280g WFN...in 44 special / charter?

[45-70.gov]

i cast 280g WFN for my smiths handis and winchester in 44 mag

have loads for this......

been shooting 44 russians in the charters with 3 grains bulls eye
but just want a little more

i have lots of 280 slugs and bulls eye

loaded 44 specials with 4 grains bulleye
they shoot good....but not sure if they will be safe in the CHARTERS
none have been fired in a charter yet

i just can't find loading data for a 44 special in 280g....or anything over 240

my 44 loads with bullseye and the 280WFN.sized 431......are they safe?????
mag.....8 grains.....1100fps chrony in 5 inch smith [probly 700 fired so far]
special...4 grains
russian....3grains

[45-70.gov]

seems like some one by now would have scolded me for useing an unpublished load

or atleast found some load somewhere useing 280 grain in a 44 spl..

i am mainley concerned about the strenght of the charter revolvers

i can try a different powder but would like to use this slug

[Rocky Raab]

I think you'll find that the Charter Bulldog is stronger than your wrist. Meaning you'll hurt yourself before you hurt the gun.

In my Bulldog, 265-gr bullets at more than 700 fps are brutal. I wouldn't want to shoot many even at 600 fps.

[leftiye]

Yup, with that much lead, it might hurt. I'd use a much lighter (I use 180 gr. wadcutters in mine) boolits and loads Maybe medium loads of Unique or blue Dot.

[45-70.gov]

http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org/44_Special_Articles/

found this in the stickies....lots of good reading
quite a few recipes calling for 5g of bullseye with a 240 t0 255grain slug
i think i will be safe with 4 grains bullseye and 280 grains lead
just be nice to see this load in print!!

[Rocky Raab]

Well, it will be fun watching the slugs rainbow their way to the target.

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looking through most of the links i found yesterday
looks like my 8 grains of bullseye in the 44 mag.....[same 280WFN]
is over charged
they shoot great in my handi and winchester rifles over last few years
probly have 1000 through my smith over last 15 years
i guess i should just burn up what i have loaded in the rifles and ruger BH

rocky...i will check out you sight later tonight