I shoot a lot of Brazos 215 gr. SWCs in 44 mag for lower recoil practice loads. I did a long ladder with 244 and found two accuracy nodes, 7.4 gr...
Jacketed bullets, especially hollow points, are longer than the same weight of cast bullet. If the loaded OAL is the same, then the jacketed...
6.0 gr. of 700X makes a nice light load under a deep-seated 225 gr bullet.
The 280 gr Keith bullet is a great hunter. Even at standard pressures you can get over 1100 fps in a 20 in. barrel using HS-6, and with great...
Fast and bulky is what you want. Red Dot, Green Dot, 700X, American Select, V-N320 are ones I've used.
I always felt like the 41 magnum gave you 95% of the power of a 44 magnum with only about 80% of the recoil, which is a nice tradeoff. Bullet...
I have two loads that are super accurate, both using deep-seated bullets to crimp on the ogive or over the driving band. >10.0 gr. of Silhouette...
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Absolutely. I deep-seat just about all loads that aren't full on hunting loads. Deep-seating bullets not only reduces the powder space (more...
#5 is NOT case sensitive, but you'll get greater accuracy and consistency if you deep-seat the bullets to roughly 44 Special OAL. With a SWC you...
I'll second paul105 on the deep-seating of bullets in magnum cases. I prefer 7.0 grains of 231/HP-38, or 6.0 grains of something faster, like Red...
In hunting, penetration is king. You must reach the vitals, and the perfect broadside shot is not always available, so you need enough...
I hunted with these guys a few years ago and had a great time. Shot a sheep, goat and a Vancouver cow on one of their overnight hunts. We hunted...
I own a Taurus Raging Bull 5" in 454 Casull. I have shot thousands of rounds of reloads, from 750 fps target loads to 1500 fps heavy bullet loads...
I've ordered bullets from Gardner's Cache many times with no problems whatsoever. Good bullets and prices, no worries.
I've shot quite a few of GT's 228 SWC bullets and found a sweet spot for my 4-5/8" BH at around 8½ to 9 grains of Unique or Ultimate Pistol....
I ran your load through Gordon's Reloading Tool and with Unique @ 6.5 grains, the .04" deeper seating increased the pressure from 12.5 kpsi to...
I shot a 200+ pound southern Illinois buck with one, behind the shoulder walking broadside at about 55 yards. He ran lights out for about 90...
Not that quirky to me . . . I deep seat a lot of bullets, and have used that exact COAL before with several bullets in .41 and .44 mags.
Running your 8.5 gr. load through GRT I get the following: 1,035 fps @ 21,510 PSI w/ 98.8% propellant burned. Should be a very good load.
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