RESULTS - .44 Mag

Below you'll find the averaged results for this specific caliber.  Click on any given ammo header to pull up a graph for that ammo.  Where we have a "real world" pistol, that result is listed at the bottom of this chart, and that data point is included at the end of the graph for each ammo brand.  If you would like more detailed information (showing the actual data collected for each of the three shots, through both chronographs, for any combination of ammunition + caliber + barrel length) download the .pdf or Excel file.

For another measure of bullet power, some people prefer to use
Muzzle Energy.  One of our BBTI readers went through and did all the calculations for this, using our data, and has been kind enough to share this information.  Here are our Excel data sheets, with the muzzle energy calculations added in red, and a muzzle energy graph for this caliber.  Thanks to Jason Coon for this work!

One note:  in every case with the T/C Encore the length of the barrel was measured from the end of the barrel back to the breech face.  This is how semi-auto pistols are measured, but revolvers are measured as the length of the barrel in front of the cylinder gap.  Take this into consideration when comparing calibers using our numbers.

 

barrel length Cor Bon
165 gr.
JHP
Cor Bon
225 gr.
DPX
Federal
240 gr.
Hydra-Shok
JHP
Speer
200 gr.
Gold Dot
Short-bbl
HP
18" 1558 1540 1643 1341
17" 1590 1563 1629 1354
16" 1552 1532 1619 1377
15" 1564 1550 1645 1361
14" 1541 1506 1623 1358
13" 1549 1495 1608 1341
12" 1514 1474 1579 1353
11" 1497 1472 1584 1315
10" 1501 1467 1571 1319
9" 1438 1447 1535 1278
8" 1433 1387 1497 1282
7" 1385 1385 1462 1251
6" 1321 1320 1380 1197
5" 1270 1301 1367 1170
4" 1150 1250 1251 1099
3" 1015 1095 1095 964
2" 952 951 944 833
 
real
world
weapon
Cor Bon
165 gr.
JHP
Cor Bon
225 gr.
DPX
Federal
240 gr.
Hydra-Shok
JHP
Speer
200 gr.
Gold Dot
Short-bbl
HP
Henry
Big Boy
20" barrel
1555 1527 1613 1289
S & W
Model 629
12" barrel
1443 1433 1407 1164
S & W 629-5
Classic
6.5" barrel
1360 1283 1296 1153
S & W 629-5
Perf. Ctr.
w/ brake
5.625" barrel
1257 1245 1256 1061
S & W 629-5
Perf. Ctr.
w/o brake
4.875" barrel
1238 1232 1227 1092
S & W 629-5
Mtn. Gun
4" barrel
('08 A)
1190 1087 1094 1009
S & W 629-5
Mtn. Packer
(ported)
3" barrel
1170 1106 1120 991
Bond
Texas
Defender
3" barrel
1082 1081 1069 926
 


 

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