Wow! big disparity between mauals on H110 44 mag loads
Lookin to load some hunting loads for the 44 mag, but looking to keep the 240 grain jacketed bullets (Hornady) to about 1300 or 1350 fps. (in deference to the arthritis in my 60 year old hands)
Pulled out an old box of Hornady 240 grain jacketed hollow point bullets, went to several manuals and looked for loads in that range. Looking at starting loads for H-110 as I have a quantity of it.
First went to Lyman 49th and found loads for H-110 as follows:
23.5 grains H-110 at 1,196 fps (starting) and 24.5 grains H-110 at 1,233 fps (max)
O.K. a little surprised at recommended loads and velocities as H-110 is known as having a narrow range of usefullness at the higher range of velocity and a
1,233 fps max surprised me.
Well, went to several other manuals and found something totally different.
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Hornady forth edition listed:
starting load of 22.5 grains H-110 at 1,600 fps
max load of 25.0 grains H-110 at 1,750 fps
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Hodgdon basic reloaders manual, 2003
Max load listed is 24.0 grains with a velocity of 1,522 fps (Nosler 240 grain) with a notation to reduce only 3% for starting
load and no start load velocity listed.
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Speer number 13
Start load of 22.0 grains at 1,362 fps
Max load of 24.0 grains at 1451 fps
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While I understand that different 240 grain jacketed bullets will produce slightly different results (along with barrel length and type tested) I was stunned by the range of recommended loads and listed velocities.
I always check several published sources before settling on a load to try and cannot ever remember seeing such a difference of opinion as to recommeded loads or the velocities such loads yield.
I guess for this one I will start with the lowest recommended load and drag out the chrono.
Anyone have experience loading H-110 with the 240 grain jacketed hollow point and what have your results been (measured velocities)