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Cheaper Adam For some reason the 44 Special just shoots cast bullets well.. And my S&W Model of 1950 in 45 Colt has the larger 454 bore..so shoots my cast bullets better. In the semi autos mostly jacketed bullets There are cast bullets I like as well as jacketed though. The 200 gr H&G bullet in the 45 auto for example and a good 160 gr hard cast in the 357. That hard cast load in my 41 is accurate enough for my shooting. And as you said..much cheaper. One of my loads in the 44 mag with a 240 gr Nosler bullet with Lil Gun powder is the most accurate load in the 44 I have ever shot. I have been impressed with the Lil Gun powder. All that being said..I shoot many more cast bullets than jacketed. Some shoot very well indeed. My 6 inch S&W 57 does not shoot cast bullets very well at all...and i don't know why. Jacketed are fine...very fine in fact. The 4 inch one is fine but i haven't had it all that long..Just a month and have only put about 200 rounds through it. The Ruger..shoots 'em ok too. Bullets have really gotten expensive lately. Ammo has even more so.. BTW Adam. Have you ever loaded 44 Russian?? I have found a bunch in all my brass. 44 Special is the one i have the least of..and was gonna shoot the Russian brass. Cast bullets of course cause that is what it was made to shoot. I guess the 44 Sp was too. Do you have a good load for the 45 Colt with the larger bore? Lighter bullet may be better. My wife's carry gun..yep 45 Colt SAA. She can shoot it...or even a lighter bullet mould number that i could look for. Just gave a good friend a bunch of cast bullets for the 45 auto this afternoon. And a half a can of Win 231