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sob (sweet ole bill) · October 13, 2008, 05:59 AM

New member, long time reloader.
Found 500 180 gr jhp in .44 in my bullet stock.
To my dismay, I am unable to find a variety of data to load theses light noses for my .44 mag Redhawk.
Any favorite loads that are shared will be appreciated!
I'm a cautious loader and will not load anything up toward max unless I've worked it up at the range.
sob

Loader9 · October 13, 2008, 10:36 AM

My brother shoots a lot of 44 mag. He has several Rugers and the load that all of them like is 24.0 grs 2400 powder under the Sierra 180 HP. I think you'll find this is just over max on the Alliant website but the Sierra manual he loads from shows a max load at 27.0 grs. So approach the load with due caution. The load is accurate enough to hit a 6" plate from 100 yds every shot from all of his Rugers. It shot pretty good out of my Contender 10".

October 13, 2008, 05:59 AM	#1
sob (sweet ole bill) Member Join Date: October 13, 2008 Location: coastal North Carolina Posts: 65	first post New member, long time reloader. Found 500 180 gr jhp in .44 in my bullet stock. To my dismay, I am unable to find a variety of data to load theses light noses for my .44 mag Redhawk. Any favorite loads that are shared will be appreciated! I'm a cautious loader and will not load anything up toward max unless I've worked it up at the range. sob

October 13, 2008, 10:36 AM	#2
Loader9 Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2008 Posts: 949	My brother shoots a lot of 44 mag. He has several Rugers and the load that all of them like is 24.0 grs 2400 powder under the Sierra 180 HP. I think you'll find this is just over max on the Alliant website but the Sierra manual he loads from shows a max load at 27.0 grs. So approach the load with due caution. The load is accurate enough to hit a 6" plate from 100 yds every shot from all of his Rugers. It shot pretty good out of my Contender 10".