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More .44 mag last night ! Made up 100 with 240gn LSWC and 100 with FMJ (all with Sport Pistol) in anticipation of stopping by the range on my way into work.

I continue to be amazed by the reduction in velocity between the jacketed and non-jacketed bullets with the same charge. Easily -150 to 200 fps for the FMJ. I assume it's the crimp integrity.

The good part - I think I've tailored a load for the 329PD (30-50') which appears to be accurate, consistent, and is not a wrist breaker (~900 fps w/240 gn).

First 6 shots @ 30' - great way to start the morning. I think I was staring up at the space station on that 6th shot........ (for reference the 12" gong is 25 yds back)

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<blockquote data-quote="Jim Poulette" data-source="post: 7443467" data-attributes="member: 12684">More .44 mag last night ! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Made up 100 with 240gn LSWC and 100 with FMJ (all with Sport Pistol) in anticipation of stopping by the range on my way into work.I continue to be amazed by the reduction in velocity between the jacketed and non-jacketed bullets with the same charge. Easily&nbsp; -150 to 200 fps for the FMJ. I assume it&#039;s the crimp integrity.The good part - I think I&#039;ve tailored a load for the 329PD (30-50&#039;) which appears to be accurate, consistent, and is not a wrist breaker (~900 fps w/240 gn).First 6 shots @ 30&#039; - great way to start the morning. I think I was staring up at the space station on that 6th shot........ (for reference the 12&quot; gong is 25 yds back)[ATTACH=full]511578[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jim Poulette, post: 7443467, member: 12684"] More .44 mag last night ! :D Made up 100 with 240gn LSWC and 100 with FMJ (all with Sport Pistol) in anticipation of stopping by the range on my way into work. I continue to be amazed by the reduction in velocity between the jacketed and non-jacketed bullets with the same charge. Easily -150 to 200 fps for the FMJ. I assume it's the crimp integrity. The good part - I think I've tailored a load for the 329PD (30-50') which appears to be accurate, consistent, and is not a wrist breaker (~900 fps w/240 gn). First 6 shots @ 30' - great way to start the morning. I think I was staring up at the space station on that 6th shot........ (for reference the 12" gong is 25 yds back) [ATTACH type="full"]511578[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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