Most weigh ABOUT 240 grains, but can be more or less.
44 special and 44 magnum only
From the .44 Magnum article on answers.com, "Despite the ".44" designation, all guns chambered for the .44 Magnum case, and its parent case, the http://www.answers.com/topic/44-special, use bullets of approximately 0.429in. (10.9 mm) in diameter.http://www.answers.com/topic/44-magnum#cite_note-lyman-3"
Yes
There ARE rifles and revolvers chambered for the 44 magnum cartridge. If the weapon is marked ".44 Magnum" then it can be used in that weapon. You should know that there are other .44 caliber catridges, and THOSE weapons (44 Special, 44-40, etc) cannot use 44 magnum loads.
It depends on the gun, but usually 5 or 6.
Gun shows, gun shops, online retailers.
.44 Long? Check your cartridge again. As for your question, whatever you have, I'm almost 100% certain it won't be compatible with a .44 Magnum firearm. The only cartridge backwards compatible with the .44 Magnum is the .44 Special, and even that has limitations. .44 Special can be fired in a .44 Magnum revolver, but you need to check with the manufacturer before attempting this with a rifle, as the rifle will have a headspaced chamber.
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No. The 44 Magnum cartridge is too long to fit a .44 Special firearm- and it is loaded much hotter than the .44 Special- unsafe to attempt. .44 Special CAN be safely fired from a .44 Magnum firearm, but not vice versa.
.44 Magnum
one from a 44. magnum, or two from a 357. magnum, or six from a 38 special. Provideing of course one hits the vital organs.
A 44 magnum is just the new and improved version of the 44 special which the special is a 44 caliber. Magnum just means bigger so the 44 magnum is pretty much in between 44 and 45 cal. However, if you mean size, .45 is slightly larger in diamater than .44.