44 S&W Special

The .44 Smith & Wesson Special, also commonly known as .44 S&W Special, .44 Special, .44 Spl, .44 Spc is a smokeless powder center fire metallic revolver cartridge developed by Smith & Wesson in 1907 as the standard chambering for their New Century revolver, introduced in 1908.

Own a firearm chambered in the similar .44 Magnum caliber? Well good news, 44 S&W Special caliber ammo can be used in 44 Magnum firearms (just don't try that in the opposite arrangement).