Large Meplat .44 240-265gr ?

[youngda9]

I am looking for a large meplat .44 magnum bullet in the 240-265gr range. I shoot a Smith and don't want to beat is up with the 300+ grain bohemoths.

I can't seem to find any molds out there that fit the bill.

Any suggestions ?

[Dale53]

My favorite bullet of all for the .44 Specials AND .44 Magnums is a clone of the H&G #503 as done by Mihec. However, that is a group buy mould. It is now being re-run in both a hollow point and a solid point version:

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=114860

These moulds represent the finest moulds available ANYWHERE at ANY price and are priced quite reasonably for what you get.

Dale53

[BABore]

BRP 434640 PB. It weighs in at 267 grains with 50/50 WW-Pb. The GC version weighs 277 grains. Both have a 0.300 meplat and 0.390 nose lengths. They're not listed on my website yet, just the 434640 GC. I recently updated the design and made both PB & GC versions. Here's a look.

[youngda9]

^^ That looks like what I'm talking about. PM inbound.

[mebe007]

That's what I'm talking about. I'm worried is shoot my 629 loose with the 300 grainers. Those look nice

[Hanzerik]

How about the Ranch Dog TLC432-265-RF?
http://home.bresnan.net/~hanzerik/TLC432-265-RF-1.jpg
http://home.bresnan.net/~hanzerik/TLC432-265-RF-2.jpg

[44man]

How about the Ranch Dog TLC432-265-RF?
http://home.bresnan.net/%7Ehanzerik/TLC432-265-RF-1.jpg
http://home.bresnan.net/%7Ehanzerik/TLC432-265-RF-2.jpg
I can't say enough good things about it, a wonderful boolit lubed with Felix.

[44man]

BRP 434640 PB. It weighs in at 267 grains with 50/50 WW-Pb. The GC version weighs 277 grains. Both have a 0.300 meplat and 0.390 nose lengths. They're not listed on my website yet, just the 434640 GC. I recently updated the design and made both PB & GC versions. Here's a look.
Nice looking boolit Bruce, I don't Know about the one large GG.
Could you duplicate it with 2 grooves and do a side by side test?
I am still wrapping my head around the GG's and seem to have lower results with only one large one.

[BABore]

Nice looking boolit Bruce, I don't Know about the one large GG.
Could you duplicate it with 2 grooves and do a side by side test?
I am still wrapping my head around the GG's and seem to have lower results with only one large one.

Since your such a good friend, for you, NO.

[leftiye]

Not to detract from Bruce's molds atall. I've got a couple and like 'em fine. Lyman does make the .44 Devastator mold, and it can be cast as flat nose, or hollow point (if you make a flat point pin for it). The design is similar to Bruce's .260 grainer. Mine casts a 270 grain boolit (I've modified the hollow point pin - less deep), and it is muy accurate.

[44man]

Since your such a good friend, for you, NO.
Party pooper! [smilie=1::bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2:

[stubert]

A 300 grain boolit will not beat up your gun if you use sensible loads. I find the Lee 430-310 VERY accurate in my SRH.

[West Creek]

Look at LBT - Veral makes some real nice bullet molds. I have a 260 gr WFN for my 44 and it shoots well. A little more costly but his molds and bullet designs are top shelf.

Lead Bullet Technology

[mebe007]

Reading everything on his site makes my head spin. Being new to this my mind is on overload

[quasi]

A 300 grain boolit will not beat up your gun if you use sensible loads. I find the Lee 430-310 VERY accurate in my SRH.

not much will beat up a Super Redhawk, a 29 is very lightly built in comparison to it.

