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Over the years, I have gone from factory level loads, to "Ruger only" loads, and back again. I still don't know if I like the heavier loads or the lighter.
Most of what I shoot these days, is a load about in the middle. I really like the Speer LSWC 250 grain over 9 grains of Unique, for about 900fps. I get good accuracy, and decent power. I do carry a Ruger Blackhawk when hunting in heavy cover, and I depend on it to take a hog or deer if needed. This load will do that.
I have several hundred cartridges packed away, that have a Hornady 250 grain HP/XTP bullets over a pretty fair amount of 2400 powder. These move along about 1300 fps out of my 6 inch Blackhawk, and really have good effect on hogs.
I load for my S&W Model 25-5, and these loads for the most part, are much milder. I also shoot .45 ACP in that S&W, and the .45 Colt loads are not a lot hotter than a Federal HydraShock 230 grain .45 acp load.