IV. Comparative Firearm Information

G. Calibre Issues

8. .44 Magnum Loadings

by Bruce D. Woods (webdw@mvulo.att.com).

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.44 MAGNUM LOADINGS
BULLET
POWDER
VELOCITY
HANDGUN
ACCURACY
180 Sierra JHC 20.3 Blue Dot
1776
 T/C 10
?
180 Sierra JHC 13.6 Unique
1631
 T/C 10
?
180 Sierra JHC 24.0 2400
1635
 S&W 8 3/8
B
180 Sierra JHC 25.4 2400
1678
 T/C 10
?
180 Sierra JHC 27.0 IMR-4227
1635
 T/C 10
?
180 Sierra JHC 32.0 H-110
1983
 T/C 10
A
180 Sierra JHC 25.0 2400
1658
 S&W 7 1/2
B
180 Sierra JHC 26.0 2400
1665
 DW 8
C
180 Sierra JHC 27.0 IMR-4227
1548
 S&W 7 1/2
C
180 Sierra JHC 28.6 WW296
1618
 S&W 8 3/8
C
180 Sierra JHC 10.8 Bullseye
1418
 S&W 8 3/8
C
180 Sierra JHC 22.5 IMR-4759
1306
 S&W 8 3/8
B
180 Sierra JHC 10.8 WW231
1289
 S&W 8 3/8
C
180 Federal JHP factory
1804
 FA 7 1/2
A
180 Federal JHP factory
1699
 DW 8
C
180 Sierra JHC 24.0 2400
1709
 FA 7 1/2
C
180 Hornady JHP 29.0 H-110
1524
 DW 8
C
180 Hornady JHP factory
1516
 DW 8
C
180 Remington JHP factory
1610
 R. Red. 7 1/2
C
200 Speer JHP 18.8 Blue Dot
1610
 T/C 10
?
200 Speer JHP 13.0 Unique
1501
 T/C 10
?
200 Speer JHP 23.5 2400
1560
 T/C 10
A
200 Speer JHP 26.5 IMR-4227
1635
 T/C 10
?
200 Speer JHP 30.0 H-110
1847
 T/C 10
?
200 Speer JHP 28.4 WW296
1740
 T/C 10
?
200 Hornady JHP factory
1452
 S&W 7 1/2
A
200 CCI Lawman JHP factory
1544
 S&W 7 1/2
B
200 Hornady JHP 14.5 Solo-1500
1363
 S&W 7 1/2
C
200 Nosler JHP 23.5 2400
1478
 S&W 7 1/2
C
200 Nosler JHP 25.0 IMR-4227
1401
 S&W 7 1/2
C
200 Nosler JHP 22.0 AA#9
1463
 S&W 7 1/2
C
200 Nosler JHP 27.5 WW296
1480
 S&W 7 1/2
C
200 Speer JHP 14.5 Solo-1500
1360
 S&W 7 1/2
B
200 Sierra JHP 28.0 WW296
1466
 DW 8
C
200 CCI Blazer JHP factory
1318
 DW 8
C
210 Winchester STHP factory
1306
 S&W 7 1/2
C
210 Sierra JHC 25.0 WW296
1360
 S&W 7 1/2
C
220 Federal JFP factory
1416
 DW 8
B
220 Sierra FPJ 23.5 H-4227
1313
 DW 8
?
220 Sierra FPJ 24.5 H-4227
1370
 DW 8
?
220 Sierra FPJ 21.0 2400
1277
 DW 8
?
220 Sierra FPJ 25.5 H-110
1396
 DW 8
?
220 Sierra FPJ 26.5 WW296
1382
 DW 8
B
220 Sierra FPJ 24.5 WW296
1355
 S&W 8 3/8
A
220 Sierra FPJ 11.4 WW231
1218
 S&W 8 3/8
C
220 Sierra FPJ 20.0 IMR-4759
1160
 S&W 8 3/8
C
225 Speer JHP 23.5 2400
1613
 S&W 7 1/2
C
225 Speer JHP 24.0 WW296
1453
 S&W 7 1/2
C
225 Speer JHP 22.0 AA#9
1479
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Hornady FMJ 16.8 Blue Dot
1451
 T/C 10
?
240 Hornady FMJ 12.2 Unique
1354
 T/C 10
?
240 Hornady FMJ 21.1 2400
1424
 T/C 10
A
240 Hornady FMJ 23.2 IMR-4227
1418
 T/C 10
?
240 Hornady FMJ 22.8 WW296
1475
 T/C 10
?
240 Hornady JTC 23.0 AA#9
1436
 DW 8
?
240 Hornady JTC 25.0 H-110
1409
 DW 8
?
240 Hornady JTC 21.5 2400
1374
 DW 8
?
240 Hornady JTC 23.0 H-4227
1307
 DW 8
?
240 Hornady JTC 20.0 AA#9
1230
 DW 8
C
240 Hornady JTC 24.0 H-110
1412
 DW 8
C
240 Hornady JTC 23.0 IMR-4227
1302
 DW 8
?
240 Hornady JTC 23.0 WW296
1309
 DW 8
C
240 Hornady JHP factory
1245
 DW 8
B
240 Hornady JHP 24.0 H-110
1412
 DW 8
B
240 Sierra JHC 17.5 Blue Dot
1447
 DW 8
C
240 Sierra JHC 22.5 WW296
1312
 S&W 8 3/8
A
240 Sierra JHC 10.8 WW231
1185
 S&W 8 3/8
C
240 Speer JSP 22.0 2400
1350
 DW 8
B
240 Speer FMJ 23.0 H-110
1258
 DW 8
B
240 Speer FMJ 25.0 H-110
1386
 DW 8
?
240 Speer FMJ 23.5 AA#9
1438
 DW 8
?
240 Speer FMJ 23.0 H-4227
1285
 DW 8
?
240 Speer FMJ 23.0 IMR-4227
1270
 DW 8
?
240 Speer FMJ 24.5 IMR-4227
1346
 DW 8
?
240 Federal JHP factory
1318
 DW 8
C
240 Federal JHP factory
1358
 S&W 8 3/8
A
240 Remington JSP factory
