Fans of .44 Special in the 624? (or 24)

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The one sixgun I can shoot best, for the longest string of shots always seems to be my S&W 624, with six and one half inch barrel.
A stiff load of Red Dot powder, and a plain base 240 grain SWC, seem to be just right on target, always.

Anyone with a 624 (Dan or Barfly?) have any thoughts??
 
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Well, as I'm in Inner Mongolia right now, I get on here later then normal. I also use 231, Unique, and 4227 in 44 Special loads, depending on the bullet weight and the speed I'm trying to achieve. I have a 3" and 6.5" 624, as well as a 3" Charter Arms Bulldog, a 4 3/4" Colt SAA and a 7.5" Colt New Frontier. I'm still looking for a 4" pre 24, 24, or 624 to round out my little collection, and I see Ruger is building Blackhawks in 44 Special now (sigh, need one of those too, I guess). It really is a nice, accurate, easy big bore to shoot. Probably the most accurate load in the Colts use 231 and Red Dot/Unique in the S&W's. FWIW - dan
 
While I don't have a .44 Special, the majority of rounds I shoot out of my S&W Model 29 are reduced .44 Special level loads. 5.5 grains of Titegroup under a cast 240 Grain SWC in .44 Magnum cases works well for me.

Maybe someday I will own a .44 Special. My sixgun Holy Grail is a Model 1950 Target (pre-Model 24) with a 5" barrel, but I think they are made of unobtanium.
 
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My primary 44 S&W is a 4 inch 624. I have been able to duplicate Keith's loadings in that sixgun. Heavy loading (read that as VERY heavy) of 2400 powder. Harsh & stiff recoil. Not for the novice I'd say....But it almost does the same as my 29s (4 & 6 1/2 pre 29). For the record that 624 will do 3 1/2 in 100yds groups all day, my best 29 does 2 inches...An great fan of the late Keith, I've always admired his ``long range sixgunning`` skills !!

At 100yds & longer ranges the 44 Mag will have a slight edge in trajectory / bullet drop (a velocity thing) but for closer inside 100yds work, that 624 is my choice....

Mk
 
Fan of the 624 & .44 Spl....

Yeah, count me in... ;) :cool:

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I use Unique powder under a Lyman 429348 180 gr. wadcutter ( the same bullet Dirty Harry used in his first movie for what it's worth) in my 624. It is a target load but you can consistently get tight, cloverleaf groups at 25 yds. all day long. I am not interested in pushing that gun to the limit. There is nothing wrong with that, I just want to keep it nice and tight for as long as I shoot it. There are other guns for that.
 
dan belisle said:
Not to stray too far from the 44 Special happiness, but I just bought a 4" Model 25 in 45 LC on the EE. Looking forward to trying that one out when I get home. - dan
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My latest aquisition is a S&W Model 25-2 also Dan.
However mine is in 45 ACP. Made in 1980 or so. (More common, unlike your nice 45 LC!) :)
I wanted to take this opportunity to ask other DA, 45 ACP revolver shooters if, the new plastic full-moon "Rimz" are tempermental in extraction.
In my Model 25, they are a tight fit, during loading, and always hang up during extraction!?!?
Not so with the metal, half and full moon tradition 'clip.' :cool:

Silverback has one, just like mine, (circa 1960) but his, is "Rimz" friendly.
 
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Wadd cutters

Kidvette is right. The 44 special in a 629 works well for us who only wish to own a 624 or a 24.
I am using a very nice bullet that my pal Rick makes at RandRbullets@gmail.com. Its a 180 or a 190 grain full wadd cutter round. Punches a fabulously clean hole for target work. Over 4.5 or even 5.0 grains of PROMO [just like RedDot] it is a total winner. I can shoot tighter groups with my Ruger Bisley 44 mag though...
 
I don't care for the lighter bullets in 41's, 44's or 45's. 210-215 41's in the S&W's, 250 41's in the Rugers. 240 gr in the 44 Special and S&W 44 Magnums, 300 gr in the 44 Mag Rugers and Dan Wesson, 255 gr 45's in the S&W and Colts, 300 gr 45's in the Rugers. They all seem to group better for me, although recoil is more, of course. FWIW - dan
 
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