SP Sellier & Bellot® Revolver Cartridges / 44 Rem. Mag / 15.55 g - 240 grs / 50 pcs

The .44 Rem. Mag. is a modern American revolver cartridge. Due to its versatility and variety of loads, it is very popular among American hunters using handguns. A wide range of revolvers is chambered for this cartridge, such as Ruger, Smith & Wesson, Great Western, and even pistols including the Contender. Some rifles are also produced in this caliber, with examples being Marlin or Winchester.

A Difficult Start

The birth of this cartridge was accompanied by certain difficulties at the time. Since the 1920s, firearms enthusiast Elmer Keith had been striving to develop a powerful hunting cartridge for revolvers. The foundation of his cartridge was based on the then-popular .44 Special caliber. The result was a powerful cartridge with a heavy bullet. However, it failed to gain commercial success. The reason for the failure was gun manufacturers' concern about the possible confusion of Keith's cartridge with the dimensionally identical .44 Special cartridge.

A Successful Innovation

In the 1950s, at the behest of the well-known gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, the company Remington developed the .44 Remington Magnum cartridge. The case was lengthened compared to the .44 Special (due to this design, the .44 Magnum cartridge does not fit into a firearm chambered for the weaker cartridge). The .44 Rem. Mag is mainly intended for hunting or defensive purposes, in both revolvers and long guns, due to its performance.

Rapid Transfer of Kinetic Energy

The semi-jacketed bullet of the Sellier & Bellot / 44 Rem. Mag / cartridge with an SP bullet consists of a metal jacket and a lead bullet core. The bullet is designed so that the exposed lead core in the front part deforms into a mushroom shape upon impact with the target, allowing for rapid transfer of kinetic energy. The bullet is characterized by reduced ricochet potential.

Benefits You Need to Know:

• very powerful cartridge
• suitable for a wide range of firearms
• good for hunting and self-defense
• large variety of bullets and loads