Favorite load for a Ruger Redhawk 44 mag?

I just loaded several hundred .44 specials with 200 grain flat nose lead bullets over 6.0 grains of Trail Boss. Perfect load for plinking and cowboy action shooting.

Used to load magnum rounds with 200 grain jacketed hollow points at 1,000 fps for a local law enforcement officer who wanted a good manstopper.

Loading 240 grain jacketed hollow point over 16.5 grains of Accurate #9 as a hog load for a Marlin 1894 lever gun.

So, no favorite, or more accurately the .44 magnum is versatile enough to accommodate a variety of loads depending on the purpose.

I seldom give out my load data. I just don’t want someone blowing up an old revolver that cant handle it. And that 320 gr load you mentioned should not be used in a cheap made .44 mag clone. Such as some made in Brazil in the 70s and 80s. I wouldn’t want to shoot it in my smith 29 because it would be rough on it. That’s why I love the Super Redhawk and super Blackhawk which I do shoot some hot loads in.

I like the Hornady XTP 240gr or 300 gr hollow points for deer and havin fun.

I also like some of my hard cast and sized 320 flat nose GC bullets. I made the lead damn hard! They will power through bone like mad. Shot a big black bear through both shoulders and it shattered everything before it exited. Bear dropped like a rock bout a 350lb male.

I also like cowboy action 240 super soft solid lead cast bullets. I load em up to get just over 800 ft per sec. Kind of a big pellet gun lol! I use them for small game and halibut. Just one of those ‘pills’ through a 200 lb halibut’s brain and he gets real calm.

I have other specially rounds I load including bird shot for mice in my barn.

I love the 44. I have several black powder revolvers and pistols in .44. Its just a fun caliber for me.

Edit; That 320gr load you have is almost identical to my bear loads but I step the powder charge down a tad and I just use a very hard cast bullet. You see I want all my 320 gr ammo the same over all length so I don’t end up trying to reload with a bear after me and they were too long for my super Blackhawk. Could you imagine a cylinder bind at that moment? That would suck! And on long wilderness trips I carry the super Blackhawk because of the lighter weight.

I don't handload, but my all time favorite load in my Redhawk is the .44 special. Any .44 special.

The gun is so gosh-darned heavy, that you don't even really feel the recoil with such a light load.

While an exceedingly accurate setup (6 shots into one ragged 1'' hole at 50ft.), the intrinsic accuracy could be improved upon... load a .44 mag down to .44 special specs. (to reduce bullet lead), load it with a nice wadcutter, and there you go; the perfect target gun.