Loaded up some 44 special with 7.5 gr of power pistol and 8 gr with a 200 gr XTP. Shot at 10 yards with open sights, the load with 7.5 gr was nothing to write home about but the 8 gr charge was the goods in my model 29 44 mag. Gonna try it with 8.5 gr next time I get it out.
I’m using 51 gr of 4350, Norma Brass, Fed 210 primer with and the O A L is 3.290. Haven’t checked the velocity and still need to measure to see how far off the lands.
I bet it sounded like a howitzer going off indoors! LOL My GP 100 357 has a 4” barrel and will bust your eardrums without hearing protection with magnum loads outside. Can’t imagine how much worse it would be indoors.
I never really worked with 4350 in this rifle, but the Accubond didn’t group as well with IMR-4831 as they do with the 4350. IMR-4831 & 140 gr BT has been my go to load for this rifle.
I bought a set of RCBS 44 special/44 Magnum dies from a buddy of mine and the instructions don’t say anything about what the spacer provided is supposed to be used for? Any help would be appreciated.
I have a couple boxes of Speer 240 JSP deep curl bullets and thinkin about loading a few in my 444 Marlin to see how they shoot? I know Remington used to make a load for the 444 with a 240 gr JSP, I’m not sure how they’d hold up against a deer or bear at 444 velocities.
I saw this while reading the regs this morning, What a bunch of BS! I have 9 points for a deer tag I’ve Been trying to draw. I’m gonna have to think this over if I wanna waste the money on putting in for the draw this year? I’m pretty much done with Colorado at this point!!
That hole is from s load I worked up for my 22-250. I’m using a Redding seating die. This rifle likes 150 gr bullets best out of everything I’ve tried out of so far.
With RL-17 it would print a great group one day and look like I was shooting a shotgun the next with this bullet! Decided to try a slower burning powder and see if that would solve things? Yesterday was the first go with H4831sc.
Looking into getting another rifle next year, I'm looking at another 7mm-08 or 25-06. Both barrels have a 1-10 twist. Anyone know what weight bullets are normally best for that rate of twist in those calibers?