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Thread: 260 gr .44 gas check load info??

  1. 11-07-2009, 10:20 AM #1
    gnome72
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    260 gr .44 gas check load info??

    Hey,
    I came to work on Thursday and had a cool whip container of boolits setting on my desk
    A fellow that works for us used to cast and no longer has a .44 so I got the extra fruit.
    He has some weird hours and I only see him once a month or so and would like to start loading these.
    I did some searching and didn't find any load info for the 260 grain gas check .
    I have A2400 and unique on the shelf, anyone have some load info using either powder?
    I'll being shooting them out of a .44 mag. SBH 10.5" SS
    Any mold info would be great also.
    Thanks,
    W
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  2. 11-07-2009, 12:22 PM #2
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    It looks like the 429244 Ray Thompson boolit design to me. Lyman handbooks and any manual should have a ton of data for this.
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  3. 11-07-2009, 12:54 PM #3
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    Just "GOOGLE" 44 mag load data and as MT-G said most loading manuals will list loads with their jacketed bullets, Hornady still lists data for their 265 gn. bullet .
    Both powders you list will work very well.
    Remove yor cylinder and see if these bullets are a tight, push or loose fit going through the clyinder throat.
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  4. 11-07-2009, 01:15 PM #4
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    Cyl. fit

    Thanks for the info.
    The Lyman casting book doesn't show a GC on the 429244 so that is what thru me, I see on the Lyman mold chart that it shows the 429244 as a GC.
    Cyl. fit is not loose or tight, just a slight push.
    Thanks again.
    W
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  5. 11-07-2009, 03:28 PM #5
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    I have the 429244 Lyman......excellent boolit. Good start loads would be 18 grs. Alliant 2400 or 9 grs. of Unique.
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  6. 11-07-2009, 04:03 PM #6
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    454pb,
    thanks for the info, I'll load a handful of each and go do some plinking.
    W
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  7. 11-07-2009, 05:55 PM #7
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    260gr boolit and 19gr of 2400 Oh yea!
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  8. 11-11-2009, 11:31 AM #8
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    I've been shooting that bullet over 22g W296/H110 with a WLP for 20+ years. Sweet load.

    If you've only got 2400 and Unique, that'll work too.
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  9. 11-11-2009, 12:06 PM #9
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    I just shot a bunch last weekend using 11.5 grains of Unique. It was very accurate--I used aluminum gas checks made with a Freechex tool---

    The stats are as follows...

    Ruger Superblackhawk------1,250 FPS MV

    S & W Model 29---------------1,188 FPS MV

    USRA Mo 94--------------------1,491 FPS MV
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  10. 11-12-2009, 07:54 PM #10
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    I shoot a bullet that drops around 260gr. with 10.5 grs. of Unique. It works well in my Ruger.
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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