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  1. 09-24-2017, 05:59 PM #1
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    super redhawk boolit diamiter

    hi all, I have a srh 9.5" bbl 44 mag. am casting lino powder coat gas check 240gr lee. chamber diameter is .431, bore diameter is .429. what should I size the boolits to. also any good deer loads are welcome. I have HS-6, H-110,unique,lil gun, 231, tite group, and Hercules 2400. deer season is around the corner.
    as a side note I would like to thank RUGER. in 1990 I bought a redhawk for 300.00 used. shot it to death. the barrel came loose so I sent it in. they could not repair it so they sent me this super red FREE.
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  2. 09-24-2017, 09:11 PM #2
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    I size my 44 mags to .430-.431 depending on which boolit. For hunting I would use 18.5-19.5 gr of 2400. For all around use I use 8.5 gr of Unique.
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  3. 09-24-2017, 09:31 PM #3
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    If a .431" will slide into all 6 cylinder throats with finger pressure, size to .431" and call it good. This is .431" after pc not .431" then pc..
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    shot the barrel loose? WOW !
    Ruger couldn't fix it? WOW ! again.

    As DougGuy says, .431 seems like the size to use, if it'll fit.

    Hunting load, I'd use H110, work up a load for your gun, starting at Hodgdon's recomendation for a start load.
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  5. 09-25-2017, 12:17 AM #5
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    Wow, indeed. Shot it loose! I use H-110.
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  6. 09-25-2017, 01:22 PM #6
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    I don't have a 431 sizer so .430 is my default 44 diameter.

    19-19.5 grs of 2400 generally zips lead out of my guns fast enough to make stuff die.
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