Cast bullet for 44 mag

[StrawHat]

Oh, The velocity for the 24 gr 4227 under the 429421 Keith bullet in
my Smith 29 is 1330fps.
beltfed/arnie

So, 4227 gives 1300 fps and excellent accuracy. That is good to know. I no longer use the 44 Magnum preferring first the 45 long Colt and now the 45 ACP. But my brother like the magnum round so I will mention it to him.

Kevin

[fcvan]

A few years back, my wife saw a Ruger 3.75 BlackHawk at the gun show. She is a Ruger Freak! Okay, I might have encouraged that. Anyway, she was eyeballing this gun and I reminded her that every new caliber requires dies, molds, sizers, etc. She was a might disappointed. Then I told her I already had dies and a 240gr SWC GC mold I had bought for a friends gun. "Get that gun!" I told her I also bought some ammo from a dealer at the show.

She enjoyed shooting her new gun. I looked up the gun on Ruger's website, it wasn't even listed. The test brass was only 10 days old. The gun was listed the following day as a small run for Lipsey's (I think) and well, Momma loves her Rugers. I later scored a 208gr WadCutter mold from a member here. At 1000fps, that boolit is a tack driver. I think it will be a pig thumper for sure

[Thumbcocker]

Put several deer in the freezer with a Keith boolit and 22 grains of 4227.

[ABJ]

I also prefer 4227 for the simple fact I think the recoil is a little less than 2400, and accuracy is the same for me. For plinking loads I like HS-6 at around 1000 fps. Those plinking loads are just fun and no recoil. My hunting bullet is an NOE round flat 240ish gas check in 20:1.

Tony

[Beerd]

If you don't mind a gas check, the Lyman 429244 SWC has worked out well in my Ruger and Dan Wesson revolvers.