Palladan44
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Im interested to see what the thoughts are on power vs Accuracy in magnum revolver handloading. When working up a load to accomplish deer and boar hunting.
With 357 Magnum i find the best Accuracy and Power I need using Winchester 296 and 158grain Speer Deepcurl bullets. Near the upper end of published limits, call it a little better than half way up the scale (Ive found that accuracy tapers off just under or at MAX with little to no advantage in velocity) VERY important to find this threshold and call it quits at the "Sweet spot" It ends up being right around 1375 fps. to 1400fps in my 8-3/8" Model 27.
With 44 magnum, I dont find much benefit to use WIN 296 and 240grain Jacketed bullets, as I find them a little excessive for what i need. Although accurate enough, i can shoot better with more of a "medium" magnum round, which offers target-like accuracy with more than enough power for Deer, Boar or even Black Bear. The 44 magnum offers me, the handloader, the option to "scale it down a bit" to balance power and accuracy. Were looking at 1,225-1,250 fps with a 240 grain cast LSWC. Powders like 2400 loaded in the medium area of the spectrum, or a low published load of Longshot (which i just discovered) to be the ideal balance of power and accuracy.
With 357 Magnum i find the best Accuracy and Power I need using Winchester 296 and 158grain Speer Deepcurl bullets. Near the upper end of published limits, call it a little better than half way up the scale (Ive found that accuracy tapers off just under or at MAX with little to no advantage in velocity) VERY important to find this threshold and call it quits at the "Sweet spot" It ends up being right around 1375 fps. to 1400fps in my 8-3/8" Model 27.
With 44 magnum, I dont find much benefit to use WIN 296 and 240grain Jacketed bullets, as I find them a little excessive for what i need. Although accurate enough, i can shoot better with more of a "medium" magnum round, which offers target-like accuracy with more than enough power for Deer, Boar or even Black Bear. The 44 magnum offers me, the handloader, the option to "scale it down a bit" to balance power and accuracy. Were looking at 1,225-1,250 fps with a 240 grain cast LSWC. Powders like 2400 loaded in the medium area of the spectrum, or a low published load of Longshot (which i just discovered) to be the ideal balance of power and accuracy.