Shot a bunch today, 270 shoots great, 44 not so good.
01-09-2009 | 09:26 PM
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RE: Shot a bunch today, 270 shoots great, 44 not so good.
Wow, this post was brought back from the dead lol. I have since traded the 44 lever gun for a Savage 99 in 308. The 308 isnt quite as comfy to shoot as the 44, but it is a much better deer gun for shots past 25 yards lol. I killed one deer with that 44 and it took me 6 shots to hit that deer at about 50 yards lol. I couldnt believe that the deer just stood there and looked at me while I fired round after round at it lol.
01-10-2009 | 06:43 AM
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RE: Shot a bunch today, 270 shoots great, 44 not so good.
Pioneer2,
Nowadays, 2 25 lb bags of lead shot will cost him about $100. He said that his .270 was shooting good. with the loads he used. The problem was with his .44 magnum.
Nowadays, 2 25 lb bags of lead shot will cost him about $100. He said that his .270 was shooting good. with the loads he used. The problem was with his .44 magnum.
01-10-2009 | 04:05 PM
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RE: Shot a bunch today, 270 shoots great, 44 not so good.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Good point. I have been on a quest for shooting lead thru my 45-70 microgroove and nothing shoots well.
Also to the person that said you are going to burn your throat. Not with a 44mag. Pressure isn't touching even 44kPSI.
ORIGINAL: spurrit
Make sure your Marlin doesn't have a micro groove barrel. If it does, it'll never shoot lead well. The micro groove barrels fill up with lead, and your 25 yard groups will look like 40 yard shotgun patterns.
On another note, the manufacturer doesn't recommend H-110 for plain based lead bullets,(as opposed to gas checked or jacketed) as the powder burns so hot, it melts the back of the bullet and leads the hell out of your barrel. (I can confirm this; 1 cylinder full had my barrel coated with lead!)
Well, that's enough out of me! I hope I didn't discourage you.
Make sure your Marlin doesn't have a micro groove barrel. If it does, it'll never shoot lead well. The micro groove barrels fill up with lead, and your 25 yard groups will look like 40 yard shotgun patterns.
On another note, the manufacturer doesn't recommend H-110 for plain based lead bullets,(as opposed to gas checked or jacketed) as the powder burns so hot, it melts the back of the bullet and leads the hell out of your barrel. (I can confirm this; 1 cylinder full had my barrel coated with lead!)
Well, that's enough out of me! I hope I didn't discourage you.
Also to the person that said you are going to burn your throat. Not with a 44mag. Pressure isn't touching even 44kPSI.
01-10-2009 | 07:28 PM
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RE: Shot a bunch today, 270 shoots great, 44 not so good.
ORIGINAL: spurrit
Flame cuts throats, not pressure. H-110 is pretty bad about it. I still haven't gotten used to the fireball at my muzzle when I shoot it!
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Good point. I have been on a quest for shooting lead thru my 45-70 microgroove and nothing shoots well.
Also to the person that said you are going to burn your throat. Not with a 44mag. Pressure isn't touching even 44kPSI.
ORIGINAL: spurrit
Make sure your Marlin doesn't have a micro groove barrel. If it does, it'll never shoot lead well. The micro groove barrels fill up with lead, and your 25 yard groups will look like 40 yard shotgun patterns.
On another note, the manufacturer doesn't recommend H-110 for plain based lead bullets,(as opposed to gas checked or jacketed) as the powder burns so hot, it melts the back of the bullet and leads the hell out of your barrel. (I can confirm this; 1 cylinder full had my barrel coated with lead!)
Well, that's enough out of me! I hope I didn't discourage you.
Make sure your Marlin doesn't have a micro groove barrel. If it does, it'll never shoot lead well. The micro groove barrels fill up with lead, and your 25 yard groups will look like 40 yard shotgun patterns.
On another note, the manufacturer doesn't recommend H-110 for plain based lead bullets,(as opposed to gas checked or jacketed) as the powder burns so hot, it melts the back of the bullet and leads the hell out of your barrel. (I can confirm this; 1 cylinder full had my barrel coated with lead!)
Well, that's enough out of me! I hope I didn't discourage you.
Also to the person that said you are going to burn your throat. Not with a 44mag. Pressure isn't touching even 44kPSI.
One if a 300RUM, another is an STW, another is a 22-250, and another is a 22-250 AI.
Heat and pressure cuts a throat. Ask any gunsmith what calibers they replace. It would take thousands of rounds to burnout a 44mag. I know I have a 44mag with I bet 15000 rounds thru it, and the cylinder measurements havne't budged. And most of those rounds were 23.5gr of H110, with 240gr XTP. Try shooting that many rounds thru a 300RUM. Let me know when you hit 2000.
