I was just hoping someone was just going to post a good load for joint use between Ruger Blackhawk Revolver and Marlin carbine that would not be a wrist nor stock breaker but would put down a black bear or muslim if need be. I'd think that could be a happening if guys like Big Jim or Flave ran this place and keep doofus da he11 out o here.
Jus say', W. Bill
i have a number of .44magnum handguns between superredhawk, contender, and smith's. i also have a marlin 44magnum. Interesting enough while the handguns measure at .429, the rifle if i remember right is at .431 or .432. My original quest was to find a load that worked equally well in handgun and rifle. And with lead there is the issue of the kind of rifling in the barrel of the rifle.
Wasn't the 265 grain Hornady, the daddy of the "heavier" bullets in .44 Mag., .430 whereas most of the others measured .001 or .002" less? Seems like it was developed specifically for the carbines, like the Marlin1894.
that could be, i know ken watters in "pet loads" mentioned going not past that weight wise. interesting enough, he had two sections on 44magnum, in the first section pet load was 22grains of 2400. second section he reduced it to 21grains saying it shot just as well or better.
given the time he wrote that it would have been hercules not that in reality it makes any difference.
i would have to look at again, but seems some of the heavier bullets had trouble cycling in the ruger semiauto carbine.
one other tidbit not related to anything, when i bought the marlin rifle, i got a box of 20rounds of i thought factory ammo. I ran it through a chrony. those 240grain bullets were doing over 1800fps. That beats the velocity and weight of a 38.55.
