Personally I've never had any great luck with the ftx bullets in the hand full of .44's I've had and media tests have been more than disappointing. I'm a big fan of the 240g xtp from the big H and my latest .44 (marlin 1894 sbl) loves a stout load of h110. 24.5g of h110 and a federal mag primer in federal brass print under 2" at 100m. Shooting with a burris 2.75x20 scout scope.
I'm a big fan of the .44. Even used a Rossi Ranch hand a few years ago to get a meat doe with the same load. Actually the same scope in a Steve's Gunz scout mount. It's the Goldilocks cartridge and the Goldilocks weight for anything under 300 lbs and out to about 150yds.
Colin
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