randy_68
12-29-2014, 11:33 AM
I have been having mediocre accuracy with my new to me 629-2 .44 mag. Probably loaded close to 20 different loads with 3 different boolits and I finally worked up a load that I am happy with. It is a RCBS44-250 swc over 18.5 grains of 2400 with WLP primers. I also tried some CCI 300 primers but still always had a flier in each group. It could have really been me or any other number of variables but it didn't happen with WLP primers. Then gun now shoots to poa at 25 yards with nice small round groups about 1 1/2 to 2" with the factory open sights, which is very good for me 'cause I suck at shooting a pistol. I am glad I finally found a good load as I was really starting to get frustrated with this gun.
I see a lot of hotter loads posted with this boolit and powder but my gun didn't like them that hot. I'm confident this load will do for hunting whitetail deer. I didnt have the chrony set up for this last session but I figure they are somewhere between 1100-1200fps.
The boolits in the pic with the gun are Noe 432-265 over 19.5 gr H110 and also shoot ok but several inches lower and slightly bigger groups.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/randy_68/Mobile%20Uploads/1130142023_zpst7abqh7_edit_1419866099379_zpsfyfldl lp.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/randy_68/media/Mobile%20Uploads/1130142023_zpst7abqh7_edit_1419866099379_zpsfyfldl lp.jpg.html)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/randy_68/SW%20686/1128141145_zpsodznzlfq.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/randy_68/media/SW%20686/1128141145_zpsodznzlfq.jpg.html)
I see a lot of hotter loads posted with this boolit and powder but my gun didn't like them that hot. I'm confident this load will do for hunting whitetail deer. I didnt have the chrony set up for this last session but I figure they are somewhere between 1100-1200fps.
The boolits in the pic with the gun are Noe 432-265 over 19.5 gr H110 and also shoot ok but several inches lower and slightly bigger groups.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/randy_68/Mobile%20Uploads/1130142023_zpst7abqh7_edit_1419866099379_zpsfyfldl lp.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/randy_68/media/Mobile%20Uploads/1130142023_zpst7abqh7_edit_1419866099379_zpsfyfldl lp.jpg.html)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/randy_68/SW%20686/1128141145_zpsodznzlfq.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/randy_68/media/SW%20686/1128141145_zpsodznzlfq.jpg.html)