Best 44 load for Laser-Cast 240 SWC

[tacotime]

Looking for one all-purpose load for this particular Oregon Trail bullet in 44 Mag, one that will plink, target and take out the occasional hog. Not looking for the hottest load, just the most consistent.

Redhawk or Super Redhawk.

Thanks!

[Hickory]

Lyman 429421 will do it for you.

[williamwaco]

If you have it, try 12 grains Herco with a 240 gr bullet.

[TCLouis]

8-10 Unique
18.5 21.0 2400
23.5 H110 (1400 and change)

[Larry Gibson]

+1 on the 8 - 10 gr Unique load. I genrally use 8.5 gr myself with commercial cast 240 gr SWCs in the 44 magnum including lots of Laser Cast bullets.

Larry Gibson

[992B]

Years ago I worked up loads of 8.0 of Unique and 20 grains of 2400 for plinking and hunting loads respectively with a 240 grain cast bullet. A load of 24 grains of 296 with a jacketed 240 grain bullet and a magnum primer was very accurate in my Ruger single actions and Redhawk double action revolver. Gary

[nicholst55]

Try 21-22 grains of IMR-4227, which should be slightly compressed. I don't recall the velocity, but recoil is pretty mild, accuracy is good, and it'll kill most anything that you're likely to run into - save perhaps brown bears or elephants. I shot clean through both doors of a car with it a few times.

[crabo]

12 grains HS6. Should get you about 1200 fps.

[Kskybroom]

Lots of place too start
IMR 4227
Herco
Unique
Have worked good for me
YMMV

[tacotime]

Good info. Thanks.

Let me ask you this... if I have leading near the cone using 9 - 10 grains of Unique and the Laser-Cast 240 SWC, should I assume the load is fast enough and so the bullet is not to blame but look at what seems to me to be a slightly rough bore surface? Seems to have some circular tool marks and some lines "parallel" to the lands, at least up by the muzzle where I can see better.

[992B]

Tacotime, check the forcing cone and if you haven't done it already, have the forcing cone opened to an 11 degree angle. Most gunsmiths get 20 bucks or so to do this. That will stop a lot of the leading at or near the forcing cone. I have had this done on at least 15 Rugers. Their forcing cones are probably made for jacketed bullets and many are poorly done. As for the scratches in the barrel, that shoudn't cause a problem unless they are very deep gouges.
Gary

[tacotime]

I'll look into the cone angle, thanks.

Are you guys using magnum primers with the 2400, or the WLP in place of magnums?

Most loads I see just use the CCI standard primers, but Laser-Cast lists the WLP.

What is the max speed for these Laser-Cast bullets with a BHN of 24? Their suggested loads seem pretty fast...