Load recommendations for my .44 mag.

[JD338]

I shoot the Nosler 240 gr JHP with 23.0 grs H110 in both my S&W 629 Classic and Marlin 1894.
This load is very accurate and deadly on WT deer from both the revolver and rifle.

JD338

 

[Silentstalker]

Thanks again all, great advise and insight. I have started with the Nosler 240 gr. JHP for load developement. Once I get it dialed there I plan to try some cast and xtp 's.

 

[JD338]

The 240 gr JHP will leak a lot of blood on a shot through the lungs.

JD338

 

[mtwarych]

I have hunted bear and deer with my 7.5" redhawk.
I used 300grn Hornady XTPs with a maximum load of H4227.
The performance of the load was like the hand of God would just knock the deer and bear down and the animals would be DRT.
I would have no issue hunting for elk at a reasonable range with a handgun.
I did cheat and used a red dot sighted in at 75 yards though.

 

[FOTIS]

Cartridge          : .44 Rem. Mag. (SAAMI)
Bullet             : .429, 240, Nosler JHP 44842
Useable Case Capaci: 25.789 grain H2O = 1.674 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 1.610 inch = 40.89 mm
Barrel Length      : 7.5 inch = 190.5 mm

Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders.
Matching Maximum Pressure: 34500 psi, or 237 MPa
or a maximum loading ratio or filling of 105 %
These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !

