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Taurus .44 Special Update

DONDALINGERDONDALINGER Member Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭
edited April 2004 in Ask the Experts
I finally got to try my loads in the .44 this weekend. I had reported earlier that it was grouping to the left with cast lead bullets. Contender Man recommended shooting jacketed bullets, so I tried some Speer 240gr Gold Dots and some copper electroplated 240gr bullets from Berries. At 15 yds it was keeping all shots in a 3" group standing without a rest. From a 2" revolver, I consider this excellent accuracy. I feel very confident packing this for C.C. Thanks for all the input.
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  • rediceredice Member Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is that a common occurrence with Taurus pistole's shooting to the left?

    The reason I ask is my Taurus pt92 shoots to the left, I was just going to adjust the sights and most likely still will since I am using wolf fmj bulk ammo, and don't plan to buy anything better for a plinker.

    It just seemed interesting that someone would recommend changing bullet type to fix this problem, as if it was a common occurrence with taurus handguns. Is it that or is this a .44 occurrence?

    Anyhow I am just wondering how the extrapolation was made.
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  • Jake_S-83Jake_S-83 Member Posts: 2,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have several taurus' and they all shoot fine. it isnt uncommon for point of impact to change with different loads. if you are set on using that particular bullet, then drift the sight over. there are several brands of ammo out there that are just as inexpensive as wolf brand, you just have to keep an eye out for them.
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  • rediceredice Member Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Jake_S-83
    i have several taurus' and they all shoot fine. it isn't uncommon for point of impact to change with different loads. if you are set on using that particular bullet, then drift the sight over. there are several brands of ammo out there that are just as inexpensive as wolf brand, you just have to keep an eye out for them.


    Ya I know different loads shoot different, it just seemed strange that he would get it right off the first try. You would think it would take a bit more experimentation to find the right load to fix the problem.

    But I have never done a whole lot of experimentation in loads so I am no expert. As for my choice in ammunition wolf is just what I found that was cheapest at the time I like buying a lot at once and just using it up over time I went and bought a box locally shot it and it worked fine, so I ordered 500 rounds which should last me quite some time.

    I have always bought bulk so I have never really had any experience with how different rounds change how a bullet flies, I have always just adjusted my sights accordingly.
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  • DONDALINGERDONDALINGER Member Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Actually what happened was, I bought the gun and the only thing I had to try in it was some cast lead bullets I had reloaded to target practice with in my Redhawk. I have never had any accuracy issues with lead bullets, but I think that the ported barrel had something to do with it shooting left. I noticed "lead splatter" around the ports and I think the ports were shaving off some lead as the bullet passed and made the bullet fly to the left. Once I loaded the jacketed and electroplated bullets, it started hitting dead on. I'm glad it worked out because it doesn't have adjustable sights, just a groove milled down the topstrap, and I didn't want to send it back to the factory. They would have tested it with jacketed bullets and thought I was a nut. The crazy thing about all of it is that although it was grouping to the left, it was grouping "tight" groups to the left. I'll be shooting only jacketed or electroplated bullets in it from now on and use the cast in non ported barrels.(I was told that the cast lead is easier on the riflings than jacketed bullets, alot cheaper also)
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  • Contender ManContender Man Member Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Redice,

    While I would like to add to the "legend" of my powers to devine and fix problems via the internet ... credit goes to Dondalinger for doing a good job describing his problem.

    Lead rounds w/o gas checks or lead rounds through compensated/ported guns can do some funny, but repeatable things at higher velocities and pressures, so it was very easy for me to suggest that he try jacketed ammo to see what that ammo did.



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