44mag / 454 casull
02-14-2003, 08:24 AM
#11
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Carthage MO USA
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RE: 44mag / 454 casull
recoiljunky, what a great topic idea! As eldeguello said it is very important have your cases trimmed to the same legth otherwise you adjust the crimping die every other case or some cases are over crimped or under crimped. I have a ruger bisley in 44mag and a super red hawk in 454 casull. The 44 I' ve had for years and have shot it quite a bit. The 454 I' ve had for about a year but haven' t shot it a lot. (dang work keeps me busy!!!!)
With the 44 I' ve had great success both with accuracy and terminal ballistics (deer) with Hornaday' s 240gr xtp bullets. I use H110 & H4227, the 4227 seems to be a bit easier in felt recoil, for full power loads. For plinking I use a 250 gr Keith style (lyman) cast bullet and clays. I have not worked up a hunting load for these yet but will this year.
With the 454 I' ve shot 250gr Hornady xpt and a 300 gr cast bullet so far both seem to do fine in accuracy but I have not really gave either a really good testing.
In reloading I use a RCBS rockcucker press, Hornday dies, RCBS powder measure, a 5-10 scale, & electronic scale. To trim brass I use a small drill press, and lyman tools. (setting the drill press up to trim brass was fun, but that' s another story.) The 44 brass is midway brand and the 454 is starline, so far both have held up well, but I don' t shoot a lot of full power loads. When setting up the powder measure I try to stay within .1 of a grain and check it every 10 throws there after.
With the 44 I' ve had great success both with accuracy and terminal ballistics (deer) with Hornaday' s 240gr xtp bullets. I use H110 & H4227, the 4227 seems to be a bit easier in felt recoil, for full power loads. For plinking I use a 250 gr Keith style (lyman) cast bullet and clays. I have not worked up a hunting load for these yet but will this year.
With the 454 I' ve shot 250gr Hornady xpt and a 300 gr cast bullet so far both seem to do fine in accuracy but I have not really gave either a really good testing.
In reloading I use a RCBS rockcucker press, Hornday dies, RCBS powder measure, a 5-10 scale, & electronic scale. To trim brass I use a small drill press, and lyman tools. (setting the drill press up to trim brass was fun, but that' s another story.) The 44 brass is midway brand and the 454 is starline, so far both have held up well, but I don' t shoot a lot of full power loads. When setting up the powder measure I try to stay within .1 of a grain and check it every 10 throws there after.
02-14-2003, 08:48 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Posts: 6,270
RE: 44mag / 454 casull
propmahn, yes., I have had cases stretch, or something, so they had to be trimmed. Interestingly, this hasn' t happened uniformly throughout a lot of cases. Some have had to be trimmed, and some haven' t, even starting with a bunch of cases from the same bag of new brass, and fired with the same exact load, for the same number of shots!!
02-16-2003, 08:15 AM
#13
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Montgomery AL USA
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RE: 44mag / 454 casull
Made a trip to the range yesterday. Shot 50 rounds of .452 Hornady xtp mag 240gn pushed by 36gn H110 with Federal primers. Not too bad. They shot " minute of milkjug" at 50 yards.
Recoil wasn' t too bad either. I shot 50 rounds of .429 remington hollowpoints 180gn pushed by 18gn Blue Dot with Winchester primers out of my 6.5" S&W 44 mag. Not too impressive. The accuracy just wasn' t there. I brought some factory loaded 180gn 44 mags with me and they shot better. That kinda hurts one' s feelings. Maybe the soreness in my hands will go away before next Saturday!
Recoil wasn' t too bad either. I shot 50 rounds of .429 remington hollowpoints 180gn pushed by 18gn Blue Dot with Winchester primers out of my 6.5" S&W 44 mag. Not too impressive. The accuracy just wasn' t there. I brought some factory loaded 180gn 44 mags with me and they shot better. That kinda hurts one' s feelings. Maybe the soreness in my hands will go away before next Saturday!
