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The .44 Special or .44 S&W Special is a smokeless powder center fire metallic cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as the standard chambering for their New Century revolver, introduced in 1908.
In the late 19th Century American frontier, large .44- and .45-caliber cartridges were considered the epitome of handgun ammunition for self-protection and hunting. Black-powder rounds such as the .44 American, .44 Russian, .44-40 Winchester, and .45 Colt enjoyed a well-earned reputation for effective terminal ballistics, accuracy, and reliability.
With the dawn of the 20th Century, Smith & Wesson decided to celebrate by introducing a brand new revolver design which they called the New Century.
Smith & Wesson wished to pair their new revolver design with a worthy new ammunition chambering. At the time, state of the art in ammunition technology was smokeless powder. Older black-powder ammunition was in the process of being converted to smokeless. Smith & Wesson's popular .44 Russian cartridge had established a reputation for superb accuracy and was a renowned target load, and they decided to use an improved smokeless powder version as the basis for the new round. Due to the lower energy density of the early semi-smokeless powders, prior efforts to convert the .44 Russian to smokeless had produced less than stellar ballistic performance. Smith & Wesson addressed this issue by lengthening the .44 Russian cartridge case design by 0.190-inch (4.8 mm), increasing the powder capacity by 6 grains (0.39 g). The resulting design, which S&W called the .44 Special, had a case length of 1.16-inch (29 mm).
Testing the difference between .44 Special and .45 ACP with similar bullets. The .44 Special is a 200 gr Gold Dot bullet loaded by Underwood and the .45 ACP is a 230 gr Gold Dot bullet loaded by Speer. With the current ammunition situation this was as close as I could possibly come to making the test fair. Always appreciative of any channel help :) https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5828221
Some extremely long-range marksmanship with the little Charter Arms "Classic" Bulldog. --------------------------------------- Remember to check out our video clips on the Hickok45Clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hickok45Clips Also, check out the Hickok45talks channel for new “talking” content. https://www.youtube.com/@Hickok45Talks Please check out and support the people who help make this channel possible: Become a Gong Club member at our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/hickok45 SDI (Sonoran Desert Institute): https://www.sdi.edu/hickok45/ Alabama Holster: https://alabamaholster.com/ Talon Grips: https://talongungrips.com/ Ballistol: https://ballistol.com/ The short FAQ Videos playlist will answer most questions you have: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C8F...
Shooting and Showing the Charter Arms Bulldog .44 Special. ------------------- ------------------------ Remember to check out our video clips on the Hickok45Clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hickok45Clips Also, check out the Hickok45talks channel for new “talking” content. https://www.youtube.com/@Hickok45Talks Please check out and support the people who help make this channel possible: Become a Gong Club member at our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/hickok45 SDI (Sonoran Desert Institute): https://www.sdi.edu/hickok45/ Alabama Holster: https://alabamaholster.com/ Talon Grips: https://talongungrips.com/ Ballistol: https://ballistol.com/ The short FAQ Videos playlist will answer most questions you have: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0C8F49BC387A5899 Find us ...
Shooting and discussing a really cool .44 Special S&W.; ------------------- ------------------------ Please check out and support the people who help make this channel possible: BUD’s GUN SHOP, FEDERAL PREMIUM, SONORAN DESERT INSTITUTE, SILENCER CENTRAL, TALON GRIPS, & BALLISTOL: http://www.hickok45.com/supporters/ Become a Gong Club member at our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/hickok45 Federal Premium: http://www.federalpremium.com/ https://www.facebook.com/federalpremiumammo SDI (Sonoran Desert Institute): http://www.sdi.edu/ Talon Grips: https://talongungrips.com/ Ballistol: https://ballistol.com/ ALSO, ALL our videos are on GunStreamer.com: https://gunstreamer.com/@Hickok45 The short FAQ Videos playlist will answer most questions you have: https://www.youtube.com/pl...
Lead Semi wadcutter hollow points in .38 Special+P VS .44 Special! The .38 Special is famously called the "FBI Load", the "Chicago Load" and the "Dallas Load" as it was known for it's exceptional "stopping power". I am comparing this round to the .44 Special loaded hot with the same style of bullet. The .38 Special is a 158 gr LSWCHP rated at 1,000 FPS from a 1.875" barrel and the .44 Special is a 190 gr LSWCHP rated at 1,150 FPS (unknown barrel length). Always appreciative of any channel help :) https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5828221
In this "basics" video I illustrate the difference between Magnum and Special cartridges, such as the .44 Magnum vs .44 Special and .357 Magnum vs .38 Special. What is actually the difference? You might not have to be a new shooter to be a little confused about this if you don't happen to have revolvers that fire these cartridges. ------------------- ------------------------ Remember to check out our video clips on the Hickok45Clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hickok45Clips Also, check out the Hickok45talks channel for new “talking” content. https://www.youtube.com/@Hickok45Talks Please check out and support the people who help make this channel possible: Become a Gong Club member at our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/hickok45 SDI (Sonoran Desert Institute): https://ww...