Powder type          Filling/Loading Ratio  Charge    Charge   Vel. Prop.Burnt P max  P muzz  B_Time
                                      %     Grains    Gramm   fps     %       psi     psi    ms
---------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------------------
Hodgdon Lil'Gun                    100.2     24.7     1.60    1551    90.6    34500    7703   0.650  ! Near Maximum !
Norma R123                          87.8     20.9     1.35    1545   100.0    34500    7035   0.679  ! Near Maximum !
Winchester 296                      98.1     25.0     1.62    1516    79.2    34500    7441   0.664  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil R910                      100.8     22.1     1.43    1509    91.9    34500    7070   0.652  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H110                        98.1     25.0     1.62    1493    83.0    34500    7070   0.669  ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot Enforcer                    88.5     21.5     1.39    1480    90.9    34500    6644   0.670  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 512                 94.3     21.4     1.39    1476    90.7    34500    6597   0.672  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant 2400                        88.0     19.9     1.29    1468    89.7    34500    6505   0.672  ! Near Maximum !
Nitrochemie A/S 0200               104.0     24.7     1.60    1467    78.5    34500    6669   0.667  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N105                     91.7     17.1     1.11    1462   100.0    34500    5672   0.669  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 4100                       91.1     22.4     1.45    1453    86.2    34500    6352   0.671  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 30                  105.0     22.0     1.42    1453    85.5    33557    6424   0.670  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate No.7                       70.1     17.8     1.16    1449    96.9    34500    5988   0.675  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex D037.1                        69.6     17.8     1.16    1449    96.9    34500    5988   0.675  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate No.9                       77.6     19.6     1.27    1444    92.3    34500    6098   0.672  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex D037.2                        76.9     19.6     1.27    1444    92.3    34500    6098   0.672  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant BLUE DOT                    90.4     17.5     1.13    1441    96.1    34500    5967   0.674  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S040                          93.7     19.9     1.29    1440    89.3    34500    6093   0.668  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil P806                       79.2     18.8     1.22    1433   100.0    34500    5404   0.694  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 24                   75.5     16.1     1.04    1432    98.3    34500    5668   0.671  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant POWER PISTOL                73.2     13.8     0.90    1426   100.0    34500    5424   0.671  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N110                    105.0     21.2     1.37    1425    87.9    29867    6440   0.705
Vihtavuori 3N38                     85.7     16.6     1.08    1418    98.7    34500    5438   0.676  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex D060                         100.9     22.4     1.45    1417    72.5    34500    6120   0.671  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 5744                       98.6     22.4     1.45    1417    72.5    34500    6120   0.671  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex D063                          97.1     24.1     1.56    1410    71.6    34500    5949   0.667  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S221                        64.4     16.0     1.04    1408    99.6    34500    5317   0.686  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AR 2205                        101.0     22.8     1.48    1402    82.0    34500    5814   0.675  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem S265                       105.0     22.9     1.49    1394    80.2    33098    5892   0.699  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AP 100                          89.0     14.6     0.95    1381   100.0    34500    4799   0.676  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex D036                          56.0     13.8     0.89    1380   100.0    34500    4746   0.678  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate No.5                       56.0     13.8     0.89    1380   100.0    34500    4743   0.678  ! Near Maximum !
Fiocchi F-Rex brown                 56.0     13.8     0.89    1380   100.0    34500    4743   0.678  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AP 90                           83.4     13.7     0.89    1366   100.0    34500    4378   0.680  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon HS-6                        60.7     14.3     0.92    1354   100.0    34500    4385   0.684  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate 1680                      105.0     26.0     1.69    1353    63.2    31440    5630   0.698
Vihtavuori 3N37                     74.5     13.7     0.89    1351   100.0    34500    4311   0.686  ! Near Maximum !
IMR 4227                           105.0     22.8     1.48    1345    71.3    29741    5604   0.712
Vihtavuori N350                     77.3     13.4     0.87    1343   100.0    34500    4204   0.685  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon Longshot                    57.6     13.8     0.89    1341   100.0    34500    4222   0.686  ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot True Blue                   57.0     13.8     0.89    1339   100.0    34500    4204   0.686  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 504                 57.9     13.8     0.89    1339   100.0    34500    4204   0.686  ! Near Maximum !
Winchester 540                      56.1     13.8     0.89    1339   100.0    34500    4195   0.686  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant HERCO                       83.6     12.5     0.81    1336   100.0    34500    4190   0.696  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 20                   79.6     12.7     0.82    1329   100.0    34500    4000   0.691  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon H4227                      105.0     22.8     1.48    1324    70.5    27915    5591   0.732
PB Clermont PCL 501                 62.7     13.0     0.84    1324   100.0    34500    4032   0.692  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S053                         105.0     22.4     1.45    1317    75.2    25608    5734   0.759
Winchester WAP                      61.3     12.7     0.82    1313   100.0    34500    3929   0.690  ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot Silhouette                  61.0     12.6     0.82    1311   100.0    34500    3909   0.691  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant UNIQUE                      74.2     11.4     0.74    1310   100.0    34500    3920   0.700  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem MP200                       68.6     12.0     0.78    1304   100.0    34500    3845   0.698  ! Near Maximum !
Alliant BULLSEYE                    65.2     10.3     0.67    1303   100.0    34500    3869   0.691  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil J706                       85.8     12.2     0.79    1302   100.0    34500    3907   0.722  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 506                 64.4     10.8     0.70    1285   100.0    34500    3708   0.708  ! Near Maximum !
Nitrochemie P2636 Ws                72.8     11.6     0.75    1285   100.0    34500    3616   0.701  ! Near Maximum !
Somchem MS200                       73.1     11.4     0.74    1279   100.0    34500    3623   0.706  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N340                     72.8     11.5     0.74    1279   100.0    34500    3587   0.700  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate No.2                       69.0     10.9     0.70    1278   100.0    34500    3594   0.697  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N125                    105.0     23.2     1.50    1266    69.1    23358    5489   0.792
Rottweil P803                       66.6     11.5     0.75    1265   100.0    34500    3518   0.720  ! Near Maximum !
Fiocchi F-Rex yellow                67.0     11.1     0.72    1263   100.0    34500    3455   0.707  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex S020                          67.0     11.1     0.72    1263   100.0    34500    3455   0.707  ! Near Maximum !
NitroKemia REX 3/Green/36           89.0     11.6     0.75    1259   100.0    34500    3387   0.708  ! Near Maximum !
Hodgdon Universal                   68.6     10.5     0.68    1247   100.0    34500    3400   0.717  ! Near Maximum !
ADI AP 70N                          61.9     10.5     0.68    1247   100.0    34500    3400   0.717  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 515                 71.3     11.0     0.72    1244   100.0    34500    3313   0.708  ! Near Maximum !
NitroKemia REX 2/Yellow/32          86.9     10.9     0.71    1243   100.0    34500    3272   0.709  ! Near Maximum !
Vihtavuori N330                     68.6     10.6     0.69    1241   100.0    34500    3292   0.714  ! Near Maximum !
ReloadSwiss RS 12                   67.2     10.7     0.69    1238   100.0    34500    3312   0.728  ! Near Maximum !
Rottweil P804                       59.8     11.1     0.72    1234   100.0    34500    3322   0.729  ! Near Maximum !
NitroKemia REX 1/Red/28             86.1     10.9     0.71    1233   100.0    34500    3231   0.705  ! Near Maximum !
Accurate Solo 1250                  73.9     10.5     0.68    1230   100.0    34500    3196   0.710  ! Near Maximum !
Maxam CSB 1                         77.8     10.9     0.70    1226   100.0    34500    3141   0.713  ! Near Maximum !
PB Clermont PCL 509                 68.7     10.6     0.69    1224   100.0    34500    3193   0.715  ! Near Maximum !
Maxam CSB 2                         72.8     10.5     0.68    1223   100.0    34500    3183   0.728  ! Near Maximum !
Ramshot Zip                         52.9     10.6     0.69    1222   100.0    34500    3177   0.714  ! Near Maximum !
Winchester 231                      59.0     10.6     0.69    1222   100.0    34500    3177   0.714  ! Near Maximum !
Lovex D032                          48.5      9.7     0.63    1221   100.0    34500    3141   0.711  ! Near Maximum !
Fiocchi F-Rex green                 48.5      9.7     0.63    1221   100.0    34500    3141   0.711  ! Near Maximum !
Bofors RP1 NT ~approximation       105.0     24.2     1.57    1217    55.9    24890    4605   0.783
Hodgdon HP38                        52.4     10.4     0.68    1214   100.0    34500    3120   0.716  ! Near Maximum !

