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.
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.
Last edited by chunkin lead; 02-05-2023 at 12:10 PM.
What caliber?
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44 mag. What a duh moment. I had a brain fart.
Last edited by chunkin lead; 01-26-2023 at 02:04 AM.
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 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.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |