• .44 Special-Donald Avant

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     LOAD DETAILS
     GUN TYPE   

    .44 Special
     FIREARM  PISTOL
     LEAD TYPE   Hornady xtp
     CALIBER TYPE   .44 actual .430 dia.
     RATING   10
     LEAD SIZE   240
     POWDER TYPE   2400
     POWDER AMOUNT   15.5
     PRIMER   Federal 155
     BRASS   Black Hills .44 Special
     BARREL LENGTH   4"
     F.P.S   950 with 25fps variation
     GROUP SIZE   3/4" cluster @ 25 yards
     OVERALL LENGTH   1500 col
     GUN DETAILS   629-6  S&W Mountain Gun Round Butt N frame Tapered Barrel 39.5 oz empty
     OTHER DESCRIPTION  This is my woods packin side arm, I sight this load 2" high at 25 yard mark (POI) and with this round I intend to take a Texas Whitetail and or hawg out to 50 yard mark with no compunction at all.......Happy Trails Gentlemen 
    Although this load along with s&w tight flash gap maybe kinda disconcerting to some folks, when ya touch it off........
     SUBMITTED ON   20 Apr 2006
     SUBMITTED BY   Donald Avant, wing1977@aol.com

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check        

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