Just purchased a .44, reload info needed

[asknight]

240gr HP-XTP and 24.0gr of H110 is my deer load.

300gr HP-XTP and 20.0gr of H110 is my black bear load, but works great on deer too.

Both are the max loads in the Hornady Manual.

I currently use the same two bullets, but with Blue Dot. 15.0gr under the 240XTP, and 12.0gr under the 300XTP. A bit of a handfull, even with a 7.5" barrel. A lot more loads per pound of powder than with H110, too.

The 240 is my deer load, and the 300 is a nice hog load.

 

[Lennyjoe]

Blue Dot huh? I use that for range loads in my 10MM's.

 

[HSMITH]

When working up Blue Dot go SLOW and in very small increments as you approach the top loads. Blue Dot goes nasty in a HURRY as pressures get high. I have had some very strong performing loads with very good accuracy with it. Cold is another place where Blue Dot lacks a little, but in the arctics of Tuck-san AZ it really shouldn't be an issue at all.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I did notice a bit of reaction to cold weather and Blue Dot. Had some sitting in the truck overnight at 32 degrees and when I shot them the next morning the numbers were a bit different than usual.

I'm gonna use Unique first with the hard cast as well as the XTP's.

 

[caz223]

Blue dot is squirrely in cold weather.
Esp. max loads or compressed loads.
Use magnum primers below freezing.