Ledhead
11-17-2020, 03:27 AM
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Boolit on the left is a hollow point, starting weight with powder coat is 246gr. Total expansion is .74" and retained weight is 237gr.
Boolit on the right is a cup point, starting weight with PC was 255gr. Total expansion is .63" and retained weight is 250gr.
Both loads were loaded with 14gr of HS-6 giving an average velocity with the 255gr cup point of 1356 fps. The 246gr hollow point was not chronographed but shouldn't be much more than 1400 fps if that. Both boolits had the hollow cavity filled with silicone, this is what made all the difference for some reason.
I just wanted to say thanks to all who's helped this novice along the way. My casting addiction began as a cheap way to load .44 mag and be less dependent apon the industry for my plinking needs. Later it turned to "I wanna hunt with these things" so I purchased a 2nd hand NOE RG 265gr RD design mold and a Lee 310-430 mold.
I killed a couple deer with each but wanted to experiment with the cup point design. Hoping to find something that expanded but will still drive deep into and through the animal. For nearly 2 years I'd tweek the alloy and test only to have the boolit fragment.
About a year ago I stumbled upon this forum and began to study the archives for information. I was able to quickly develop a devastating boolit for my muzzleloader but couldn't seem to figure out my .44 mag.
The above pictures are a direct result of the help and shared knowledge of many of you here. Thanks to this wonderful forum I am now, after over 2 years of failures, confident enough to begin hunting with my handgun and not just packing it for small does and backup. Not to mention I am no longer dependent upon the industry for projectiles and putting meat in the freezer.
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Boolit on the left is a hollow point, starting weight with powder coat is 246gr. Total expansion is .74" and retained weight is 237gr.
Boolit on the right is a cup point, starting weight with PC was 255gr. Total expansion is .63" and retained weight is 250gr.
Both loads were loaded with 14gr of HS-6 giving an average velocity with the 255gr cup point of 1356 fps. The 246gr hollow point was not chronographed but shouldn't be much more than 1400 fps if that. Both boolits had the hollow cavity filled with silicone, this is what made all the difference for some reason.
I just wanted to say thanks to all who's helped this novice along the way. My casting addiction began as a cheap way to load .44 mag and be less dependent apon the industry for my plinking needs. Later it turned to "I wanna hunt with these things" so I purchased a 2nd hand NOE RG 265gr RD design mold and a Lee 310-430 mold.
I killed a couple deer with each but wanted to experiment with the cup point design. Hoping to find something that expanded but will still drive deep into and through the animal. For nearly 2 years I'd tweek the alloy and test only to have the boolit fragment.
About a year ago I stumbled upon this forum and began to study the archives for information. I was able to quickly develop a devastating boolit for my muzzleloader but couldn't seem to figure out my .44 mag.
The above pictures are a direct result of the help and shared knowledge of many of you here. Thanks to this wonderful forum I am now, after over 2 years of failures, confident enough to begin hunting with my handgun and not just packing it for small does and backup. Not to mention I am no longer dependent upon the industry for projectiles and putting meat in the freezer.