Off to the basement to reload...

**Mike Irwin** · July 9, 2005, 02:00 PM

.41 Magnum and .44 Special.

Trip20 is coming into town and we're going shooting tomorrow.

I'm going to load the .44 Spl. with AA 7 this time around. I've been loading it with 231, but haven't been entirely happy with the results, so I'm hoping for something a little better.

Desert Dog · July 9, 2005, 02:16 PM

I love AA#7. Good mid-range powder slightly slower than Unique. Should work nicely with .44 "short"....

**Mike Irwin** · July 9, 2005, 02:21 PM

I use a lot of it for 10mm, but never thought about using it for .44 Special.

Desert Dog · July 9, 2005, 02:25 PM

I use it for nuclear .45 Super loads, and mid-range .45 Colt. It is a keeper powder... I will always have some around. Meters really well too...

Desert Dog · July 10, 2005, 11:28 AM

Hey Mike,

How did the AA#7 work for you in .44 Special?

**Mike Irwin** · July 10, 2005, 01:54 PM

I didn't end up loading any .44 Spls. because as I was digging in one of my range ammo cans I found that I already had 75 rounds loaded with 231.

I'm not that fond of 231 in the .44 Spl. I find it to be very spotty accuracy wise. I think it's just too little powder in too big a case.

There's a new powder out, I forget what it's called, that has a MUCH higher loading density. Dammit I can't remember who makes it, but it's a donut shaped powder. Mtnbkr turned me on to it.

edit: FOUND IT! IMR Trail Boss. Here's an article about it. http://www.gunblast.com/IMR_TrailBoss.htm

I did, however, load some .41 mag. with 13.5 grains of AA 7 with a 210-gr. hard cast lead bullet.

That was a good load. Gave a good magnum thump and came very close to hitting to point of impact.

July 9, 2005, 02:00 PM	#1
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	Off to the basement to reload... .41 Magnum and .44 Special. Trip20 is coming into town and we're going shooting tomorrow. I'm going to load the .44 Spl. with AA 7 this time around. I've been loading it with 231, but haven't been entirely happy with the results, so I'm hoping for something a little better.

July 9, 2005, 02:16 PM	#2
Desert Dog Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 1999 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 474	I love AA#7. Good mid-range powder slightly slower than Unique. Should work nicely with .44 "short".... __________________ Yes, in fact I do have a 454... in more ways than one. "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson

July 9, 2005, 02:25 PM	#4
Desert Dog Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 1999 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 474	I use it for nuclear .45 Super loads, and mid-range .45 Colt. It is a keeper powder... I will always have some around. Meters really well too... __________________ Yes, in fact I do have a 454... in more ways than one. "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson

July 10, 2005, 11:28 AM	#5
Desert Dog Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 1999 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 474	Hey Mike, How did the AA#7 work for you in .44 Special? __________________ Yes, in fact I do have a 454... in more ways than one. "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson

July 9, 2005, 02:21 PM	#3
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	I use a lot of it for 10mm, but never thought about using it for .44 Special.

July 10, 2005, 01:54 PM	#6
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	I didn't end up loading any .44 Spls. because as I was digging in one of my range ammo cans I found that I already had 75 rounds loaded with 231. I'm not that fond of 231 in the .44 Spl. I find it to be very spotty accuracy wise. I think it's just too little powder in too big a case. There's a new powder out, I forget what it's called, that has a MUCH higher loading density. Dammit I can't remember who makes it, but it's a donut shaped powder. Mtnbkr turned me on to it. edit: FOUND IT! IMR Trail Boss. Here's an article about it. http://www.gunblast.com/IMR_TrailBoss.htm I did, however, load some .41 mag. with 13.5 grains of AA 7 with a 210-gr. hard cast lead bullet. That was a good load. Gave a good magnum thump and came very close to hitting to point of impact.