBON-Self-Defense-JHP/SD44M165-20/100/Product[/url]
165gr @ 1300fps
Unknown JHP
Corbon Self-Defense DPX .44mag
[url]http://www.dakotaammo.net/Self-Defense-DPX/44-Rem-Mag-225gr-Self-Defense-DPX/DPX44M225-20/200/Product[/url]
225gr @ 1350fps
DPX all-copper
These came closest, but none are ideal. The Corbons are too peppy and likely more pressure than I'd like. The Speer is in the right neighborhood, but too light. The Federal is hefty enough, but a little too peppy.
Buffalo Bore has some "low recoil" .44mag, but they are also too fast.
If I was forced to choose between the four, I'd run with the Federal.
Again, any suggestions for mild-medium .44mag JHP self defense loads in a .44mag case?
(1) Some enterprising company ought to make some SD loads with near-max loads of Trail Boss and an appropriate premium JHP.