However, bullets changed from 246-gr. The .44 Special was introduced more than 100 years ago, and is a modernization of 19th century .44-cal. Steel Bisley Vaquero .45 was ordered and I had a new, to me, .44 Special. Discussion Starter • #1 • Jul 11, 2013. 17 Posts . Those factory loads leaded like the dickens! The .44 Special, though less powerful than the .44 Magnum, has distinct advantages. The .41 mag is I believe more potent and probably a better choice for longer range hunting than the .44 special, but you can turn the special into a magnum too. Keith's suggested designation for the proposed .44 caliber round was the ".44 Special Magnum," but when Remington Arms developed the cartridge they chose to name it the .44 Remington Magnum. Such revolvers are … Besides, if you've got to take down alien space tiger monsters and your gun has magnum chambers, you can always dump .44 special and move up to .44 magnum. could do all the aforementioned .44 Spl. It is a shorter round so it can be chambered in smaller, lighter revolvers. revolver cartridges made for blackpowder. The .44 Special cartridge is an enigma. I've always thought the 41 Mag was sort of an answer to a problem that doesn't exist. Velocity changed also to nominal 1,470 fps. 357 Magnum is superior to the 44 special in terms of more stopping power for self defense. RN to 240-gr. All the ballistics from all manufacturers, finally... in one place. The new magnum case was the .44 Special stretched to 1.29″. Compare all 44 Special ammunition manufacturers on one easy to read chart. But, for the same reason that revolvers are still made in .38 Special, even though that round will fire in a .357 Magnum, the .44 Special round carries on, even though it can be fired from a .44 Magnum as well. Keith had suggested the round be called the .44 Special Magnum but Remington choose just .44 Magnum. Being unable to abide that obscenity of a front sight, the .44 Special was promptly sent off to Peacemaker Specialists with some sample loads that I intended to use in the .44 Special, namely 250 grain cast bullets over 7.5 The 44 Special on the other hand, needed help, the standard loads were fun to shoot but lacked the ballistics to make a decent hunting round. Highboy SWC with a gas check. Nonetheless, the new cartridge was developed directly from the .44 Special design by simply lengthening the older case by .125 inch. I know — 18 such rounds came with my first S&W .44 Magnum in 1968. As an added bonus, .44 special tends to be shoot out of long-barreled revolvers and lever guns rather than 5 inches or less barrels, giving most .44 special guns a boost. If you sight a gun in with 44 special 246 at a 50 yard target, will a 44 magnum 240 be close enough to hunt with without resighting in or compensating. Complete 44 special ammunition ballistics Chart. It was, in many ways, supplanted by its own offspring, since a revolver chambered for .44 Mag. The only reason the 357 Magnum is not a preferred cartridge to a semi-auto pistol is ammo capacity. Many knowledgeable handgunners can’t understand its attraction.