RESULTS - .44 Special

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
200 gr.
DPX
18" 1353 1286
17" 1377 1339
16" 1338 1307
15" 1339 1315
14" 1327 1298
13" 1351 1290
12" 1314 1234
11" 1289 1250
10" 1296 1263
9" 1224 1215
8" 1237 1210
7" 1184 1146
6" 1133 1098
5" 1102 1084
4" 1013 972
3" 906 859
2" 854 713
 
real
world
weapon
Cor Bon
165 gr.
JHP
Cor Bon
200 gr.
DPX
Henry
BigBoy
20" barrel
1332 1280
S & W
Model 629
12" barrel
1256 1158
S & W 629-5
Classic
6.5" barrel
1209 1056
S & W 629-5
Perf. Ctr.
w/ brake
5.625" barrel
1118 977
S & W 629-5
Perf. Ctr.
w/o brake
4.875" barrel
1126 1004
S & W 629-5
Mtn. Gun
4" barrel
("08 A)
1050 767
S & W 629-5
Mtn. Packer
(ported)
3" barrel
1013 896
Bond
Texas
Defender
3" barrel
956 871
 


 

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