Once again, I turn to the experience of forum members for assistance. I am trying to work up an effective deer hunting load for my 44 magnum rifles... I will be shooting either a 270gr or 280gr LFN gaschecked bullet.. anticipated distances will range from 50 to 150 yards with velocity in those ranges at an approximated 1700fps and 1300fps respectfully. My supply of casting material is predominately wheel weights, but I also have on hand some linotype and a very small amount of tin... I did some load work up with straight wheel weights that were both water and air cooled, but found accuracy @ 100 yards often broken in two distinct groups or clusters... by that I mean of the five shots in a group, they often printed two separate tight clusters of 2 & 3 shots. ... In doing some research on the forum on 44 mag rifle accuracy, one contributor suggested that the BHN was most likely the culprit and needed to be increased to 25 or higher... What are your thoughts? What would the effect of such a high BHN be on game taking abilities within the target ranges of 50-150 yds???
As always, I thank you in advance for sharing your experiences to accelerate my learning curve... I obviously have a lot to learn..
Kindest regards,
TheMoose