Ballistic gelatin test results : 44 Special

[Brass Fetcher]

CCI Blazer 200 grain Gold Dot hollowpoint

Firearm was 44 Magnum revolver with 4" barrel

Block calibrated at 10cm and 591 ft/sec

Bullet impacted at 905 ft/sec. Expanded diameter = 0.671". Bullet penetrated to 13.75". Pictured at far left in photo.

 

[RGL01]

Looks good. I certainly want my Redhawk (to be) to backup my 1911 as a home defense sidearm. Gold Dot 44SPL looks like a "contender".

 

[Brass Fetcher]

If I owned a .44 Magnum, I would definately load it with .44 Magnum ammo. My first thought when looking at the velocity, weight, bullet diameter of the Special was "this might be a ballistic twin of the .45ACP" and I think that it usually is.

Check out : http://www.brassfetcher.com/.44 Magnum.html

 

[Gordon]

Although the bones smear things a little more , that has been the same results I have gotten with that load in the last 3 years when I slaughter goats with it. Funny thing is from a 2.5" S&W 296 , a 4" 629, an 8 3/8" Mod 29 or a sixteen inch carbine, the results have been pretty much the same!