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.44 Magnum Reload

pphillipspphillips Member Posts: 186 ✭✭✭
edited December 2007 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Can onyone recommend a powder and load to use Speer 300 grain, plated SP, bullets in my Ruger Carbine.
Thanks

Phil
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  • B17-P51B17-P51 Member Posts: 2,248 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cant (won't) recommend a load, but as far as powders only 2 come to mind that work well in a rifle or pistol with heavy bullets, 2400 & 4227.Use a fairly heavy ROLL crimp with these.
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm pushing 240gr Nosler Partitions with 22gr of 2400 out of a Marlin 1894.

    It's very close if not exceeding max(in some books).

    Work up your load and look for signs of pressure.
    Half of the lives they tell about me aren't true.
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  • scrubberguyscrubberguy Member Posts: 219 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    pphillips:
    Look at the Speer reloading manual number 12 it has load data for the 300 grain bullet.[8D]
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  • CubsloverCubslover Member Posts: 18,601 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hodgdon shows a 300gr XTP in front of 20gr H4227 @ 1452 fps - 38,600 CUP.

    Same bullet in front of 19gr H110 @ 1473fps and 38,800 CUP.

    Both with a 1.600" COL.
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  • jotiecoyotejotiecoyote Member Posts: 3 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The best powders I've found for the 44 are: Alliant 2400, Hodgdon H 110, and Winchester 296. My hunting load for Whitetail in my Ruger Carbine is a Nosler 240gr. JHP w/ CCI 350 Mag primers and 23grs of H 110. I also use this load in my Ruger Super Blackhawk and Redhawk (both 7.5" barrels). There are no signs of high pressure in any of these firearms w/ this load. Out of the carbine it will shoot 2"to 3" groups at 75 yards w/ factory open sights off hand. It kills deer very well w/ any well placed shot. In the Ruger carbine bullet seating depth is important for reliable feeding and funtion. Don't seat over 1.610". I like the Nosler 44 240gr because they're accurate and (in bulk box of 250 heads)they are priced reasonably.
    My only experiments w/ 300 gr 44 bullets is with the Hornady 300gr XTP loaded w/ CCI300 primers and 17.1grs of 2400. These were shot out of my Smith&Wessons. This load is very accurate, but they also produce heavier recoil then the 240gr heads.

    SPEER MANUAL #13 pg 404, 44Mag rifle: 300gr

    2400,CCI300 primer: 16.6grs=1246FPS Max.18.5grs=1438FPS

    H 110, CCI350 primer: 18.5grs=1347FPS Max.20.5grs=1503FPS

    Win296, CCI350 primer: 18.9grs=1337FPS Max. 21.0grs=1499FPS


    I chamfer my case mouths and bell them just enough so when you seat the bullet the mouth won't shave the sides of the bullet head and you get a very tight bullet to case fit.Use a heavy crimp. This is very important to accuracy.

    Hope this was heplful, The Coyote
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