• .44 Special-R. Dale McGee (Dale53)

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     LOAD DETAILS
     GUN TYPE   

    .44 Special
     FIREARM  PISTOL
     LEAD TYPE   Keith 240 gr.
     CALIBER TYPE   .44 Special
     RATING   10
     LEAD SIZE   240
     POWDER TYPE   Unique
     POWDER AMOUNT   7.5 grains
     PRIMER   Federal 210
     BRASS   Remington
     BARREL LENGTH   6.5
     F.P.S   950 fps
     GROUP SIZE   3/4
     OVERALL LENGTH   
     GUN DETAILS   
    S&W models 24 and 624. Both revolvers shoot this load well. I got this load from Elmer Keith and is a great practice, self defense, and small game load. Put one through the slats of a snow shoe bunny and you have an instant "stopper" and no lost meat. RDM
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  
     SUBMITTED ON   24 Feb 2006
     SUBMITTED BY   R. Dale McGee (Dale53)

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BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
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