I just acquired a Rossi M92, 24 inch stainless in 44 Mag. I'm thinking of using it for whitetail this fall. I was wondering what y'alls' experience is with cast lead bullets.
I've got a Lee C429-240-SWC mold, aluminum gas checks and a bunch of lead in various hardnesses.
I like lead. 240-250 will work though I prefer more. That's not a bullet I'd choose though. 1) Meplat is too small. 2) The transition from 'shoulder' to meplat is rounded making what meplat there is less effective. In other words, it's truly a sh*t bullet design ... ease of casting taking priority over effectiveness in shooting. Fortunately, .44 is so much more than the minimum needed to kill a deer that it'll probably work out ok anyway.
I don't happen to have a .44 carbine right now and my bullets are selected for revolvers. The RCBS 250 grain SWCs (they've had 3 varieties over the years) and the Lyman 429421 are much better than the Lee bullet you mention because the meplat has a sharp corner at the edge which is much more effective .. and it is larger. My favorites, though, are the LBT 300 grain WLN bullets.
