.44 Rem Mag Handgun Cartridges

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Looking to find out more about firearms before you apply for your SAPS firearm licence? Learn all there is to know about .44 Rem Mag Handgun Cartridges right here.

This cartridge was developed by Smith & Wesson and Remington, and was introduced for a new heavy-frame .44 Magnum revolver. Today Ruger, Colt, Smith & Wesson and others make revolvers for this cartridge. This is a high powered pistol cartridge designed primarily for hunting. The .44 Magnum offers less power than .50 AE and .454 Casull, but much more than .357 Magnum.

.44 Rem Mag Handgun Cartridges

.44 Rem Mag Handgun Cartridges  image example used by LicenceMe for professional SAPS firearm motivations, firearm licence applications and renewals.

 

Cartridge Specifications
Case Type: Rimmed, straight
Introduced: 1955 Made For: Revolver
Cart Len: 1.610-in Case Len: 1.285-in
Case Dia: 0.457-in Bul Dia: 0.432-in

 

Ballistics measured with:
4-inch revolver barrel

 

Cartridge Variants:
Weight Velocity Energy
From: 165 gr 1300 ft/sec 619 ft-lbs
To: 300 gr 1250 ft/sec 1041 ft-lbs

 

Cartridge Used in Database
Weight Velocity Energy
240 gr 1300 ft/sec 900 ft-lbs

 

Rankings for Cartridge Used in Database
PF: 312000 TKO: 19.255

**See below for further reference regarding the power rankings listed in the tables above:

MV-Muzzle Velocity
Muzzle velocity when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in feet-per-second.

ME-Muzzle Energy
Muzzle energy when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in foot-pounds.

PF-Power Factor
In shooting competition the Power Factor is used to determine the competitive division in which a particular handgun/cartridge can be used. A simple calculation of the bullet's mass times its muzzle velocity.
PF = bull. mass x muzzle vel.

TKO-Taylor Knock Out Formula
Developed by big-game hunter John Howard Taylor in the 1940's. Calculates the relative effectiveness of bullets for hunting game.
TKO = (bull. mass x muzzle vel. x bull. dia.)/7000

Link back to the main table listing of handgun and rifle cartridges HERE.

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