.44 SPL 200gr. full wadcutter load data needed

[Divil]

200gr. Full wadcutter Rim Rock boolits. I don’t wish to use my remaining IMR Pb powder for this load. I have Unique, Universal, Red Dot, Trail Boss, N320 & N340 powders on hand. Any suggestions for a 800 fps load? I am using S&W and Rugers so revolver integrity is not an issue.

[Texas by God]

6 grains of Unique

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

[AnthonyB]

I just came across 8 lbs. of PB. What is your wadcutter load?
Tony

[Outpost75]

What revolver are you shooting these in?

For a standard-pressure load safe in the Charter Bulldog and older pre-WW2 revolvers 5 grains of Bullseye, Red Dot or Trail Boss will work fine with up to a 215-grain bullet. In a stronger, modern revolver you can increase the load a grain.

[Divil]

The guns are S&W and Ruger, modern. I was worried out the short cartridge oal with the wadcutter bullets raising pressures to unsafe levels.

[rintinglen]

4.5-5.0 grains of RedDot will shoot nice tight groups. RedDot is a unsung treasure when it comes to the 44Spl. My GP100 loves an NOE 230 grain WC over 4.5 grains.

[Larry Gibson]

What is the seating depth (not the oal of the cartridge) of that 200 gr WC when seated in the 44 SPL?

The psi will vary greatly from a full WC seated flush with the case mouth to one with a WC nose seated to about half the bullet length to a crimp groove.

A picture of the bullet or the mould drawing would be nice?

[edp2k]

Here it is.
It looks like its not quite flush, the crimp groove is, by my calibrated eyeball :), approximately .090" down from the front.

252881

[Forrest r]

4.5gr to 5.0gr of redot
5.0gr of trailboss
6.0gr of unique/universal