Hi--
I've been loading for a while, primarily for the 38/357, .460 mag, and .30-06 calibers. However, 2400 is quite hard to come by (it's not been available for about 2-2.5 years), so I'm exploring other options that are readily available (for magnum pistol, not the '06!) I guess what I'm saying is that concerning the the questions that follow, I know 2400 is the preferred powder for these (H110 is also hard to come by) calibers, but I'm just trying to branch out and make what I have of 2400 last.
First question--I've got several test loads for the 357 (158 grain WNFP/SWC is my primary bullet) loaded with IMR 4227, both magnum and standard primers. The weather has prevented the testing. However, the first time I shot 4227 I thought the revolver was especially dirty and the cases were often hard to extract as a result (on the starting level charges per my Lyman--no other signs of high pressure existed). My revolver was not especially clean to begin with, so I'm starting from scratch on my testing. Question: does anyone have experience with this powder being 'dirty,' and are there any possible solutions? I've got several manuals that recommend mag/std primers, so I'm going to test this out for myself. Since the weather's bad, I thought I see if anyone else has some advice.
Second question: I'm about to acquire a model 29 (44 mag), which means I'll be loading for this caliber as well--same issue on the powder. So, does anyone have 4227 experience with the 44 to say that it's better/worse suited for the 44 or 357? My go-to hunting round for my .460 Encore pistol uses 4227, and I've never had any 'dirty powder' issues--so I'm not sure if it's a pressure thing or what...
Again, I'm going to test all of these variables for myself, but I thought I'd see if anyone out there has any experience I can add to my repertoire.
Thanks in advance!
I've been loading for a while, primarily for the 38/357, .460 mag, and .30-06 calibers. However, 2400 is quite hard to come by (it's not been available for about 2-2.5 years), so I'm exploring other options that are readily available (for magnum pistol, not the '06!) I guess what I'm saying is that concerning the the questions that follow, I know 2400 is the preferred powder for these (H110 is also hard to come by) calibers, but I'm just trying to branch out and make what I have of 2400 last.
First question--I've got several test loads for the 357 (158 grain WNFP/SWC is my primary bullet) loaded with IMR 4227, both magnum and standard primers. The weather has prevented the testing. However, the first time I shot 4227 I thought the revolver was especially dirty and the cases were often hard to extract as a result (on the starting level charges per my Lyman--no other signs of high pressure existed). My revolver was not especially clean to begin with, so I'm starting from scratch on my testing. Question: does anyone have experience with this powder being 'dirty,' and are there any possible solutions? I've got several manuals that recommend mag/std primers, so I'm going to test this out for myself. Since the weather's bad, I thought I see if anyone else has some advice.
Second question: I'm about to acquire a model 29 (44 mag), which means I'll be loading for this caliber as well--same issue on the powder. So, does anyone have 4227 experience with the 44 to say that it's better/worse suited for the 44 or 357? My go-to hunting round for my .460 Encore pistol uses 4227, and I've never had any 'dirty powder' issues--so I'm not sure if it's a pressure thing or what...
Again, I'm going to test all of these variables for myself, but I thought I'd see if anyone out there has any experience I can add to my repertoire.
Thanks in advance!
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