44 mag loads a good moderate load fun load for plinking

[horsemen61]

44 mag loads a good moderate load fun load for plinking is what I am looking for any help guys

 

[blarby]

I use this'n over and over :

215gn GCHP
8.0-10gns Unique ( depends on rifle or revolver, but I've started doing them all at 10grns thanks to a longer barreled wheelgun now)

CCI LPP

You can use it behind a 240g lead bullet, I do that too.

I've also used it at 9 grs behind a jacketed 240, and it shoots real good.

That load is all over every load manual ever, so tear it up !

8 grs is of course softer, 10 is more firm- but still no where near full tilt.

 

[cfullgraf]

I like a 240 SWC over Unique. I load a little heavier than a top 44 Special load but no where near maximum for 44 magnum. I load them in a 44 Magnum case.

 

[Steve2md]

Full case of BP, compress the charge with cast bullet of your choice. Just remember to clean yer shooter after

 

[floydster]

240 gr. SWC powder coated, pushed by 6 grs. Red Dot, fun and super accurate in my Bisley Hunter.

 

[fatcpa]

240 gr lswc over 9-10 gr Universal.

 

[Ric]

200 grn rnfp - 7.0 grains of W231

240 grn swc - 8.5 grains of unique

Non barnburner accurate fun loads

 

[mulyhuntr]

7-8 grs w231 under a 240 swc is an awesome shooting light load.

 

[Legionnaire]

240 grn swc - 8.5 grains of unique

This.

 

[BCRider]

200 or 240 LRNFP sitting on top of 6.6gns of Tightgroup. I still need to chrono them but these should be moving along at 1050 to 1100fps. Recoil wise it feels like what I would expect a .44Spl +P to sort of feel like.

I just checked and the new Hodgdon website has entries for a 200gn LRNFP cast bullet that shows 6.6gns of Tightgroup as the suggested max charge. It lists it at 1060fps and 17,300CUP. So it confirms that it's a fairly low pressure round but still well over a .44Spl for both pressure and speed. And WAAAAYYYYY down from the >30K CUP pressures for jacketed Magnum loads.

I find these to be sporty but not punishing to shoot.

 

[Salmoneye]

240 gr. SWC powder coated, pushed by 6 grs. Red Dot, fun and super accurate in my Bisley Hunter.

What he said...

 

[RealGun]

Moderate to me suggests A2400. I have tried 18.8 gr, and my notes indicate it as "very good". I use PowerPro 300-MP for moving up the scale of performance. 20.7 gr was good with 240 gr SJSP but needed 21.7 for a better impression with 240 gr XTP. I have no chronograph or other data, just subjective impressions with published load ranges.

 

[Don McDowell]

8-9 grs of unique with a 240-250 gr swc bullet is pleasant to shoot, and yet stout enough to handle something tougher than a target if need be.

 

[CraigC]

240gr SWC over 10.0gr Unique.

 

[Buck13]

240 gr plated or 250 grain lead on 6 gr (very light; .44 Special pressure) or 8 gr (still moderate, but more magnumish) HP-38, or same bullets with 7 grains either Trail Boss or Red Dot.

I've tried using very light bullets (165-190 grain) and didn't like it much, because the POI was about 8 inches lower at 25 yards than with 250s. IMHO, in revolvers powder and velocity have a fairly small effect on POI, while bullet weight seems to affect POI more drastically.

 

[Eb1]

240 lead bullet over max load of trail boss. Which would be 7.3 grains. You could just stick with 7.

 

[mavracer]

I use 10.0gr of Unique with a 240 LSWC, I used to use 8.0 for lighter but now that I have dedicated 44 specials I shoot them if I want something lighter than 10.0.

 

[Eb1]

I never could get unique to work for me in the .44 magnum.