What's your favorite powder for .44 Magnum?

[texgunner]

I've never had much need or use for plinking loads in a .44 Mag; I leave that up to "lesser" calibers.

I use H110 in full house loads... like another poster said, it doesn't make sense to me to create "plinking" .44 Mag loads, so I've not tried another powder...

That actually does make sense when you think about it. I'll definitely keep that in mind. After all it is a .44 Magnum.

Tex

 

[DEDON45]

Gotta Love It!

 

[tlen]

+1 for HERCO.

 

[adkpete]

Another vote for 2400

 

[wally]

I like Blue Dot, also good for full house loads in .357Mag & 10mm.

+1 to Unique if you don't need maximum blast loads. It'll load well for about any handgun.

--wally.

 

[KI.W.]

Bertus,the new member is specialist. The moust clean burning VihtaVuori N-110 is
best in the whole worl.....I must tell, don´t use it please, because it is too difficult to find it here in Finland. Use your H-110 and clean hard you guns.

 

[ShunZu]

Unique for low pressure plinking loads, 2400 when I feel the need for speed.

 

[facedown]

2400 for full-house loads
Unique for target loads
Blue Dot for fun loads (try shooting these at night!)

 

[sargenv]

Something I have not seen loads for is Hodgdon Lil gun. I have 2 pounds of it and will be working up some heavy bullet loads with it when I get the time with my 657. Otherwise H110, 2400, 296, and um.. Accurate #9 are all good magnum powders. Blue Dot is a little on the high nitro content side and can possibly cause flame cutting issues (top strap) if used a lot. Don't get me wrong, I've used a fair amount of Blue Dot.

Also if you like to use non-canister grade surplus, WC 820 can be utilized but you have to work up your load between batches. It is a little bit different. I think it can be had for $9/pound for pulldown and $10/pound for new. That price is without hazmat.

 

[DEDON45]

Yeah, forgot... my buddy likes running #9 in max loads in his Blackhawk... they clock about what my loads with H110 do.

 

[Remo-99]

In Aust. we are blessed by ADI powders, they are a very clean burning and consistant powder. We do have USA powders here, but at a premium price to australian reloaders, so it's hard to look past a local product that works well. In 44mag loads i'll use ADI AP100 (a slow burning magnum pistol powder similar to Herco) for 240 grainers, ADI AR2205 (a fast burning rifle powder similar to 2400) for +300 grainers and in longer barrels like carbines etc. And for target loads i use a small charge of ADI AS30 (fast burning shotgun/pistol powder similar to Red Dot) for lead 200-240 grainers

 

[aerod1]

2400 is working well for me.

 

[GP100man]

i hunt with a Redhawk all season with a GP100 for back up (close shots) & Herco under a 200gr xtp worked so good i had to try 800x & man it was unreal accurate , but a pain to measure but for a few huntin rounds i`ll trickle each one !!!!


GP100man

 

[CHEVELLE427]

2400 ,h110 ,unique....

 

[454PB]

Bluedot for midrange, Lil'Gun, H-110, WW296, and WC820 for serious M.E..

 

[Lashlarue]

Hogdon 110, impossible to overload in 44magnum. My hottest load uses a compressed charge of Hogdon110behind a 180 gr JHP.My book calls for 29 grains of powder, at normal bullet depths you can get 29.25 grains in the case.Be sure you keep rifle and pistol rounds separate. In a 4.75 " Uberti my son in law ended up with as nasty cut on his forehead...

 

[DEDON45]

I've been tinkering with H110 max loads in my Redhawk... I think LashLarue may be right... it seems to keep wanting more powder. I'm at max now (Hornady manual with the XTP, which I use, shows 24.8 as the max) ... and there seems to be more room. I may try 25.0 (working up slowly). I am using a chrono, so I'll be able to see when the velocity gain stops keeping up with the added powder... from what I understand that's a good indicator as to when you are really reaching the end... any thoughts?

 

[MAUSER88]

H110 & Blue dot for me.

 

[71Commander]

H110 & 2400 for full throttle work and max Blue Dot for a display of pure power.

 

[Lazuris]

2400 for all magnums up to 44. h110 for everything after that.

 

[lgbloader]

I like H110 with my 357 and 44 mags...They are a blast to shoot with the stuff.

 

[countryrebel]

240 xtp with 23.5grains of H110 is my load for my marlin and SRH.

 

[macman38SPL]

VV N110 and N350

 

[wanderinwalker]

For full-throttle .44 Magnum loads, I've always used and been happy with Winchester 296 powder. Light it with either CCI-350 (Magnum) or standard WLP primers.

For reduced loads for summer fun, I switch to W-231 and whatever cast bullets I feel like buying.

My 629 will shoot 240gr LSWCs @ 950-fps to about the same POI/POA as the full-power loads, at 25 yards. My Marlin 1894 requires a windage change, but no elevation adjustment, at 50 yards, and you'd best shade high at 100 when plinking!

Actually, I think that's half of the fun of shooting the .44. And so far I've only stumbled upon one really bad load (light dose of 231 in a .44 Special case, absolutely terrible accuracy).

Edited: Forgot, my standby jacketed bullet is the 240gr Hornady XTP. I got a box of Nosler 240gr JHPs a few weeks ago and so far have been impressed by their accuracy and lower cost.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

H110/W296, 2400, Lil'Gun, True Blue and AA#9 are all good powders for Magnum handgun rounds. Some guns will shoot better with one than the other so pick one and see if you get good results. If you do stick with it, if not try another.

Longshot or HS-6 aren't a bad choices for mid-range loads for practice.

I like HS-6 and W296/H110 best in the .44 Magnum...