[mebe007]

that's my whole issue with finding a mold for my 629. all you read about is crazy 300 plus grain loads in srh. well that's great but i don't own a srh. i bought the smith because it felt better in my hand. cant shoot something that doesn't feel right. anyways my mind is a spinning. LBT site really makes my head spin although im sure it shouldn't. perhaps if i slowed down and stopped thinking i feel overwhelmed maybe i wouldn't be. that BRP boolit looks great imo. ive looked at the ranchdog that is listed but ive heard its not good to size tl boolits, and i suppose i don't really need a gas check design out of a revolver. so really i have gotten no where in my quest for a mold to fulfill my needs of a whitetail and black bear boolit. black bear being the biggest thing in my neck of the woods.

[youngda9]

I found a few other offerings:

43-220V - 250gr, .38" Meplat (88.4%) .365" nose, .665" length
http://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=43-250V-D.png

43-260V - 260gr, .36" Meplat (83.7%) .4" nose, .7" lengthhttp://www.accuratemolds.com/bullet_detail.php?bullet=43-260V-D.png

Ranch Dog TLC432-265-RF
270gr, .312" Meplat (72.6%) .245" nose, .735" length + Gas check
Requres gas check, short nose, .49"bullet inside case will increase pressures.

Compare that to the BRP in post #3
BRP 434640 PB - 265gr(WW), .3" meplat (69.7%) 0.39" nose, .75" Length

I think the BRP is the winner for me. It will be more aerodynamic (more stable at longer ranges) and has 70% meplat which will be very effective...not so much of a flying trashcan full wadcutter design. Nice long nose will help as well.

[youngda9]

Delete, double post.

[44man]

I found a few similar offerings at http://www.accuratemolds.com

http://www.accuratemolds.com/img/bullets/detail/43-260V-D.png
Babore makes WONDERFUL molds too. We have a few differences of opinion on a couple of boolits but it is between him and me. [smilie=1:
He uses precision and drawings. I plunge the GG cutter into a cherry and say "looks good." :drinks:

[mdi]

How about the Ranch Dog TLC432-265-RF?
http://home.bresnan.net/~hanzerik/TLC432-265-RF-1.jpg
http://home.bresnan.net/~hanzerik/TLC432-265-RF-2.jpg
My favorite, next to a Lyman 420421. I too have a 629. My first "big bore". I used to shoot "T-Rex killer" loads all the time untill I had to send it back to S&W for repair. Now it only gets low end magnum loads. I use 2 bullets in my 629; Ranchdog's 265 and Lyman 429421, both sized to .430" - .431". You're right about shooting full magnum loads, it get real tiresome after mebbe 40 rounds or so...

[EDK]

There's a bunch of good boolit designs out there....and mould makers that do them right. I'm shooting VAQUEROS at high end 44 special/low end 44 magnum velocity ranges. Your Smith...and wrists...will last a lot longer with 900-to-1000 feet per second loads for 90% of your shooting.

429421 (from Mihec and MMA10MM) 429352 (from Blammer) and the RANCH DOG TLC 432 265/NOE plain base clone are current favorites. 7.5 of UNIQUE or HERCO or HP38 or TITEGROUP all work d*** well.

[youngda9]

I did some measuring last night to the 240gr LSWCs that I normally shoot...their meplat is .3". I want to try something bigger than that so I think I'm going to go with the Accurate 43-260V which has a .36" meplat (83.7") and still has a .4" nose and is .7" long and 260gr.

I normally shoot 10.5gr of Unique with 240gr bullets for just over 1200fps out of my 6.5" 686...this is a fairly light .44 load.

[6pt-sika]

I've been an advocate of the Ranch Dog molds since their inception and I can tell you the 432-265GC works well in 444 rifles , 44 MAG rifles , my 4" S&W 629 and my old 1957 vintage Ruger Blackhawk 44 MAG Flattop !

However I am also quite pleased with BRP molds although I've not tried his 434640 I'm sure it would be as good if not better then my old Lyman 429640 mold !

The Lyman 429640 Devestater isn't bad either as I have one of those as well !

You might look into the Saeco #431 which is a 250 grain GC mold that shoots very nicely . I can say the same for the Saeco #432 , this ones a 265 grainer !