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Don H.

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Is anyone reloading 44 special for purchase?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Black Hills Ammo also makes 44 special, but all their ammo is quite pricey!  Georgia Arms https://www.georgia-arms.com/cowboy-loads-sass/ also loads 44 special but also more expensive than Choice Ammo.

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I have not bought any in a long time, but...

https://www.targetsportsusa.com/winchester-usa-cowboy-ammo-44-special-240-grain-lead-flat-nose-ammunition-p-1929.aspx

 

It seems that it no longer comes in the more old fashioned box it used to come in.   But that being said, although it's the marked "Cowboy" when I bought some 15 years ago, it was not a very mild load.  It seemed to be "full power" .44 Special.  It seemed like the only thing "Cowboy" about it is the lead RNFP bullet.  

But maybe the stuff out today is milder.

On the other hand...

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018135629?pid=552914

This stuff is pretty mild, and a little less expensive.  Uses Starline Brass.   Their .44 Magnum ammo was absolutely a reduced load compared to "full power" .44 Magnum, and these Specials are not as hot as I remember the Winchester .44's being. 


I have deliberately only shown examples of ammo I've actually purchased.

Edited by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619
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Choice Ammo is good stuff.

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Thanks for the info!

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For the price of 44 Special ammo .

You should cut your loss right off the bat and buy some reloading equipment and start loading your own. 

Just Sayin. 

Rooster 

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Rooster does have a good point. I reload 44 Special for my S&Ws and it costs me a little less than $15 a box of 50. Considering that it is hard to find loaded ammo for less than $45 a box, reloading will repay your initial investment quickly. We sell the Lee 4 Hole Turret starter kit for $315 without dies. That is about 7 loaded boxes of ammo. Get the stuff from Choice and hoard your brass. [They use Starline, so it's good stuff] Get that 250 round bag of ammo from Choice, watch for some used carbide dies and find a local bullet caster. Reloading is simple, just pay attention.

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