Mid-Range loads for 44 Mag

[NObamain2012]

8 grains of red dot, or 11 grains of herco.

[Pereira]

Look at the Alliant web site under Product: Red Dot

Look, found nothing. Contacted Alliant. Their response.



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[NObamain2012]

Look, found nothing. Contacted Alliant. Their response.



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RP

That tech from Alliant must not know his ear from his a##. The older Hercules manuals had plenty of data on red dot. And THEY refer to LYMAN for answers they don't know?

[Targa]

In reference to Red Dot. From Alliant’s website https://www.alliantpowder.com/reload...id=52&bdid=155

[Rapier]

The 6.5-7gr load of 700x under a 240 grain cast SWC should print a clover leaf at 50 yards. Size to the groove diameter, taper crimp, separate station. Slug your barrel.

[Iwsbull]

I like HS6, Longshot and Unique for less than H110 or 2400 loads

[upnorthwis]

Just out of curiosity, what are you calling "Mid-range"? With Big Bore silhouette's out to 200 meters (218 yds.), mid-range for me would be over a 100.

[winelover]

Mid-range, in this case, refers to velocity not distance.

I don't do mid-range in 44 Magnum. That's what the 44 Special is for.

Winelover

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I use Red Dot (data in Lyman manual), cuz I have a lifetime supply of it, due to a estate purchase many years ago.

I have a Lyman Cast bullet handbook 4th edition, and a Lyman load data Popular Revolver Calibers book, and
I've yet to see any published Red dot data in either.
Haven't looked on line, is that where you found it.

RP

RP,
Sorry, my memory failed me. While, I have 50+ reloading manuals, I refer mostly, to the half a dozen books I keep at my bench. A quick looksie and sure enough, nothing from Lyman. I got the data from Nick Harvey.

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[black mamba]

10.5 gr of Longshot or 12 grains of HS6 work beautifully with 240 SWCs at about 1100-1150 fps.

[44MAG#1]

I have started doing a lot of deep seating of my bullets in the 44 Mag.
Good results and being able to use less powder to get very close to the same velocity. With the 250 Keith I used an OAL no longer than 1.560". On some loads I use an OAL of 1.545"
I can not tell any negativity in doing it.
I can use the Skelton load of Unique and get in the mid 800's from a 2.75 inch 44 Mag.

[AlaskaMike]

I used to shoot a lot of the 10 gr Unique / 250 gr SWC load, but these days I prefer 10 grains of Power Pistol or BE-86 with any 240-250 grain bullet.

I've also gone a little lighter and used to load a lot of 7.5 grains of 231 with the same bullets as above and had very good results. That's essentially a .44 Special load but using Magnum brass.

[GhostHawk]

I have been shooting both .444marlin and .44mag with 6.5 grains of Red Dot and 220 to 240 grain boolits to very good effect in my single shot Handi rifles.

Easy on the shoulder, accurate, and pretty quiet.

[Pereira]

RP,
Sorry, my memory failed me. While, I have 50+ reloading manuals, I refer mostly, to the half a dozen books I keep at my bench. A quick looksie and sure enough, nothing from Lyman. I got the data from Nick Harvey.

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Data for 240 SWC
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Appreciate that.

RP

[rockrat]

Put many thousands of rounds of 7.5gr 231 and the 429421 slug, thru my M29. Used 44 mag cases.

[SoonerEd]

I'm using Maxim CSB-1 as I got an 8lb jug of it several years ago for $100. It shoots similar to Universal. So far, I'm happy with it.

[kingrj]

8 grains of ww231 or HP38...

[44MAG#1]

I guess no one is interested in deep seating in 44 Mag cases.

[Larry Gibson]

I consider a "mid range" 44 Magnum load to be a 240 - 255 gr cast bullet at 900 - 1050 fps out of a revolver, depending on barrel length. Unique, at 8.5 gr has always served me well producing that velocity level with excellent accuracy. I've used in under a lot of commercial 240 cast bullets (relubed with LLA) and thousands of my own cast RCBS 440250-KTs, Lyman 429421s and Lee's TL430-240-SWCs.

This is a comfortable load to shoot a lot of, gives excellent accuracy and is formidable as it duplicates a heavy 44 SPL load.

[44MAG#1]

The Skelton load is a good load. A very good load. With the Keith bullet, or one of the so called Keith bullets seated deep to 44 Special length 7.5 give good velocity even from a 2.75 inch M69. Another load that I like that is milder is 4.8 gr Bullseye under the same bullet seated to 1.545 inch OAL that will break 700 fps from a 2.75 inch M69.
This is written assuming that people know that due to Lot to Lot differences in powder and primers plus the Keith Type bullet used and the individual firearm the velocities can and most likely will vary.
Always keep that in mind.