hornady bullets

arjay · July 21, 2007, 02:27 PM

I bought some hornady 240 gr swaged swc to make some 44 special loads in magnum cases.Since this bullet has no crimp groove,do you roll crimp over the shoulder? thanks rj

nate45 · July 21, 2007, 02:38 PM

No you want to crimp below the shoulder.

crowbeaner · July 21, 2007, 07:53 PM

I've used them before and roll crimped them over the top of the band with no problems whatsoever. The only thing I didn't like was the lube is not all that great and the barrel will lead badly if you push them too fast. I'm shooting the 240 HP they make in my smokepole with high speed sabots and really like the accuracy.

arjay · July 22, 2007, 01:20 PM

I've loaded some with an aol of 1.95 ,crimping just below the shoulder.I'm trying 61/2-71/2 gr of unique.If they lead at those speeds I'll have to mail order some cast bullets.I can find cast for .38,.45acp,.45 colt but the .44s available are in the 180-200 gr range.

snuffy · July 22, 2007, 02:48 PM

Since this is a swagged, nearly pure lead bullet, you should be able to roll crimp directly into the side of the bullet. The mouth will easily dig into the lead, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T OVER DO IT! And as long as the case length is pretty close.

Since most loads for this bullet are in the light range, you don't have to worry much about excessive recoil working the bullet out of the case,(increasing OAL).

arjay · July 23, 2007, 08:44 PM

Loaded 'em to an oal of 1.95 inches,mild crimp below the shoulder,6.5 ,7 and 7.5 gr of unique.All were accurate,7.5 gr was just starting to lead.Nice plinking load.

July 21, 2007, 02:27 PM	#1
arjay Junior Member Join Date: December 16, 2006 Posts: 11	hornady bullets I bought some hornady 240 gr swaged swc to make some 44 special loads in magnum cases.Since this bullet has no crimp groove,do you roll crimp over the shoulder? thanks rj

July 21, 2007, 02:38 PM	#2
nate45 Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,746	No you want to crimp below the shoulder. __________________ "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."- Thomas Jefferson ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (>_<)

July 22, 2007, 02:48 PM	#5
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	Since this is a swagged, nearly pure lead bullet, you should be able to roll crimp directly into the side of the bullet. The mouth will easily dig into the lead, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T OVER DO IT! And as long as the case length is pretty close. Since most loads for this bullet are in the light range, you don't have to worry much about excessive recoil working the bullet out of the case,(increasing OAL). __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

July 21, 2007, 07:53 PM	#3
crowbeaner Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,943	I've used them before and roll crimped them over the top of the band with no problems whatsoever. The only thing I didn't like was the lube is not all that great and the barrel will lead badly if you push them too fast. I'm shooting the 240 HP they make in my smokepole with high speed sabots and really like the accuracy.

July 22, 2007, 01:20 PM	#4
arjay Junior Member Join Date: December 16, 2006 Posts: 11	I've loaded some with an aol of 1.95 ,crimping just below the shoulder.I'm trying 61/2-71/2 gr of unique.If they lead at those speeds I'll have to mail order some cast bullets.I can find cast for .38,.45acp,.45 colt but the .44s available are in the 180-200 gr range.

July 23, 2007, 08:44 PM	#6
arjay Junior Member Join Date: December 16, 2006 Posts: 11	Loaded 'em to an oal of 1.95 inches,mild crimp below the shoulder,6.5 ,7 and 7.5 gr of unique.All were accurate,7.5 gr was just starting to lead.Nice plinking load.