44 Mag for Pigs

dssajj · April 16, 2007, 07:01 PM

Just bought a Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44 mag and was wondering if anyone had good load for hunting wild pigs?:

Art Eatman · April 17, 2007, 10:46 AM

If you reload, you might try 300-grain. Otherwise, most any 240-grain load will work.

Art

marlin · April 17, 2007, 10:47 AM

no info on loads but a 44 mag would be good for hog

Scorch · April 17, 2007, 12:24 PM

44 Mag will work great for hogs. My favorite is a max load of Blue Dot behind a 240 JFP.

kingudaroad · April 17, 2007, 02:06 PM

My hunting load is 23.5 gr of h110 and a sierra 240 gr jhc with a magnum primer out of my sbh 7.5" barrel

roy reali · April 17, 2007, 08:38 PM

If a pellet gun can kill a wild pig then surely a .44 magnum ought to do the trick.

2rugers · April 19, 2007, 10:22 PM

200 gr. nosler hollowpoint out of a 16" trapper using a mild load of unique.

This load Has worked out very well under 100 yds.

I always recover the bullet.

onlybrowning · April 19, 2007, 11:09 PM

How about 190.0 (or more if you are careful) of H-110 behind a Laser Cast 300 grainer. Oh, you will need a taller front sight though. Very powerful load. I want to try it on deer this year.

roy reali · April 20, 2007, 10:27 AM

190 grains of H110 in a .44 magnum case? Would that be considered a compressed load?

Art Eatman · April 20, 2007, 10:58 AM

Nineteen-point-zero?

Art

kingudaroad · April 21, 2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

190 grains of H110 in a .44 magnum case? Would that be considered a compressed load?

Yeah, in a coke bottle.

castnblast · April 22, 2007, 02:19 PM

190.0 gr. of H110 is also known as dynamite...

Crank one of those bad boys off, and you'll have the ATF knocking at your front door!

onlybrowning · April 27, 2007, 03:45 PM

Haha sorry guys.. I guess this is why we don't always trust load data given over the internet. Obviously I meant 19.0 grains as given in the Lyman 48th Edition manual.

roger1shot · April 28, 2007, 03:28 PM

Haven't shot a hog or deer yet.
But this is what I've got loaded up in my 44mag.
I feel the partition bullet will do the best job on hogs.
Loaded with H110 19.5 grains.

April 16, 2007, 07:01 PM	#1
dssajj Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 68	44 Mag for Pigs Just bought a Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44 mag and was wondering if anyone had good load for hunting wild pigs?:

April 17, 2007, 12:24 PM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	44 Mag will work great for hogs. My favorite is a max load of Blue Dot behind a 240 JFP. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

April 17, 2007, 08:38 PM	#6
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Why Not? If a pellet gun can kill a wild pig then surely a .44 magnum ought to do the trick.

April 19, 2007, 10:22 PM	#7
2rugers Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: texas Posts: 762	200 gr. nosler hollowpoint out of a 16" trapper using a mild load of unique. This load Has worked out very well under 100 yds. I always recover the bullet. __________________ Pain Is The Quickest Teacher 2RUGERS AKA "HALFCOCKED"

April 20, 2007, 10:27 AM	#9
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Re:onlybrowning 190 grains of H110 in a .44 magnum case? Would that be considered a compressed load?

April 17, 2007, 10:46 AM	#2
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	If you reload, you might try 300-grain. Otherwise, most any 240-grain load will work. Art

April 17, 2007, 10:47 AM	#3
marlin Member Join Date: April 10, 2007 Posts: 41	no info on loads but a 44 mag would be good for hog

April 17, 2007, 02:06 PM	#5
kingudaroad Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Location: austin Posts: 735	My hunting load is 23.5 gr of h110 and a sierra 240 gr jhc with a magnum primer out of my sbh 7.5" barrel

April 19, 2007, 11:09 PM	#8
onlybrowning Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2005 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 275	How about 190.0 (or more if you are careful) of H-110 behind a Laser Cast 300 grainer. Oh, you will need a taller front sight though. Very powerful load. I want to try it on deer this year.

April 20, 2007, 10:58 AM	#10
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Nineteen-point-zero? Art

April 22, 2007, 02:19 PM	#12
castnblast Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 1,148	190.0 gr. of H110 is also known as dynamite... Crank one of those bad boys off, and you'll have the ATF knocking at your front door! __________________ VEGETARIAN...old indian word for bad hunter

April 27, 2007, 03:45 PM	#13
onlybrowning Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2005 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 275	Haha sorry guys.. I guess this is why we don't always trust load data given over the internet. Obviously I meant 19.0 grains as given in the Lyman 48th Edition manual.

April 28, 2007, 03:28 PM	#14
roger1shot Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2005 Location: TEXAS Posts: 102	Nosler 250 gr. Partition Haven't shot a hog or deer yet. But this is what I've got loaded up in my 44mag. I feel the partition bullet will do the best job on hogs. Loaded with H110 19.5 grains.