Hey all
I am fairly new to reloading but able to read and follow directions.
I bought a new s&w performance center 44 mag with 7 " barrel
I bought 1 box of legend 225 grain bullets for it
Shot those up, fired good
I also bought some hornady 240 grain xtp, 2400 powder and WLP primers and loaded some of my own
Started with 17.4 grains of powder and went up.4 grains per string if 6 to the max according to the hornady manual
When I fired the starting charge,6 rounds I noticed how much harder the gun kicked,concussion and muzzle blast seemed a lot more
I fired the next charge 17.8 grains and seemed about the same
Did the third string at 18.2
I stopped there and figured I would get some factory hornady 240 grain shells to fire and see if it was. Comperable
I did check my primers on each and they showed no signs of high pressure, also the shells ejected easy with a slight drag (the legend factory ammo was really sticky
Any help would be appreciated
Thank you
I am fairly new to reloading but able to read and follow directions.
I bought a new s&w performance center 44 mag with 7 " barrel
I bought 1 box of legend 225 grain bullets for it
Shot those up, fired good
I also bought some hornady 240 grain xtp, 2400 powder and WLP primers and loaded some of my own
Started with 17.4 grains of powder and went up.4 grains per string if 6 to the max according to the hornady manual
When I fired the starting charge,6 rounds I noticed how much harder the gun kicked,concussion and muzzle blast seemed a lot more
I fired the next charge 17.8 grains and seemed about the same
Did the third string at 18.2
I stopped there and figured I would get some factory hornady 240 grain shells to fire and see if it was. Comperable
I did check my primers on each and they showed no signs of high pressure, also the shells ejected easy with a slight drag (the legend factory ammo was really sticky
Any help would be appreciated
Thank you