44 Mag, Red Dot and 200 gr. lead load??

[TCLouis]

Any suggestions for this combo?
Bullets are fairly soft and are minimally lubed.
for the Red Hawk or SRH plinking loads

[David R]

"Lyman Says" 4.0 to 6.5 for a 44 special

"Hercules reloaders guide says" 9.7 for a 200 JHP, @ 1320 fps.

I would start lower and work up to it, thats a lotta red dot.

[BlueMoon]

I have some old Hercules data and it's for a 200 JHP but it shows 8.5grns to 10.5grns RDot. If your bullet is soft, I'd be tempted to use Bullseye data.

Bill

[fecmech]

Blue moon--Allaiant cowboy data shows .44Mag--205gn. lead rnfp-- 4.9 red dot=767fps and 5.5grs=839fps out of a 5.5"bbl. Nick