.44 Spl Fiocchi 200 gr semi jacketed hollow point fired from 4.25" S&W; Model 69 Combat Magnum into clear ballistic gel to assess velocity, penetration, expansion, and retained weight. Guns in this video: S&W; Model 69 Combat Magnum Buy it at Ventura Munitions: https://www.venturamunitions.com/fiocchi-44-special-200gr-sjhp-ammo-50-rounds/ Many THANKS to: Ventura Munitions: http://bit.ly/1LKxNRP Please Support Them! They help make our videos possible. Proxibid: Shop For Home Defense Pistols Online Here http://goo.gl/Mw54uT Hoppe’s No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner: A favorite since 1903 http:// www.hoppes.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also, check out our Patreon page if you enjoy our program, and consider helping us at TFBTV out! https://www.patreon.com/tfbtv
Shooting the Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk single action .44 magnum revolver. This motivated experiment scientifically pits the magnum up against it's 1/8" smaller "special" brother. Which motivated munition will massacre the melons you ask? Err.
The .44 Special or .44 S&W Special is a smokeless powder center fire metallic cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as the standard chambering for their New Century revolver, introduced in 1908.
In the late 19th Century American frontier, large .44- and .45-caliber cartridges were considered the epitome of handgun ammunition for self-protection and hunting. Black-powder rounds such as the .44 American, .44 Russian, .44-40 Winchester, and .45 Colt enjoyed a well-earned reputation for effective terminal ballistics, accuracy, and reliability.
With the dawn of the 20th Century, Smith & Wesson decided to celebrate by introducing a brand new revolver design which they called the New Century.
Smith & Wesson wished to pair their new revolver design with a worthy new ammunition chambering. At the time, state of the art in ammunition technology was smokeless powder. Older black-powder ammunition was in the process of being converted to smokeless. Smith & Wesson's popular .44 Russian cartridge had established a reputation for superb accuracy and was a renowned target load, and they decided to use an improved smokeless powder version as the basis for the new round. Due to the lower energy density of the early semi-smokeless powders, prior efforts to convert the .44 Russian to smokeless had produced less than stellar ballistic performance. Smith & Wesson addressed this issue by lengthening the .44 Russian cartridge case design by 0.190-inch (4.8 mm), increasing the powder capacity by 6 grains (0.39 g). The resulting design, which S&W called the .44 Special, had a case length of 1.16-inch (29 mm).
Oh well,
From my parked car window on the passenger side,
She be leanin' over to me tellin' me I can't rely on anything in this world,
With the tear drops fallin' from her fake green eyes and the makeup runnin',
I believe in every lie over and over again,
Break me until I bend,
She is so crazy,
She is so far above,
She know when I will need it so,
She treats me with her love,
Forever's not long (forever's not long),
Tomorrow's too far away,
She gives me what I needed so,
I give her what she takes,
She is the special for my pain,
I need the special for my pain…
Do whatever you want,
Yeah I'm gonna do whatever I want…
With the street lights hummin' under starlit skies,
She be runnin' to her cousins tellin' him you can't rely,
On turnin' boys to men (bitch),
And so she shows me lovin' and I free my mind,
With the lovin' isn't lovin' in a state is all she finds,
So she calls it romance,
Baby that's the dance,
She is so crazy (she is so crazy),
She is so far above,
She know when I will need it so,
She treats me with her love,
Forever's not long (forever's not long),
Tomorrow's too far away,
She gives me what I needed so,
I give her what she takes,
She is the special for my pain,
I need the special for my pain…
Put it over here baby…
That's right,
Ooh yeah…
She is so crazy (she is so crazy),
She is so far above,
She know when I will need it so,
She treats me with her love (she treats me with her love),
Forever's not long (forever's not long),
Tomorrow's too far away,
She gives me what I needed (yeah she gives me what I needed) so,
I give her what she takes,
She is the special for my pain,
I need the special for my pain,
For my pain (for my pain),
For my pain (for my pain baby),
Once more gimme what I need,
You know I think about you all the time,
Don't even sweat me like that,
I'll take what I want,
You take what you want,