Hey guys and gals,
I'll preface my question with a little background to avoid "get a manual" replies. I load for several rounds. 9mm, 38spl/357mag (pistol and rifle), 44spl/mag (pistol and rifle), 8mm Mauser, .308, .270, 30-06, 444 Marlin, 45-70. I load cast, plated, and jacketed. Don't know everything. Will never pretend to. I have Speer, Sierra, Hornady, and Lyman reloading manuals. And bullets that run the gammet for/from the makers of all my manuals.
I have a fair amount of hogs in my neck of the woods and while I love full house loads for my 44mag, 444,and my 45-70, sometimes they just aren't needed (25-50 yds) So I'll just cut to the chase....
Is there anyone on here that has load data for 240gr or 300gr Sierra or Hornady jacketed bullets (mainly XTP) for reduced loads using Unique powder in a 444 Marlin? I'm only looking for 1100-1300fps. I know I can down load my 44mag rifle to that and just use that rifle. But I am really trying to get some loads for my 444 also so when I take either my young nephews, or my friends kids hunting who don't have rifles, one can use my 1894 and the other my 444S and not have their shoulders slammed or get "scoped" from the recoil.
I contacted Alliant but their reply said they had no "tested data for my parameters". So if anyone has any personal data for this combo or has any other powder suggestions for reduced loads (1100-1300fps) with those weight bullets, I'm open to suggestions. But I would really like to stay with Unique if possible.
I'll preface my question with a little background to avoid "get a manual" replies. I load for several rounds. 9mm, 38spl/357mag (pistol and rifle), 44spl/mag (pistol and rifle), 8mm Mauser, .308, .270, 30-06, 444 Marlin, 45-70. I load cast, plated, and jacketed. Don't know everything. Will never pretend to. I have Speer, Sierra, Hornady, and Lyman reloading manuals. And bullets that run the gammet for/from the makers of all my manuals.
I have a fair amount of hogs in my neck of the woods and while I love full house loads for my 44mag, 444,and my 45-70, sometimes they just aren't needed (25-50 yds) So I'll just cut to the chase....
Is there anyone on here that has load data for 240gr or 300gr Sierra or Hornady jacketed bullets (mainly XTP) for reduced loads using Unique powder in a 444 Marlin? I'm only looking for 1100-1300fps. I know I can down load my 44mag rifle to that and just use that rifle. But I am really trying to get some loads for my 444 also so when I take either my young nephews, or my friends kids hunting who don't have rifles, one can use my 1894 and the other my 444S and not have their shoulders slammed or get "scoped" from the recoil.
I contacted Alliant but their reply said they had no "tested data for my parameters". So if anyone has any personal data for this combo or has any other powder suggestions for reduced loads (1100-1300fps) with those weight bullets, I'm open to suggestions. But I would really like to stay with Unique if possible.