anyone load 429649???

[waco]

just got this mold. ACWW with some tin. sized .431 with BAC. going to be put through my ruger new model super blackhawk.with the GC and lube, they weigh right at 345gr. anyone have any load data for this boolit? it is not in any of my lyman manuals. powders i will use are
2400
h110/296
4227
unique
looking for starting, and max loads.
thanks again guys
waco

[Ole]

Waco:

I loaded the 355 bear tooth boolit for my 7.5" Redhawk using this data:



330 GR. BTB LFN GC IMR IMR 4227 .430" 1.730" 18.0 1132 25,900 CUP 20.7C 1278 34,200 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Winchester 296 .430" 1.730" 19.0 1239 30,200 CUP 20.8 1350 38,800 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon H110 .430" 1.730" 19.0 1239 30,200 CUP 20.8 1350 38,800 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Lil'Gun .430" 1.730" 16.0 1186 29,800 CUP 19.0 1332 38,000 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Longshot .430" 1.730" 9.5 1026 27,600 CUP 11.3 1158 38,700 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon HS-6 .430" 1.730" 12.0 1098 29,900 CUP 13.6 1202 39,000 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Winchester AutoComp .430" 1.730" 8.8 976 25,200 PSI 9.8 1056 30,900 PSI
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Universal .430" 1.730" 8.0 943 27,800 CUP 9.5 1058 37,000 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Winchester 231 .430" 1.730" 8.5 992 33,700 CUP 9.7 1081 38,700 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon HP-38 .430" 1.730" 8.5 992 33,700 CUP 9.7 1081 38,700 CUP
330 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Titegroup .430" 1.730" 7.5 952 29,700 CUP 8.5 1035 38,000 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC IMR IMR 4227 .430" 1.710" 17.5 1125 28,100 CUP 19.0 1223 37,800 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Winchester 296 .430" 1.710" 17.5 1168 29,300 CUP 18.8 1245 38,000 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon H110 .430" 1.710" 17.5 1168 29,300 CUP 18.8 1245 38,000 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Lil'Gun .430" 1.710" 16.0 1178 31,700 CUP 17.5 1247 37,900 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Longshot .430" 1.710" 9.0 987 28,400 CUP 10.5 1096 37,800 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon HS-6 .430" 1.710" 11.0 1019 26,800 CUP 12.0 1091 37,400 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Winchester AutoComp .430" 1.710" 7.8 906 25,600 PSI 8.5 959 29,900 PSI
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Universal .430" 1.710" 7.8 922 30,700 CUP 8.8 991 37,300 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Winchester 231 .430" 1.710" 7.8 928 31,000 CUP 8.8 1001 38,700 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon HP-38 .430" 1.710" 7.8 928 31,000 CUP 8.8 1001 37,700 CUP
355 GR. BTB LFN GC Hodgdon Titegroup .430" 1.710" 7.0 907 29,900 CUP 8.2 994 37,600 CUP

This was before I started casting and I seem to remember H110, around 19 grains with the 355 grainer was a good "rock your world" load.

[Tracy]

I have that mould, and mine also drops right at 345 grains. I called Lyman for data several years ago, but I don't remember where I wrote their answers. Nothing they gave me was over 1100 fps, and I think the slowest powder they had data for was #9. So I used a technique some of the "Shootists" wrote about for high performance .44 Mag and .45 Colt heavy cast boolit loads: Using H110, load to just touch the base of the boolit. Use this as your maximum, do not exceed load, but first back off a grain or two and work up, watching for pressure signs.

My loads, my gun (Rugers and stronger; S&W need not apply), not responsible, blah blah blah.

[JesterGrin_1]

On this site I found this info. As I have the same BOOLIT Mould and was looking for info for my Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley Hunter in .44 Mag. http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell44OverWeight.htm

Back in the early 1990s Lyman introduced a blunt, heavyweight bullet for the .44 Magnum. The Lyman 429649 weighs 338 grains when cast of WW alloy and is a GC-FP design reminiscent of some of the classic African solids in shape. This bullet has a large amount of full-diameter bearing surface forward of the crimp groove, so it's important to size them to fit your revolver's throats, or else they won't chamber. When this blunt sledgehammer is loaded on top of 18.3 grains of W296 it generates 1226 fps with good accuracy from the stainless SBH.

I am also not sure if it is worth the extra lead to use the 429649 over the 431244 or the Ranch Dog 265Gr RNFP GC or even the Lee 310GR RNFP GC?

Let us know how it works for you? :)