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PALongbow · April 27, 2002, 06:56 PM

I have been playing with several different reloading setups for my 44 mg Ruger SRH revolver (scoped) . Just recently switched to H-110 powder after using IMR-4227 for a while.

I loaded some test rounds this past week using H-110 powder as my test powder. One load consisted of 23.5 grains of powder and the other with 24.0 grains of H-110 using CCI 350 large magnum pistol primers. The H-110 is diffinetly more accurate for me than IMR-4227 while using a Hornady 240 grain XTP bullet. I shot a one inch group off the bench today at 50 yards using 23.5 grains of H-110 powder. The 24.0 grain load shot a 2 inch group at 50 yards. I noticed that the 24.0 grains really seemed like a hot load with more recoil than the 23.5 load.

Anybody else try this same setup in their 44 mag revolvers? Seems to me that either H-110 or W296 now a days seems to be the most popular powder for a 44 magnum. Would that be a fair assumption?

Ron

April 27, 2002, 06:56 PM	#1
PALongbow Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2001 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 103	44 Magnum and H-110 Powder test. I have been playing with several different reloading setups for my 44 mg Ruger SRH revolver (scoped) . Just recently switched to H-110 powder after using IMR-4227 for a while. I loaded some test rounds this past week using H-110 powder as my test powder. One load consisted of 23.5 grains of powder and the other with 24.0 grains of H-110 using CCI 350 large magnum pistol primers. The H-110 is diffinetly more accurate for me than IMR-4227 while using a Hornady 240 grain XTP bullet. I shot a one inch group off the bench today at 50 yards using 23.5 grains of H-110 powder. The 24.0 grain load shot a 2 inch group at 50 yards. I noticed that the 24.0 grains really seemed like a hot load with more recoil than the 23.5 load. Anybody else try this same setup in their 44 mag revolvers? Seems to me that either H-110 or W296 now a days seems to be the most popular powder for a 44 magnum. Would that be a fair assumption? Ron