 

[RiverRider]

I read through the thread again, and if anyone mentioned this, I just didn't spot it: H110 and W296 are exactly the same powder...same manufacturer, same formulation, identical---just put into different containers with different labels.

I always thought it was interesting that Winchester adamantly nixes reduced loads with 296, while Hodgdon specified a range of safe loads. I guess it's easy to conclude which outfit is more influenced by lawyers.

 

[Whitesheep]

Hi Silentstalker,

Since you want to reload for the .44 Mag RH check out Cast Performance Bullets here:

http://www.grizzlycartridge.com/index.php?app=ecom&ns=catshow&ref=cpb

and Beartooth Bullets here: http://beartoothbullets.com/

You may find you like the terminal ballistics of these hard cast bullets.

Good luck and let us know when and how you bag your elk with a .44 Mag.

 

[FOTIS]

I read through the thread again, and if anyone mentioned this, I just didn't spot it: H110 and W296 are exactly the same powder...same manufacturer, same formulation, identical---just put into different containers with different labels.

I always thought it was interesting that Winchester adamantly nixes reduced loads with 296, while Hodgdon specified a range of safe loads. I guess it's easy to conclude which outfit is more influenced by lawyers.

Yup :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Troy,


.......

20 gr H110 or win 296 (same powder) with the 300 gr XTP. One load for everything.

 

[RiverRider]

I shoulda known, but I'm blind in one eye and can't see out the other and only partially literate in the first place. So, once again...BUSTED.

:lol:

 

[345 kv]

A 300gr bullet and H110 has been my go to heavy load for my Redhawk for a long time. Just bought a S&W 329PD looking at a 265gr bullet and H110 as a heavy load in this handgun.

 

[hogginlong]

I've killed 2 deer with the Barnes 200 gr XPB with picture perfect expansion,both DRT.