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Sarge · March 19, 2005, 07:35 PM

I've been loading "Elmer's Baby" for a long time, and I've never run across 230 grain .44 bullets; but it is also that long experience which tells me that there are so many components for this cartridge that I may not have seen them all yet!

From the tone of your post I'm betting you will have a chronograph handy for your experiments, so it's a simple matter of selecting a slow powder like H110 or W296, commencing with the "starting loads", and then easing your way up to the velocity you are trying to attain- watching for pressure signs along the way. I believe I would use the 14" Contender if I were you, although you should have no trouble getting 1440 fps from the 10" tube, either.

The following should help you get started, I hope-

http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/de...Source=Hodgdon

Please let us know how it all works out. I am always willing to learn something new about this fine cartridge.

March 19, 2005, 07:35 PM	#2
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,457	I've been loading "Elmer's Baby" for a long time, and I've never run across 230 grain .44 bullets; but it is also that long experience which tells me that there are so many components for this cartridge that I may not have seen them all yet! From the tone of your post I'm betting you will have a chronograph handy for your experiments, so it's a simple matter of selecting a slow powder like H110 or W296, commencing with the "starting loads", and then easing your way up to the velocity you are trying to attain- watching for pressure signs along the way. I believe I would use the 14" Contender if I were you, although you should have no trouble getting 1440 fps from the 10" tube, either. The following should help you get started, I hope- http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/de...Source=Hodgdon Please let us know how it all works out. I am always willing to learn something new about this fine cartridge. __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.