cast in 44 mag Handi rifle/

[Shooter6br]

anyone shot cast in 44mag handi rifle?
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Rifles/handiRifle.asp

[Old Goat Keeper]

I've shot boolits in my Classic Carbine in 45 LC and it worked better than I can see or hold.

Tom

[Shooter6br]

Is the the Classic tapped for a scope? Not sure i can use those old metallic sights

[leftiye]

H&R (NEF, Marlin, Rem.?) .44 barrels were 1 in 38 twist when I bought my extra barrels for my Handi, so I got a .444 instead (1 in 20" twist). Worth checking out what twist is in your barrel!

[leadman]

I have an old H & R Shikari that was a 44 mag., but due to pitting in front of the chamber I had it rechambered to 445SM.
With iron sights it shoots 3 to 4" at 100 yards with cast or jacketed.

[badbob454]

i own one but havent shot it yet .. not enough time in the week ... but it should be fun to shoot ...

[OldBob]

Mine seems to like Lyman 429215 cast from 3 parts wheelweight : 2 parts lead, lubed with BAC and sized .432 over a stout charge of IMR4227. Most all of these have large bores and will need to be slugged, .429 and .430 shoot poorly in my rifle, .431 is fair.

[hoosierlogger]

Mine dont shoot worth a hoot with cast (as far as I have experimented). I have a GC 310 grain .430 mold that I lapped out to .431 and accuracy is still shoddy.

[OldBob]

Mine dont shoot worth a hoot with cast (as far as I have experimented). I have a GC 310 grain .430 mold that I lapped out to .431 and accuracy is still shoddy.
I have tried that boolit also and didn't have any luck with it, the barrel is the wrong twist for it I believe.

[hoosierlogger]

I have tried that boolit also and didn't have any luck with it, the barrel is the wrong twist for it I believe.


I originally thought the gas checks were coming off in flight causing the boolit to tip slightly and go off course. So I glued them on using 3 different retaining compounds still with no luck. So that mold was abandoned for jacketed bullets so I could get through hunting season with it. Ill work on it again after the season is over.

[rockrat]

Started playing with my 445 Handi. Bore is .431" , so I now have a mould that casts .434" and I size them to .433. The .433" boolits shoot alot better than the .431" I tried before.

[26Charlie]

For it's simplicity. I have shot mine with the 250- 265 gr. range of heavy revolver loads, plain base and gas checked, with consistent results around 2 1/2 to 3 inches at 100 yards, iron sights. I tried some 300 gr. gas-checked loads, and on a cold day the occasional round would wander out to five or six inches. I attributed this to the slow twist.
It is a pretty good thumper - loads that will clock 1300 in the revolver will give 1700 - 1750 from the rifle.
I haven't tried the rifle with lighter loads and bullets, but this is a project I'll put on the back burner maybe for this winter.

[Papa Jack]

anyone shot cast in 44mag handi rifle?
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Rifles/handiRifle.asp

I have a .44 Magnum barrel for one of my Handi Rifles. I shoot lots of cast boolits thru it, infact I don't shoot any jacketed thru it at all....
I use the 240 grain Lee SWC GC , sized to .430", and Now have a Ranch Dog .432"-265 grn boolit to try out..
My barrel has factory iron sights, I have no problems with accuracy, fun to shoot !

PJ