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qkdraw44
09-24-2017, 05:59 PM
hi all, I have a srh 9.5" bbl 44 mag. am casting lino powder coat gas check 240gr lee. chamber diameter is .431, bore diameter is .429. what should I size the boolits to. also any good deer loads are welcome. I have HS-6, H-110,unique,lil gun, 231, tite group, and Hercules 2400. deer season is around the corner.
as a side note I would like to thank RUGER. in 1990 I bought a redhawk for 300.00 used. shot it to death. the barrel came loose so I sent it in. they could not repair it so they sent me this super red FREE.
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ShooterAZ
09-24-2017, 09:11 PM
I size my 44 mags to .430-.431 depending on which boolit. For hunting I would use 18.5-19.5 gr of 2400. For all around use I use 8.5 gr of Unique.

DougGuy
09-24-2017, 09:31 PM
If a .431" will slide into all 6 cylinder throats with finger pressure, size to .431" and call it good. This is .431" after pc not .431" then pc..

JonB_in_Glencoe
09-24-2017, 11:21 PM
shot the barrel loose? WOW !
Ruger couldn't fix it? WOW ! again.

As DougGuy says, .431 seems like the size to use, if it'll fit.

Hunting load, I'd use H110, work up a load for your gun, starting at Hodgdon's recomendation for a start load.

725
09-25-2017, 12:17 AM
Wow, indeed. Shot it loose! I use H-110.

runfiverun
09-25-2017, 01:22 PM
I don't have a 431 sizer so .430 is my default 44 diameter.

19-19.5 grs of 2400 generally zips lead out of my guns fast enough to make stuff die.