Sergeant Sabre
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Beginning to think about a load for my Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull. Will be used mainly for deer so a 300 grainer sizzling out at 1700 fps isn't essential (but I admit, perfectly fine for deer, especially on longer-than-average shots).
Those of you that hunt with a .454, what is your pet load? I have had trouble getting good accuracy out of this revolver with jacketed bullets. I know this cartridge tends to "burn up" many jacketed bullets. However, have been using the Speer 300gr Gold Dot specifically designed for the .454, so it shouldn't be a problem of me pushing the bullet too fast. My 300 grain cast wheel wieghts on top of 22grains of IMR-4227 seem much more accurate (yep, I know it's a wimpy load for a .454) but I was hoping to shoot something that would provide more expansion than solid lead.
Suggestions? Comments?
All responses welcome. Thanks in advance...
Those of you that hunt with a .454, what is your pet load? I have had trouble getting good accuracy out of this revolver with jacketed bullets. I know this cartridge tends to "burn up" many jacketed bullets. However, have been using the Speer 300gr Gold Dot specifically designed for the .454, so it shouldn't be a problem of me pushing the bullet too fast. My 300 grain cast wheel wieghts on top of 22grains of IMR-4227 seem much more accurate (yep, I know it's a wimpy load for a .454) but I was hoping to shoot something that would provide more expansion than solid lead.
Suggestions? Comments?
All responses welcome. Thanks in advance...