Powder question for 44 mag

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I'm all out of 2400 powder which I normally use for reloading 44 mag. I really like how it fills up the case making a double charge quite obvious. According to my Lyman manual, powders such as N110 and AA#9 would also take up similar capacity in the case, can anyone offer an opinion on these powders or should I stick with 2400?
 
2400 and #9 have a similar burn rate. #9 meters better since it's ball powder versus flake powder. N110 has a burn rate similar to H110/W296.
 
2400, W-296/H-110, AA #9, Li'l Gun, & N-110 will all fill the case enough for a double charge to be very obvious, if not spill over.

I have never tried 2400 in .44 Mag. (Anything really) I like AA #9 and N-110 best in .44 Mag.
 
I don't have a 44.
In my 41s, N110 outruns H110 with much less flash and blast.
N110 can also be gracefully loaded down to less than nuclear loads, is very clean and does a good job with hardcast LSWCs.

Be Safe and have fun !
-steve
 
H110 is pretty much full power loads only. 2400, on the other hand, works nicely from mid to full power. Unique works OK for plinker loads.
 
Going to try a new powder

I'm going to try reloads for the 7mm08 with IMR3031 powder-winchester brass and winchester large rifle primers. Never have used IMR powders before,and was wondering if anyone out there has a proven load for deer size game in the 7mm08 with this powder and a 140 gr bullet? I can easily follow the chart loads, but just looking to see if there is a load that has been good for someone out there. The gun is a 15" Encore.
 
Went with the following load for a 4.5in Ruger Super Blackhawk. 23gr H110, Starline brass, WLP primer and 240gr Hornady XTP-JHP. Accuracy was around 2in at 25yards. The sights had to be turned all the way down to get on the bull. This was a min. load in some data, where 22.5gr was min in other data, and 24gr at the max. That is a very narrow window. I'd go with another powder if you want more flexibility. H110/W296 has pretty good fireball. I put a lot of crimp in with Lee FCD die.
 
Thumpa said:
H110 and Win 296 are by far the best performers in .44 Rem Mag.
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This is true in my .44 wheelguns and also the carbine when loading for hunting velocities. My accuracy with 2400 and Lil' Gun was far from the accuracy I obtained at the same velocities with H110/W296. But this is my experience, with my loads, shot from my guns.......other guns can/will be different.
 
taking 100 rds to the range tomorrow morning. I loaded them today 29 grains of H110 180 grain hornady XTP i"ll let you know how they do.
 
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Went with the following load for a 4.5in Ruger Super Blackhawk. 23gr H110, Starline brass, WLP primer and 240gr Hornady XTP-JHP. Accuracy was around 2in at 25yards. The sights had to be turned all the way down to get on the bull. This was a min. load in some data, where 22.5gr was min in other data, and 24gr at the max. That is a very narrow window. I'd go with another powder if you want more flexibility.
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I saw less sign of pressure and had a better load at 24gr than 23gr of H110. Settled on 23.5 just to be away from the max a little. Don't shoot too many of them though. 2400 is my go-to powder.
 
taking 100 rds to the range tomorrow morning. I loaded them today 29 grains of H110 180 grain hornady XTP i"ll let you know how they do.
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Lyman lists 29gr start and 30gr max, that's not much of a window there and I don't think I could make it through 100 rnds of full house magnum loads either :eek:

I've since tried out AA#9 and Blue Dot. AA#9 is a lot like 2400 as others already stated but I think I really like the Blue Dot, nice recoil and with a good muzzle blast :D
 
2400 is THE classic .44 mag powder with a lot of history behind it. I've loaded for .44 mag more than any other caliber. I will second the Unique powder. Cowboy 240 grain lead swaged bullets with 7 grains of Unique is surprisingly accurate. IMR 4227, H110, Blue Dot are all good powders. I feel like I'm leaving one out, too.

I just recently tried the AA powders (AA #5) as well as RamShot's True Blue in my .357. I will be trying these two powders in the .44 soon. But I always go back to the 2400.
 
I can shoot reduced loads with W296/H110 or LIL'GUN, but only if I use a mean roll crimp.
A wimpy or no crimp with reduced loads can result is a squib load where the primer fires but the powder does not ignite. The bullet can move halfway into the forcing cone, and really jam the revolver.

The reduced loads with AA#9/RamshotEnforcer/H108/WC820 or 2400 are not fussy about the crimp.
 
I use AA #9 in my 44 Mag and like it a lot. A plus is that you do not need (I do not use) Magnum Primers with this powder. So the regular Large Pistol Primers are the same that I use in 45 ACP.

Bill
 
I've used both #9 and H110 in .44 mag as well as .357. I like both but the H110 meters better in my Dillion powder thrower.
 
I hate H110 with a passion, it is not a very forgiving powder and must be used at very close to a max load. I've stuck with 2400 from the first time I tried it. If I couldn't find it I'd wait it out.

My second powder was Unique but I've given up on that one, it doesn't meter well in a Dillon progressive. I now use Universal instead.
 
You might like Herco and Blue Dot. (if those don't meter well enough, substitute WSF and AA#7, respectively -- but they won't fill the case as full)
 
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