Heavy/Hot .44 Mag Loads - Any Cheaper Commercial Alternatives?

[788Ham]

If you need more than what the WW white box can provide, maybe you'd best get yourself a Win. .375 rifle and be done with it! What's been explained to you is wide open honesty, these suckers will stop about most anything you'll run into, if these suggestions aren't what you're after.......... Everyone on this thread has given you more than its share of info needed to come to any decision, regarding ammo. JMHO

 

[98C5]

I always thought Remingtom UMC(yellow box) .44 was hotter than average. Certainly felt like it through my Blackhawk.

 

[Mike1234567]

788Ham...

I'm not sure what I posted that offended but whatever it was I'm sorry. I'm reading everything you folks are writing. If I seem to be doubting anyone's advice or appear a bit stubborn or obtuse then I'm sorry for that too.

FWIW, I'm doing quite a bit of research elsewhere also and there's a lot of conflicting information and opinions. I don't know how often others here research things on the internet but many times there's so much contradictory information to wade through it's like swimming in mollasses. It often takes me days or weeks to filter through facts and conjecture to come to my own reasonably informed conclusion.

 

[Sam1911]

FWIW, I'm doing quite a bit of research elsewhere also and there's a lot of conflicting information and opinions. I don't know how often others here research things on the internet but many times there's so much contradictory information to wade through it's like swimming in mollasses. It often takes me days or weeks to filter through facts and conjecture to come to my own reasonably informed conclusion.

Sure. That happens. That's why God invented THR.



Now, I think I understand 788Ham's frustration a bit in that this probably isn't a question really worth such heavy deliberation. But to each their own.

 

[Mike1234567]

Sure. That happens. That's why God invented THR.



Now, I think I understand 788Ham's frustration a bit in that this probably isn't a question really worth such heavy deliberation. But to each their own.

You're probably right but I'm a "show me" kind of guy. I've been described as frustratingly pragmatic. My dad just used to call me a stubborn little <ahem...>.

 

[buck460XVR]

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ETA: Okay... just ordered 500 rds of the GA .44 Mag 300gr JSP and, while I was at it, another 500 rds of their .357 Mag 158gr plated SWC. Going to soak my head now for spending so much $$$.

Hope they shoot well for you Mike.

 

[Sam1911]

500 rds of the GA .44 Mag 300gr JSP and, while I was at it, another 500 rds of their .357 Mag 158gr plated SWC

Indeed. JShirley, BullfrogKen and I played with some of their 260 gr. .45 LC +P ("Ruger Only") deer stompers a few weeks back in Ken's Blackhawk.

They seemed to be pretty snorty. About 1,200 fps, IIRC, which is pretty hot for a .45 Colt.

 

[Maple_City_Woodsman]

I use a $25 Lee Classic Loader, to manufacture 6 rounds at a time.

That is for a fact the slowest way known to mankind to reload - even so, I turn out a cylinder full of good quality mild loads in less than a 1/2 hour.

That won't impress the progressive press guys, but I'm a low volume consumer of 44, so it suits my needs perfectly.