.44 Special & Magnum reloading questions - Page 2

zxcvbob · July 3, 2010, 11:11 PM

Use .44 magnum brass, 240 grain cast bullets, and substitute 250 grain .45 Colt load data. (But *not* "ruger only" data unless you just want to blow up your gun.) Fast powders like Red Dot or middle powders like Unique should work great for you.

Sig_Dude · July 13, 2010, 01:44 PM

I am not using a ball powder. So only people who use Unique are intelligent?

zxcvbob · July 13, 2010, 02:12 PM

Quote:

So only people who use Unique are intelligent?

Where did you get that?

mehavey · July 13, 2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

So only people who use Unique are intelligent?

Sensible people have most only Unique & 4895 on their shelf... knowing that they have just about covered everything that comes along.

It takes really intelligent people to have .....

Bullseye
Titegrup
W231
Unique
Power Pistol
Blue Dot
2400
Lil Gun
H110 and W296 (don’t ask me why)
SR4759
IMR4227
N130
IMR4198
RL-7
IMR3031
H322
W748
BLC-2
H335
TAC
AA2495
IMR4895
Varget
4064
AA2520
N140
RL-15
W760
H414
N160
IMR4350
RL-19
N160
AA3100
and H4831

... on their shelf (last time I looked), after having told everyone else that all they need is 4895 & Unique.

Sig_Dude · July 13, 2010, 02:37 PM

Not a VV fan huh? VV is for the mensas

(although for the life of me I cannot figure out the pronunciation)

mehavey · July 13, 2010, 02:44 PM

Hey !

I gots...

N130
N140
N160

... in my "collection."

(and N140, like IMR-4895, seems to somehow span the gap to make both my pipsqueak AR and my adult Garand/M-14/`03 family happy. Go figure....)

**Unclenick** · July 13, 2010, 03:28 PM

By the way, ball powder does not automatically necessitate 90% case fill. Tons of 231 is used successfully by target shooters in sub-50% fill loads. It is when you combine small spherical propellant grains with enough deterrent and low enough start pressure that you end up with ignition issues in low-fill loads.

July 3, 2010, 11:11 PM	#26
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	Use .44 magnum brass, 240 grain cast bullets, and substitute 250 grain .45 Colt load data. (But not "ruger only" data unless you just want to blow up your gun.) Fast powders like Red Dot or middle powders like Unique should work great for you. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

July 13, 2010, 03:28 PM	#32
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,732	By the way, ball powder does not automatically necessitate 90% case fill. Tons of 231 is used successfully by target shooters in sub-50% fill loads. It is when you combine small spherical propellant grains with enough deterrent and low enough start pressure that you end up with ignition issues in low-fill loads. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

July 13, 2010, 01:44 PM	#27
Sig_Dude Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 115	I am not using a ball powder. So only people who use Unique are intelligent?

July 13, 2010, 02:37 PM	#30
Sig_Dude Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 115	Not a VV fan huh? VV is for the mensas (although for the life of me I cannot figure out the pronunciation)

July 13, 2010, 02:44 PM	#31
mehavey Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,207	Hey ! I gots... N130 N140 N160 ... in my "collection." (and N140, like IMR-4895, seems to somehow span the gap to make both my pipsqueak AR and my adult Garand/M-14/`03 family happy. Go figure....)