DrNick
10-31-2011, 08:01 AM
Howdy folks!
I've been experimenting with a swage die I got from BT Sniper to make .429 bullets from .40 S&W brass. Thus far I am very pleased with the performance. So much so that I will be using it in a Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum to hunt whitetails with in a couple of weeks.
I also have shot quite a few of them from my Marlin in .444.....which leads me to my question:
My pet load for the .444 is 55 grains of H335 under a 240 to 250 grain bullet. Since the barrel length is effectively the same and the bullet is identical, wouldn't a case full of H335 work for the .44 mag in a rifle too? The construction of both barrels seems to be very similar and I imagine the slower burning H335 could only do good things in the velocity department.
What say you all?
Doc
I've been experimenting with a swage die I got from BT Sniper to make .429 bullets from .40 S&W brass. Thus far I am very pleased with the performance. So much so that I will be using it in a Marlin 1894 in .44 Magnum to hunt whitetails with in a couple of weeks.
I also have shot quite a few of them from my Marlin in .444.....which leads me to my question:
My pet load for the .444 is 55 grains of H335 under a 240 to 250 grain bullet. Since the barrel length is effectively the same and the bullet is identical, wouldn't a case full of H335 work for the .44 mag in a rifle too? The construction of both barrels seems to be very similar and I imagine the slower burning H335 could only do good things in the velocity department.
What say you all?
Doc