Mikie
NES Member
So I have a S&W 29-2 and I came across several hundred 44 spl brass so I grabbed them, figuring I would reload up some lighter loads to send through my 29. Most factory reload recipes are extremely tame IMHO. I picked up some factory Hornady critical defense 44 spl and the specs on it are a 165 gr JHP going 900 fps. This is less than 300 ft lbs of ME. Do factory 44 spl have to be this under powered because those light frame Bulldog 44 5-shooters are out there?