.44 Magnum
| .44 Magnum | |
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| general information | |
| caliber | . 44 Remington Magnum 11 × 33 R |
| Sleeve shape | Edge sleeve |
| Dimensions | |
| Sleeve neck ⌀ | 11.612 mm |
| Floor ⌀ | 10.87-10.92 mm |
| Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 13.06 mm |
| Sleeve length | 32.64 mm |
| Cartridge length | 40.18 mm |
| Weights | |
| Bullet weight | 11.7-20.09 g (180-310 grain ) |
| Powder weight | 0.55–1.65 g (8.5–25.5 grain ) |
| total weight | up to 29.3 g |
| Technical specifications | |
| Speed v 0 | 300-500 m / s |
| Max. Gas pressure | 2800 bar |
| Bullet energy E 0 | 985-1723 J. |
| Lists on the subject | |
The .44 Remington Magnum , usually just called the .44 Magnum or 44 Magnum , is a powerful cartridge for handguns. It was designed primarily for use in revolvers , so the cartridge case has a protruding edge. However, some pistols and lever action rifles have also been developed that can fire the .44 Magnum. The name indicates the nominal caliber of the cartridge, which is 0.429 inches (10.8966 mm), the addition of Magnum indicates higher ballistic performance within this caliber class.
description
From the late 1920s to 1955, Elmer Keith experimented with .44 Special cartridges, considering them to be the ideal revolver cartridge. He used a trial and error method . As he did so, he poured more and more gunpowder into the cases. He wrote numerous articles, letters and books about his success. As a result, Remington developed the .44 Magnum cartridge in 1955. At the same time, the weapon manufacturer Smith & Wesson from Springfield, Massachusetts, presented the model 29 , a six-shot revolver with the caliber designation .44 Magnum. The .44 Magnum became really popular with the film Dirty Harry . When it was launched, it was the most powerful cartridge for handguns, but was surpassed by the .454 Casull introduced in 1959 , the latter in turn being inferior to more modern cartridges such as the .460 S&W Magnum and the .500 S&W . The statements made in some films about the absolute superiority of the .44 Magnum result from the fact that the SAAMI only accepted the .454 Casull as a standard cartridge in 1997.
Depending on the load and, above all, the barrel length of the firearm used, cartridges of caliber .44 Magnum achieve projectile energies of just under 1000 to approx. 1723 joules at the muzzle. Common barrel lengths are between 3 and 12 inches, common are 6 to 6½ inches, corresponding to 152–165 mm.
It is only in the recent past that semi-automatic self-loading pistols such as the Desert Eagle from Israel Military Industries for well-known Magnum calibers such as .44 have established themselves on the market.
Because of their size, weight and extreme shooting behavior, .44 Magnum revolvers are hardly suitable for constant use, for example in the area of personal protection. Their use is often limited to sport shooting and hunting (e.g. for firing the catch ). A bullet-resistant vest of category NIJ 0101.04 Type IIIA or SK 2 according to TR PFA is required to protect against bullets of caliber .44 Magnum .
Other names
- .44 Mag.
- .44 Remington Magnum
- 44 magnum
literature
- Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World: A Complete and Illustrated Reference for Over 1500 Cartridges . 12th edition. Gun Digest Books, Iola WI 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0 (English). Page 298.
- Friedhelm Kersting: Reloading. Preparation and practice. Cartridges for long and short guns . 5th supplemented and revised edition. German experimental and testing institute for hunting and sporting weapons e. V., Altenbeken 2005, ISBN 3-00-016629-7 .
