for years I liked the 240 grain bullet in the 44 special and now I am moving towards a 255 grain bullet, why because I can and it is close to the weight of the 45 colt round and I am just old enough and cranky enough to want to know what happens when you go this heavy.
One thing to keep in mind is that the lightest bullet I have seen in the 44 special is 185 grain and that makes me think that going lighter isn't a good thing.
As to using a really small weight bullet in the 44 special I have to wonder at what point the length of the bullet is more important than the weight of the bullet.
So Like I said being an old crank I like heavy slow moving bullets it just plain interests me.
In my 45 auto I shoot 230 grain, in my 375 winchester I am looking at 300 and even 350 grain bullets, in my 45-70 330-425 grain.
I have found in my years of shooting the speed of the bullet isn't as important as is where it lands when it gets to what you are shooting at. The second thing is does it have enough energy with it to do what you want it to do and can you put in some more powder and get what you want?
Just some thoughts from an old guy that is just getting back into shooting and reloading and casting after a nasty divorce so what do I know.