Mould for ruger .44 super black hawk hunter

[DirtyDusty]

Anyone use a lbt mold for this particular revolver? I am looking for bullets in the 250-260 gr. to use for hunting. A Keith style bullet would good, but I was wondering about oal when loaded to take advantage of the length of the chamber.

[ACrowe25]

Just shot a deer two weekends ago with a Lee 240 (GC with Al check and bac lube). I believe oal was 1.585 or wherever the crimp groove was. Not home to check.

[ACrowe25]

Got hit, walked 10-15 feet and laid down for the last time.

[GRUMPA]

If memory serves me right all you have to do is tell Veral (if he still does it) what the length of your cylinder is at the time of ordering. Any adjustments can be made when the mould is being made. Unless they changed there business practices last I knew they don't really mass produce the moulds but cater to the individual.

[fredj338]

The Lyman or RCBS 250K are good choices. I went with the Lyman Dev mold & had Erik make me a shallower cup point & remnove the gc. The resulting bullet weighs 270gr & on good days for me, will shoot 3" groups @ 100yds w/ a 2x scope in my RBHBH. The Lee 310gr FP is also a good shooter, but just way more bullet than needed for most lower 48 hunting.

[DirtyDusty]

What alloy works best for .44 mag loads? What about midrange loads? Do you have to harden bullets or just cast and size?

[tuckerdog]

I use 50-50 stick on ww and clipon ww lyman 429421 sized 430 with 19.5 grn 2400. not max but very accurate and more than plenty for deer.

[tuckerdog]

air cooled

[randy_68]

ACrowe, that is one of the molds I just got in and I cast some Monday night with it. Bullets look good, just waiting on my gas checks to come in on Thursday and will be loading some up for my SBH Hunter. If the wife leaves me alone I might even get to shoot it this weekend.

[MtGun44]

No need for GCs in pistols if you fit the bore well with a good
design. You can save money and time from the start.

Keith designs like Lyman 429421 or RCBS 44 250 K are great places to start. Size to match the cylinder
throats (front - measure by slugging the removed cyl) and use air cooled wheel wts - no real need for
harder than that, either.

Bill

[JesterGrin_1]

To be honest I think if you do not wish to use a GC then the 429421 would be good. If you wish to use a GC then the 431244 is also good.

If you are going to take a Big BEAR then the Lee 310Gr is hard to beat. But with that weight of bullet in a Ruger make sure that the screw for the ejection rod housing is tight and lock tied in or it will get loose and either sheer off or come out.

I had a Ruger Bisley Super Blackhawk Hunter in .44 Mag and I sized mine at .431. It was a darn nice pistol and accurate but Big and Heavy lol. So I decided I would rather carry a Rifle lol.

[jblee10]

I have a Redhawk and I've settled on one bullet. The Mihec 432-256. Since I bought this mould nothing else has been shot from my Redhawk. It's a Keith style bullet and my alloy cast about 262 grains. It will do anything I've asked it to. If you can find one, it's a great mould. I have never found a reason to use a gas check in the 44 mag. My load is 21 grains of 2400 behind the 262 grain bullet. Basically just wheel weights air cooled, and never any leading.

[44man]

83350Anything from 240 to 330 gr. The SBH will shoot many boolits. My most accurate is my 330 gr, did 1-5/16" at 200 yards. Next is the RD 265 that holds 1-1/4" at 100. The Lee 310 is right in there.
I prefer heavy for the accuracy and deer. I use straight WW's and water drop because air cooled will give me a few fliers and are no different on deer then air cooled, neither expands or needs expansion.
My 330 has a long nose, OAL is 1.710". I actually screwed up making the cherry and the boolit is heavier then I wanted. I had cut the forcing cone to 11* long ago and made the nose as close to 11* I could get. I was worried until I started shooting it.
This is the only picture of the boolit I have.

[44man]

One thing I have found with all of my boolits for any revolver but can't prove, is 2 to 3 GG's seem to be better then 1 big one.

[Baja_Traveler]

I use the RCBS 44 250 Keith mold for my Redhawk. Great boolit with alot of punch.

Here's a shot of them, in the upper right - with annoying marks from the lubrisizer punch that I need to deburr...

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[Tazman1602]

Talk to Tom at Accurate Molds. He made me a 300 grain GC mold for my 3.75" barrel Super Blackhawk .44 mag that is accurate and packs one heckuva punch out to 50 yards.

Downloaded to target velocities it also has the kick of most of my full bore .357 mag loads, very comfortable to shoot at the bench.

Art

[Tatume]

Anyone use a lbt mold for this particular revolver? I am looking for bullets in the 250-260 gr. to use for hunting. A Keith style bullet would good, but I was wondering about oal when loaded to take advantage of the length of the chamber.

LBT will make anything you need. Tell Veral the mold is for a Super Black Hawk and he'll set the crimp groove to take maximum advantage of your cylinder length. I recommend the LFN.

http://lbtmoulds.com/

Take care, Tom

[Shuz]

I have a Redhawk and I've settled on one bullet. The Mihec 432-256. Since I bought this mould nothing else has been shot from my Redhawk. It's a Keith style bullet and my alloy cast about 262 grains. It will do anything I've asked it to. If you can find one, it's a great mould. I have never found a reason to use a gas check in the 44 mag. My load is 21 grains of 2400 behind the 262 grain bullet. Basically just wheel weights air cooled, and never any leading.

I add about 1% tin to my clip on wheel weights to aid fill out from my Mihec 432-256. My mould is a 2C, but I wish it was a 4C like my MP-433-300HP, that I bought for my .444 Marlin. As I've grown older, I can no longer tolerate 21g of 2400 behind my 250 to 270g .44's, so I've dropped my powder charge down to 18g of 2400 or 17g of WC 820 and enjoy the reduced re-coil. 1150 to 1200 fps with those loads is plenty for deer hunting. I might add, so is 8.5g of Green Dot with the Mihec 432-256 at 1043 fps.