.44 Magnum Redhawk

[mj30wilson]

I just bought this ruger redhawk with a 7.5 inch barrel and I have a box of 300 gr Hornady Xtp's. Can I use these on whitetail deer. I live in missouri where the deer bodies are pretty small in the middle of the state.
I have either 2400 or Imr 4227 to choose from as far as powders.
Do I have a load somewhere in their to take a deer down humanely.
I have about 100 yd openings. Usually shots are taken within 50 yds. I guess my question is do I have to go out and buy a lower weight bullet to be effective or can I throw something together with what I have.

 

[baltz526]

yes the bullets and powder you have will work for a great hunting load

 

[.405]

I just bought this ruger redhawk with a 7.5 inch barrel and I have a box of 300 gr Hornady Xtp's. Can I use these on whitetail deer. I live in missouri where the deer bodies are pretty small in the middle of the state.
I have either 2400 or Imr 4227 to choose from as far as powders.
Do I have a load somewhere in their to take a deer down humanely.
I have about 100 yd openings. Usually shots are taken within 50 yds. I guess my question is do I have to go out and buy a lower weight bullet to be effective or can I throw something together with what I have.

Try 17 grains of 2400,and see what kind of accuracy you get.

 

[JD338]

mj30wilson

The 300 gr XTP will make for a great hunting bullet. If they do not shoot good, try the Nosler 300 gr JHP or the 240 gr JHP.
For hunting, I use the Nosler 250 gr PT with 21.0 grs H110.
This load leaves nice exit wounds and heavy blood trails. :grin:

JD338

 

[.405]

I have also gotten some great accuracy with IMR 4227 in the .44 mag.You will probably find that the gun likes 2400,4227,296, or 110.My 7 1/2 Redhawk loves 2400.I use to have an 8 3/8 " model 629 that loved 4227.

 

[Divernhunter]

In my Ruger RH I use the 200gr Nosler HP and 29gr H-110 with a mag primer. It is fast and super accurate. I have taken several deer and a large black bear with this load and my readhawk. The Nosler PAR bullet would be a great load with H-110 also. The 300gr bullet will work and so would 2400 or 4227 but I found the 300gr bullet more than I needed and I dislike the 2400 due to it being dirty and giving less speed than the H-110.

 

[.405]

I was told in a phone conversation by the president of AA powders that H110 and win 296 are identical powders.I have my doubts about this , but that is what he said.A healthy load of 296 always felt like a grenade went off in your hand, whereas; 110 always felt a bit softer.

 

[FOTIS]

I use LILGUN or h110 with my 300 xrp's in my Big red.


Cartridge : .44 Rem. Mag. (SAAMI)
Bullet : .430, 300, Hornady HP-XTP 44280
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 1.610 inch or 40.89 mm
Barrel Length : 7.5 inch or 190.5 mm
Powder : IMR 4227

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 3.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-30.0 70 12.60 769 394 10903 2385 53.2 1.266
-27.0 73 13.14 799 426 11890 2566 55.0 1.219
-24.0 76 13.68 830 459 12947 2752 56.8 1.174
-21.0 79 14.22 861 494 14112 2944 58.6 1.130
-18.0 81 14.76 893 532 15369 3140 60.4 1.088
-15.0 84 15.30 926 571 16733 3340 62.2 1.048
-12.0 87 15.84 959 613 18222 3544 64.0 1.010
-09.0 90 16.38 993 657 19842 3751 65.8 0.973
-06.0 93 16.92 1028 703 21607 3961 67.6 0.937
-03.0 96 17.46 1063 752 23533 4173 69.4 0.901
+00.0 99 18.00 1098 803 25640 4386 71.1 0.865
+03.0 102 18.54 1134 857 27946 4599 72.8 0.832
+06.0 105 19.08 1171 913 30474 4813 74.6 0.799
+09.0 108 19.62 1208 971 33256 5026 76.2 0.768 ! Near Maximum !
+12.0 111 20.16 1245 1033 36321 5236 77.9 0.738 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+15.0 114 20.70 1284 1097 39710 5445 79.5 0.710 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 99 18.00 1178 925 30254 4861 79.9 0.800
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 99 18.00 1011 681 21413 3818 61.3 0.944




Cartridge : .44 Rem. Mag. (SAAMI)
Bullet : .430, 300, Hornady HP-XTP 44280
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 1.610 inch or 40.89 mm
Barrel Length : 7.5 inch or 190.5 mm
Powder : Alliant 2400

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 3.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-30.0 56 10.50 826 455 12464 2890 71.2 1.229
-27.0 58 10.95 860 492 13530 3083 73.2 1.182
-24.0 61 11.40 893 531 14677 3277 75.1 1.138
-21.0 63 11.85 926 571 15910 3472 77.0 1.096
-18.0 65 12.30 959 613 17232 3668 78.8 1.056
-15.0 68 12.75 992 656 18649 3864 80.5 1.018
-12.0 70 13.20 1025 700 20166 4059 82.1 0.982
-09.0 73 13.65 1059 746 21787 4253 83.7 0.948
-06.0 75 14.10 1092 794 23520 4446 85.2 0.914
-03.0 77 14.55 1125 842 25371 4636 86.7 0.881
+00.0 80 15.00 1158 893 27347 4823 88.1 0.850
+03.0 82 15.45 1190 944 29457 5006 89.4 0.820
+06.0 85 15.90 1223 997 31710 5185 90.6 0.792 ! Near Maximum !
+09.0 87 16.35 1256 1051 34115 5360 91.7 0.766 ! Near Maximum !
+12.0 89 16.80 1288 1106 36684 5530 92.8 0.741 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+15.0 92 17.25 1321 1162 39428 5693 93.8 0.717 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 80 15.00 1226 1001 32389 5050 94.5 0.787 ! Near Maximum !
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 80 15.00 1076 772 22564 4434 79.3 0.930

 

[.405]

Here is an item of interest I found:

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=8808 ... RONT_SIGHT

I just ordered on for my .41 mag,will let you know how I like it!

 

[.405]

The sight turned out to be a dud. The bead is too large to use with the V notch, and the blade is too narrow to use with the regular rear sight. Forget that one.

Something very interesting that I just discovered. Ruger makes their own Hi Viz front sight for the Redhawk. It is (different) from the one I tried by Marbles. I believe it may be the correct width to work with the rear sight.As far as I know it is only available directly from Ruger.Unfortunately it is $38.85 retail .I don't know if it can be had cheaper somewhere else, but it would be great in the deep woods or around sunset.With my poor eyesight ,that is the one I need.


http://shopruger.com/Ruger-Redhawk-HiVi ... nfo/80610/

I am going to buy one in green and put a Millet white outline rear sight on my gun.That should be the next best thing to having a Red Dot mounted on the barrel. :wink: