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    Boolit Mold
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    185 grain cast loads?

    I purchased some Rimrock 44 cal cast 185gr HP bullets. My plan is to shoot them from a 3" barrel. Anyone have load data on this combo? I want to push the 185 gr at 900fps to 1150fps.
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    What caliber?
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    44 mag. What a duh moment. I had a brain fart.
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    I shot up a bunch of Winchester 180 grain jhp's back in the day. 9.0 grains of ww-231 or 10.0 grains of Unique ought to do right by you. 14.0 grains of HS-6 was recommended by my late buddy, Rick but I never tried it.

    Lyman's starting loads for 180 grain JHC's should be exactly what you need to get, look there for some more choices.
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    You don't mention what propellants you have available, but 8.0/Unique/185 gr. HP would likely put you in the middle of your desired velocity range. 5.5/RedDot/Same bullet may give results at the lower end of what you want.
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    I did not include needed info for forum help.
    I have 44 cal, 185 gr cast HP bullets. Powders I have available include, HP-38, CFE Pistol, Universal, and True Blue. Sorry for making this complicated. Your help is appreciated.

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