Ale-8(1) said:
The question I would ask would be: what pressure is generated by the so-called +P+ .44 Magnum ammo. There's no SAAMI spec for that, so we really don't know what we are dealing with.
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Not wanting to start a war of words either but bring this up for generating a bit more understanding ..........
There is so called +p+ .44 mag. loading ...... which as Alec-8(1) correctly points out ..... there is no SAMMII specifications available.
And there is the fact that RH's and SRH's have longer cylinders than most of their contemporary designs ...... they are not alone ...... but rather in somewhat "rarified air" if you will.
The length advantage is some .050" and though it sounds like peanuts ..... it's truely not.
The gold standard of .44 mags ...... the SBH ....... does not possess this advantage ....... the DA rugers possess it (RH & SRH).
There are more than a few cast bullets available with dual crimping grooves so as to take advantage of a longer than SAMMII cylinder (loading the rounds to longer than SAMMII gives one more boiler room inside the case).
I am not advocating loads over SAMMII nor condemning them ..... and the above poster is absolutely correct that one does not know what pressure your loads are when "going Rogue" ....... there is an undeniable fact ........
......... RH's and SRH's are built like tanks ...... more robust than the perennial SBH ........
So if one is so inclined, combining those useful dual crimping grooved bullets and a bit more pressure ........ gives one a formidable combination.
The ammo loaded thusly will not chamber in a conventional .44 such as a Smith & Wesson nor in the Ruger SBH ...... but for safety sake if you own any other .44 revos ........ I'd double check to make sure you could not inadvertantly fire them in a gun not intended to digest such specialized ammo.
Three 44s
