44 Mag powders help pls :)

I have a five inch S&W model 29 classic and large doses of 296 in a short barrel will cut down the amount of shooting "fun".

Below is a Quickload chart showing 231 being 95% burnt at just below 2.6 inches and 100% burnt at 4.2 inches at over 950 fps. The Speer #14 manual has good loading data for short barreled handguns and taming the .44 magnum. I would save the max loads for shooting a Tyrannosaurus Rex or Mastodons and remember to wear hearing protection so you won't hear these large animals scream in pain when hit.

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I use win231 for all my pistols, including 44 mag with 240 LSWC and it maxes for a decent round that is easy to handle and wont break the bank on powder.
 
H110 is awesome for .44mag. Great fireballs too! I used Power Pistol for a nice medium power load (read factory power). I tried Titegroup but did not like it at all!! Only ever bought one can of it, sure it's super cheap to shoot since you need about half or 1/3 the weight of other powders but you get pretty tame mild loads with it with any caliber. But what I hated about it tho was that it burns very hot; after a few shots gun would feel like it was taken out of an oven. No thanks I'm not that cheap!
 
I found that I got bigger and brighter fireballs with big loads of 2400. Although the H110 is no slouch either.

I didn't really notice that my 2400 loads were dirty. Likely because of the amount I used and the pressure created.
 
Something to consider when selecting a powder. Are you looking for max velocity? Or do you want to explore the range of powers from medium to near max?

In many guns medium to near max finds a load that is comfortable to shoot and accurate.

Some powders are very good for max, but have issues if you try to down load them very much. 296 comes to mind.

Other powders, like 2400 are easy to ignite and give good results from medium all the way up.

For this reason I suggest 2400 or Power Pistol as general purpose powders for the top half of the power spectrum.
 
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