Great topic. One of the beauties of the 44 mag is that you can shoot the big grizzly loads when called for but you can also load it like a 44 WCF or even a 44 Henry.
Noticed your cases visibly bulged at the base and the case mouth. Was this previously fired brass. I ask because I get the same results loading 45 Colt once fired brass, using the RCBS sizing die. Doesn't affect the chambering or the accuracy, but it's a dead giveaway with once fired brass. I'm thinking about trying a different die. When I size and load virgin brass, the cases are symmetrically pristine. Guess I've gotten anal after thirty plus years of rolling my own. 😂
Interesting. My same philosophy is ~1050 f/s, just below the speed of sound for accuracy but high enough for ~600 fp energy. I used same primer and boolit with Midway cases and 9.0 of Unique or 231. 5.5" Redhawk -> about 1070 with Unique and ~1125 with 231. Uff cuss, Unique is kinda dirty... So, I will use 231 at 8.7 or 8.8 grains IF ES and SD dont open up. My light field load is 8.0 of either for around 900 f/s. IF you want to use the knurled Hornady swaged boolitz, use 7.0 of either for ~800 f/s, Those will lead above 800. Crimp over the front of the SWC shoulder. I prefer Unique for those because 231 can be position sensitive with light loads. I haven't tried Tite Group in the 44, but it is very good for lite loads in the 357.
240 at 1000 is pretty close to the original 45 Colt loading. That seems like a good combination of effectiveness and manageability. Perhaps Universal would be a good powder to try.
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Great topic. One of the beauties of the 44 mag is that you can shoot the big grizzly loads when called for but you can also load it like a 44 WCF or even a 44 Henry.
Yep, very flexible! Thanks for watching!
Pretty nice groups...nice redhawk too. Could you show how heavy those 300gr xtp's are? Thanks in advance.
Well, I am using a max load of H-110/W296 using Hornady published data for the 300gr XTPs. Thanks for watching!
Noticed your cases visibly bulged at the base and the case mouth. Was this previously fired brass. I ask because I get the same results loading 45 Colt once fired brass, using the RCBS sizing die.
Doesn't affect the chambering or the accuracy, but it's a dead giveaway with once fired brass. I'm thinking about trying a different die. When I size and load virgin brass, the cases are symmetrically pristine. Guess I've gotten anal after thirty plus years of rolling my own. 😂
Yeah, my brass has been reloaded many times. A different resizing die might not have that base and bullet bulge. Stay safe!
Those are great loads! Thanks.
Thanks! Yeah, they worked out pretty good! Stay safe!
Interesting. My same philosophy is ~1050 f/s, just below the speed of sound for accuracy but high enough for ~600 fp energy. I used same primer and boolit with Midway cases and 9.0 of Unique or 231. 5.5" Redhawk -> about 1070 with Unique and ~1125 with 231. Uff cuss, Unique is kinda dirty... So, I will use 231 at 8.7 or 8.8 grains IF ES and SD dont open up. My light field load is 8.0 of either for around 900 f/s. IF you want to use the knurled Hornady swaged boolitz, use 7.0 of either for ~800 f/s, Those will lead above 800. Crimp over the front of the SWC shoulder. I prefer Unique for those because 231 can be position sensitive with light loads. I haven't tried Tite Group in the 44, but it is very good for lite loads in the 357.
Yeah, a 240 at 1000-1050 is still a powerful load. Thanks for watching!
240 at 1000 is pretty close to the original 45 Colt loading. That seems like a good combination of effectiveness and manageability.
Perhaps Universal would be a good powder to try.
Last group was pretty dang good I haven't gotten into lower loads yet I like my recoil lol
Yeah, I was not shooting good that day, I finally got in the groove for that last group! Stay safe!
Not too shabby
Thanks! Those loads seems to work OK! Stay safe!