Both h110 and w296 in the house along with hornady GCs. I PC but also made my own lube that posted a few months back. I plan on PCing with smokes power.
Sorry but I don't PC so others will have to advise there. My Devastators cast of 16-1 weigh out at 275 fully dressed. In Winchester cases with WLP primers I use 24 gr H110 which pressure tests right at the SAAMI MAP. That's a measured psi btw in my Contender barrel using the Oehler M43 PBL. It runs 1200 fps out of my 4" Anaconda, 1450 fps out of my 6 1/2" Ruger BHFT and 1650 fps out of a 16" M94 carbine.
What size handles do I need for the mold? Will my lee handles work? Dose it come with pins to form the HP cavity?
It will be more convenient if you use Lyman handles, the smaller ones for single cavity moulds. The Lee's will work also but you may have to drill new holes for the pins. Yes it comes with a separate pin for the HP.
I pour with a lee hand held dipper scooped from a 10lb pot.
Try the Lee dipper but you might want to get a Lyman or RCBS dipper for better and less frustrating results. Using Lyman's dipper technique (not doable with the Lee dipper) will give the best results. You'll want to get the alloy into the mould quicker and more consistently than you'll probably be able to with the Lee dipper.
I have a lee sizer. I run my bullets though it and and add a GC after PCing. What's the push pin used for and I would assume I need one and it doesn't come with? My lube I made is kinda like the old nra lube plus stp oil additive if I remember.
You may have to change your procedure a bit. My Anaconda has untapered .429 throats and the barrel is a .429 groove diameter.....it is extremely accurate. With the Devastator crimped in the crimp groove rounds will not chamber unless the bullets are sized .429 as the bullet is full diameter out past the case to where the nose (ogive) begins. I seat the GCs 1st, then lube and size at .430 then size to .429 in a Lee push through sizer. If the GCs fits squarely on the bullet shank the flat push rod that comes with Lee sizers will crimp the GC on while sizing the bullet. I've done considerable testing and have found my other 3 .44 handguns shoot just as accurately w/o leading with the bullets sized .430. The Ruger BHFT has .432 throats (pinned) with a .429 groove barrel and shoots just as accurately for me with .429, .430 or .432 sized bullets. I get no leading to speak of with the lube I use (BAC) when I use a good alloy to begin with.
I have 4, 44's. A new ruger 77/44 which will mainly be what ill use this for along with my colt andaconda. I also have a ruger 44 semi auto carbine and a s&w nite guard.
I suggest working up the load staying within published handgun load data for the M77/44. The Anaconda will then, more than likely, shoot it just fine. The Ruger semi and S&W will probably shoot that load also. Remember to size the Devastators to fit (chamber) in the revolvers cylinders.
I saw this pic of them next to the lee 310 that I make and the wide meplate on the devistator sold me....
https://mobile.twitter.com/superelkh...58199825715202
That is one of the benefits of that wide gaping HP on the Devastator.....if it doesn't expand it still has the same effect then as a WFN bullet.
Larry Gibson