In the last 15 yrs I've had good luck starting out with Lee's 200 grain cast bullet, later switching to the Mav Dutchman 200 grain cast bullet, sized .430". I did load and shoot some 240 grain bullets I picked up at a gun show with OK results, but prefer to cast my own 200 grainers. Use the 200 grainers in a 44 Open Top, Richards II, and Richards/Mason Uberti conversion revolvers. Two revolvers were of the longer 7 1/2-8" barrel length, the R/M revolver a 5.5".
Most of the loads are with FF Goex (alot of the early loadings were with FFF Goex) in 44 Colt brass, but have loaded some black in 44 Special brass. A good quaintly of the Lee 200 grainer's were loaded and shot in 44 Special's using smokeless Titegroup, Red Dot, and 231 powders. Have had good results with accuracy at a variety of ranges and plan on continuing with the same bullet/powder commination in future loadings. All of the powder weights were in the medium category, not puff/ting loads nor heavy over powered. Use Dicks Pearl and SPG lubes.