44 Remington Magnum Rifle Ballistics:
The below 44 Rem Mag rifle ballistics chart shows 270 grain Federal Premium Hammer Down Rounds:
| Muzzle | 100 YDS | 200 Yds | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 1715 | 1417 | 1187 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 1763 | 1204 | 845 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -16 |
44 Remington Magnum Handgun Ballistics:
This 44 Rem Mag handgun ballistics chart shows Hornady 300 grain XTP:
| Muzzle | 25 YDS | 50 Yds | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 1150 | 1114 | 1083 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 881 | 827 | 781 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -0.3 |
This 44 Remington Magnum handgun ballistics chart shows 240 grain Federal Premium Power-Shok:
| Muzzle | 25 YDS | 50 Yds | |
| Velocity (FPS) | 1230 | 1169 | 1117 |
| Energy (FT/LB) | 806 | 729 | 665 |
| Drop (Inch) | / | 0 | -0.7 |
.44 Magnum History:
The 44 Remington Magnum cartridge was introduced to the public in 1955 in a collaboration between Remington and Smith & Wesson. While the 44 magnum was introduced as a new and very powerful handgun cartridge, it is also a great carbine rifle cartridge as well.
The 44 magnum cartridge chambered in a good fast handling carbine rifle is the perfect rifle for hunting deer up to elk size at close range, it is extremely effective in heavy cover where shots will be under 50 yards.
The .44 Magnum has enough power and bullet energy at 50 yards in a carbine rifle to shoot clear through an elk and with a bullet diameter of .430 inch the wound channel is quite large.
The .44 Remington Magnum is an excellent short-range deer and black bear cartridge for North American woods hunting, with companies like Federal pushing the envelope even further with product lines like Hammer Down, shown in the chart above.
This is also a popular revolver cartridge for deep woods as a last-ditch attempt angry bear defense round.
Please note that whenever dryfiring your 44 mag, or for practicing loading and unloading, we recommend snap caps like these ones.
For the rest of the handgun ballistics for this, and other calibers, please click our in depth chart.
.44 Magnum Reloading Info:
Bullet Diameter: .430 Inch.
Maximum Case Length: 1.285 Inches.
Trimmed Case Length: 1.275 Inches.
Primer Size: Large Pistol.
Maximum Cartridge Overall Length: 1.610 Inches.
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