44 magnum load

[Dirt Dauber]

Hello all. Newbie here but have been lurking for years. I recently purchased a NOE 44 mold and it is throwing a 260 grain grain boolit. It is very close to the Keith design . Does anyone here load this boolit and if I you I would appreciate any loads you may have . I have several pounds of 2400 and H110.Mold is marked 434-258 swc. Thanks

[725]

Welcome aboard. You are going to like it here. Lots of fun. I don't load that one but if you scroll up you will see a thread titled favorite cast boolit loads. check that one out

[40-82 hiker]

You did not say if the .44 Mag was for a rifle or pistol. With that cartridge there is a very important distinction:

The SAAMI specs for a pistol require a barrel groove diameter to be .429".
The SAAMI specs for a rifle require a barrel groove diamter to be .431".
Of course, the groove diameter of your barrel, either way, can surely be different. In other words, YMMV.

From the SAAMI website:

Pistol


Rifle


This will make a big difference in the sized diameter of your boolit. You will find much info about this within the webpages of this site. Welcome aboard.

[dkf]

The H110 and 2400 is going to be for hotter higher velocity loads. There is a fairly small recommended range of charge for both powders.

[Larry Gibson]

You might use the data in Lyman CBH #4 for the 265 gr cast as a guide.

[jaguarxk120]

What gun are you going to use this bullet in?
Not all 44 magnums are the same.
A Freedom Arms or a BFR will take loadings that will turn lesser
guns into junk!

[Dirt Dauber]

Redhawk.looking for 1100 -1150 fps

[RED BEAR]

You can check hodgen or alliant website for data with those powders.

[bmortell]

you probably wont be able to download h110 enough for that speed unless its a snub nose maybe, over bullet weights and barrel lengths h110 is usually 1300-1500fps. maybe 18gr 2400 could give you your speed, that's minimum book data though. might want to grab a pound of unique or something similar if you plan on hanging out in that velocity.

[jaguarxk120]

The Redhawk will take any load you want to put through it.

A few years ago Handloader magazine had a write up about +P loadings for the 44.

[dkf]

Redhawk.looking for 1100 -1150 fps

For those speeds I primarily use HS-6 or Power Pistol in my Redhawk. Of course there are others that will work too. H110 and 2400 are just not the best choices for that.

[NWPilgrim]

10 gr of Unique should get close to that. As mentioned already HS-6, or Power Pistol could easily get that velocity.

[Petrol & Powder]

Dirt Dauber - WELCOME !

That Redhawk is a strong gun.
H110 is a great powder for full power magnum loads but it doesn't like to be downloaded. For 1100-1150 fps with that heavy 260 grain bullet you may want to look at Unique or ww231.

That bullet is a little on the heavy side to be called a "Keith" but I understand what you are saying in terms of the profile. You shouldn't have any problems getting that bullet into that velocity range while remaining within acceptable pressures.

Consult a reloading manual but I agree with the others, about 10 grains of Unique or ww231 [HP-38] should get you close with a 44 Magnum casing and that 260 grain bullet.

[Tom W.]

Don't download H110.
2400 can be adjusted to suit your needs. I use a heavy charge of either one with anything from a 245 to 310 grain cast boolit sized to .430 for my SRH.

[LAH]

If I where looking to do what you want, I'd start with 17 grains of 2400.

[RED BEAR]

Although the red hawk is a strong gun don't think it can't be overloaded. Any gun can.