New to me Redhawk .44mag. Lets talk about loads

[Ozark mike]

One more that likes 8gr of Unique under a 240 / 250 gr boolit also a fan of 17.5gr of 2400 the days of me shooting 23gr of H110 under a 240gr bullet are gone for the most part for me I just do not see the need for it

I wouldn't load hot but I live in land o grizz

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I assume you guys are all using LPP with Unique and MLPP for H110, but what about the 2400?

I just use LPP with 2400

[trapper9260]

I have a RH and the scope to put on it 7 1/2" and what ever I put in it works. The Lee 310grs I do not shoot much for how it is. But for my Marlin it shoots great.

[415m3]

Good info everyone, and thanks.

[Baja_Traveler]

I just tried 7 grains of Trail Boss under a Miha 250gr this past weekend. Nice mild load that's easy on the hands, but I was a bit surprised at how dirty it was. I'll probably go back to my 19gr of 2400 in the future though. Just put the Weig-A-Tinny rail and reflex sight on, and I'm still getting used to the sight, but I'm really beginning to like it.

[murf205]

STD LPP will work fine behind Unique or 2400 but you better use MPP with H110/296 Winchester. I have has some very bad experiences with std primers and H110. You cant go wrong with a Lyman 429421 or a custom mold like it in 250 grs. If you want to shoot paper or steel like you said, the 8grs of Unique or 17gr of 2400 will be a good bet. If your gun wont like either of those loads it will be the one and only that don't! Great deal, congrats on a revolver that is strong as an anvil and accurate to boot.

[Ozark mike]

Yes make sure you use mpp with 296 h110 and lilgun

[Thumbcocker]

I have shot H110 under 265 rnfp's for years with standard primers. Excellent accuracy.

[murf205]

I have shot H110 under 265 rnfp's for years with standard primers. Excellent accuracy.

I'm glad you have had good luck with std primers. I have pushed the powder charge out of the case and the boolit jammed into the forcing cone on several occasions. It's a mess to clean out all the powder. I called Hodgdon and talked to their ballistician and he said to definitely use magnum primers with H110. The accuracy improved a lot when I went to magnum pistol primers

[Thumbcocker]

I do use a heck of a crimp. Wolf large pistol primers.

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[Arkansas Paul]

You got a smoking deal on that. Good grief.

I too use the Lyman 429421 mold and the Lee 310 mold.
For a light plinking load I like 10 grains of Unique with the Keith bullet.
For serious business, a near max load of H110 or IMR4227 with the Lee 310.

[white eagle]

I shoot a 260 gr Miha 503 copy
I have used 296 but like 8-8.5 gr unique
very accurate in my 5.5 Redhawk both 50 and 100

[Ramjet-SS]

http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_...=43-270F-D.png

The perfect 44 mag bullet in my opinion is the 270 grain WFN plain base or gas check loaded to 1000 FPS and up. Penetrates s deep as the 310 but with much less felt recoil. Is deadly on game.

[fenderman57]

I agree with Ramjet-SS, I use that mold for a Redhawk 5.5 @ 1300 fps and a Winchester Timber Carbine 444 @ 2050 fps. Hits hard with good accuracy, moderate recoil.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

I have that mold too shoots good out of my SBH with 2400

[murf205]

http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_...=43-270F-D.png

The perfect 44 mag bullet in my opinion is the 270 grain WFN plain base or gas check loaded to 1000 FPS and up. Penetrates s deep as the 310 but with much less felt recoil. Is deadly on game.

Like this, it is a NOE mold that makes a 270 gr. Al did a beautiful job and it makes the same kind of boolits. My 4" 629 loves them.

[415m3]

Desperate for a quick range trip, I took the kids to a local indoor range to shoot the Redhawk and a few other pistols. Thank you all for the load recommendations, I freakin love this gun. I casted and PC a bunch of 429421 and had great success with the Skeeter Unique 8.0gr, 2400 18gr, and H110 23.5gr with a JHP. It is a very accurate gun and was actually quite comfortable to shoot. My 11yr old daughter even took it for a spin.

[murf205]

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I have to agree on boolits and powder. Only difference is I had Tom at Accurate cut me a copy of the Lee 310 in a plain base mold.
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I see that the mold Tom cut for you actually has a valid crimp groove, quite unlike the Lee. That is my main complaint with the Lee and the fact that I never thought it needed to have a gas check on it's butt. How hard do you drive that pb 300gr boolit? Those are beautiful btw, good job waco.