1383
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Remington JHP 18.0 2400
1267
 S&W 6 1/2
A
240 Remington JHP 18.0 2400
1282
 R. Red. 7 1/2
A
240 Remington JHP 18.0 2400
1137
 DE 6
A
240 Remington JHP 15.4 AA#7
1120
 DE 6
C
240 Remington JHP 16.3 AA#7
1184
 DE 6
C
240 Remington JHP 24.5 WW296
1601
 FA 10
A
240 Federal Hydra. factory
1433
 S&W 7 1/2
B
240 Hornady JHP factory
1257
 S&W 7 1/2
B
240 Pro Load LSWC factory
1208
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Barnes JHP 24.0 IMR-4227
1344
 S&W 7 1/2
B
240 Barnes JHP 22.0 AA#9
1401
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Nosler JHP 24.0 IMR-4227
1380
 S&W 7 1/2
B
240 Nosler JHP 24.0 WW296
1337
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Nosler JHP 22.0 AA#9
1391
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Nosler JHP 13.5 Solo-1500
1247
 S&W 7 1/2
B
240 Speer JHP 22.0 2400
1444
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Speer JHP 24.0 WW296
1333
 S&W 7 1/2
B
240 Speer JHP 13.5 Solo-1500
1271
 S&W 7 1/2
C
240 Federal JHP factory
1483
 FA 7 1/2
B
240 Black Hills SWC factory
1121
 FA 7 1/2
C
240 Hornady XTP 23.0 WW296
1411
 FA 7 1/2
B
240 Hornady XTP 24.0 WW296
1535
 FA 7 1/2
A
240 Hornady XTP 25.0 WW296
1566
 FA 7 1/2
A
240 Hornady XTP 21.0 2400
1452
 FA 7 1/2
B
240 Hornady XTP 22.0 2400
1507
 FA 7 1/2
B
250 Sierra FPJ 21.0 AA#9
1352
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 20.0 2400
1272
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 21.0 H-4227
1199
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 23.0 IMR-4227
1317
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 23.0 H-110
1356
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 24.0 H-110
1402
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 25.0 H-110
1432
 DW 8
?
250 Sierra FPJ 24.5 WW296
1367
 DW 8
C
250 Sierra FPJ 22.5 WW296
1312
 S&W 8 3/8
A
250 Barnes JSP 24.0 WW296
1400
 DW 8
C
250 Federal Match factory
1437
 S&W 7 1/2
B
250 Federal FPJ factory
1437
 FA 7 1/2
C
255 L429421 SWC 25.0 WW296
1465
 FA 7 1/2
C
256 Lyman CGC 21.0 2400
1410
 S&W 7 1/2
C
256 Lyman CGC 23.0 IMR-4227
1321
 S&W 7 1/2
C
256 Lyman CGC 23.0 WW296
1325
 S&W 7 1/2
C
256 Lyman CGC 21.0 AA#9
1367
 S&W 7 1/2
C
256 Lyman CGC 13.0 Solo-1500
1274
 S&W 7 1/2
B
260 FA JSP 23.0 WW296
1447
 DW 8
C
265 Hornady FP 16.0 Blue Dot
1374
 T/C 10
?
265 Hornady FP 11.5 Unique
1250
 T/C 10
?
265 Hornady FP 20.5 2400
1388
 T/C 10
?
265 Hornady FP 22.2 IMR-4227
1377
 T/C 10
?
265 Hornady FP 22.1 WW296
1465
 T/C 10
A
265 Hornady JSP 21.0 2400
1435
 S&W 7 1/2
C
265 Hornady JSP 23.0 IMR-4227
1373
 S&W 7 1/2
C
265 Hornady JFP 23.0 H-110
1357
 DW 8
B
275 Barnes JSP 22.0 WW296
1254
 DW 8
?
290 BRP LSWC 21.5 WW296
1420
 FA 7 1/2
A
295 Wilson CGC 21.5 WW296
1343
 DW 8
B
295 Wilson CGC 23.0 WW680
1165
 DW 8
B
300 Sierra JSP 16.0 AA#9
993
 S&W 7 1/2
C
300 Sierra JSP 12.0 Solo-1500
1043
 S&W 7 1/2
C
300 Pro Load JSP factory
1170
 S&W 7 1/2
B
300 Barnes JSP 20.5 WW296
1228
 DW 8
B
300 FA JSP 21.5 WW296
1300
 DW 8
B
320 Garrett LSWC factory
1339
 S&W 7 1/2
C
ACCURACY: A = <1.0" groups @ 25 yds; B = 1.0 - 1.5" groups @ 25 yds; C = >1.5" groups @ 25 yds; ? = unknown, not available
WARNING: ABOVE DATA SUBJECT TO ERRORS; DOUBLE-CHECK WITH OTHER KNOWN RELIABLE SOURCES. ALL .44 MAGNUM LOADS SHOULD BE WORKED UP CAREFULLY AND USED ONLY IN STRONG, MODERN GUNS WHICH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALWAYS BE A SAFE LOADER AND SHOOTER!
Bruce D. Woods