did up some .44 mags--anyone else shoot pc in .44?

[randy_68]

I decided to try some pc'd boolits in my .44's to see how they work. Haven't had time to shoot them yet but I will shortly and post results of the side by side comparison with my conventional lubed loads. These are the Noe 432-265wfngc and will be loaded over some H110 pushed to around 1250 fps. I tumbled lubed one coat in cool whip bowl with Super Durable Wet Black, baked for 10 min at 400. I will be shooting these in my Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley Hunter..and Henry Big Boy.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/randy_68/Mobile%20Uploads/0727141004a_zps4rhdcsif.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/randy_68/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140224_205836_908_zpsxkhnrhda.jpg

[AlaskanGuy]

Wow... Cant wait to see this...

AG

[RED333]

44 mag Hollow base wad cutter loaded backwards, yep, powder cost works great.
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/redintn/HB%20432/HB4321_zps089e79e4.jpg (http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/HB%20432/HB4321_zps089e79e4.jpg.html)
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/redintn/HB%20432/HB4322_zps898c36b9.jpg (http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/HB%20432/HB4322_zps898c36b9.jpg.html)
The 2 sets on the left are powder coated, 1st set in 44 mag 300 gr solid, 2nd set are some more 44 mag HB loaded backwards.
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac165/redintn/water%20shot%20lead/boolitsfromwater2_zpsf005c02b.jpg (http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/water%20shot%20lead/boolitsfromwater2_zpsf005c02b.jpg.html)

[mdi]

Yes, I've PCed some bullets for my .44s. I have done some Lee T/L 240 SWCs, some Lyman 429421s, and some ranch Dog 265s. So far I've only shot them in my Ruger SBH and my .44 Puma. Works quite well...

[Spawn-Inc]

Have you tried the same load with no gas checks? I thought powder coating was fine without gas checks, at least for pistol cal's?

Next weekend I will coat some 400gr 50 cal's for my 500mag and see if they lead things up.

[dilly]

He probably wouldn't get leading, but accuracy may suffer if he foregoes the gas checks.

[Spawn-Inc]

He probably wouldn't get leading, but accuracy may suffer if he foregoes the gas checks.

How would gas checks help with accuracy?

[randy_68]

have not tried without gas checks and probably won't as I shoot these boolits in both my pistol and rifle, plus it is designed to use it so I do. I know some guys don't like using gas checks but it's not a big deal to me.

[williamwaco]

I have not used gas check bullets in the .44s

I have used a lot of them in .30 and .357 calibers.

The bullets shoot just fine without the checks but your group size at 50 yards will increase by about a third.

If you shoot three inches with the check, you will shoot about four inches without it.

Obviously other people might have different results with different guns.

[dilly]

How would gas checks help with accuracy?

I can't explain the exact physics of it (maybe the copper base tends to stay a more perfect shape or something), but it's pretty much the consensus that it's not hard to shoot bullets with a GC shank without checks, but very often accuracy suffers a bit. It's been brought up many times before.

[bstone5]

I use a 44 Cal cast bullet from a Magma mold cast with my Master Caster.

I have shot a lot out of a Contender with a scope with good results.

I use the same load in revolvers also.

The picture below shows the 44 Cal Cast Bullet.

The bullet is bevel base and I install Cola Can Gas Checks on the cast powder coated bullets.

the picture shows all of the bullet molds that I have that fit the Master Caster machine.

[Hartf1jm]

I can't explain the exact physics of it (maybe the copper base tends to stay a more perfect shape or something), but it's pretty much the consensus that it's not hard to shoot bullets with a GC shank without checks, but very often accuracy suffers a bit. It's been brought up many times before.

So would I be better off getting a mold that does not have a GC and powder coating them versus a GC mold with out a GC on it?
I'm planning on Powder Coating some 300BLK, but have not yet purchased a mold to cast them up. I see on the other forum topics that I can get GC molds or non GC molds. Thanks!

[dilly]

I think it's advisable to get either a gas check mold and use gas checks, which tends to produce the best accuracy at high velocities, or get a plain based mold and don't use them.

[Coyote3]

Awesome-looking boolits for an awesome pistol. Nice work!

[mdi]

Since the mold may be used to cast bullets that'll be shot nekkid, not powder coated, go ahead and get a gas check mold. My Ranch Dog mold drops gas check bullets so I put the checks on PCed bullets just because. For checking PCed bullets, a gas check is not needed, but it doesn't make much, if any difference either way.

[srd]

I powder coat the LEE 240 T/L . Pushed them to 1400 with great success. NO leading what so ever.

[jimbo1950]

Very nice !!! What do size them to for use in your Henry??

[randy_68]

Very nice !!! What do size them to for use in your Henry??

I size to .431 and they shoot great in my Henry. That was with Ben's Red lube, still haven't had a chance c to shoot the pc's yet.