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Was looking for a defensive big game critter load while out on the property.We have good size bears here. Hope to never see one up close. Have a 44 cal mold for a 310gr PB bullet. Cast from my scrap WW it comes out at 314gr. BHN 10.5.. Revolver is a Ruger Redhawk 5.5" bbl. Started out with 16grs of 2400. This is shown as a max load in my loading books.The 2400 load felt a bit anemic . Seems it is only about a 1000fps load. I have some Accurate #9 powder on hand so gave it a try. The Accurate manual shows 18.5 grs of #9 with a 300gr cast bullet at 1320fps. Since my bullet is 14grs over this weight at 314 I tried 18grs of #9. Accuracy was spot on, even for me.Empty brass just fell out of the chambers. Definitely felt the improvement of power. I have powder coated this bullet, which payed off in an absolutely clean bore. Picture won't post . Will come back with picture of bullet. Had to go to POST Image , to get my picture up.[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]

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I'd fuel it with eight of my .44 powders up to 1100fps choices.

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Originally Posted by Hesp
Was looking for a defensive big game critter load while out on the property.We have good size bears here. Hope to never see one up close. Have a 44 cal mold for a 310gr PB bullet. Cast from my scrap WW it comes out at 314gr. BHN 10.5.. Revolver is a Ruger Redhawk 5.5" bbl. Started out with 16grs of 2400. This is shown as a max load in my loading books.The 2400 load felt a bit anemic . Seems it is only about a 1000fps load. I have some Accurate #9 powder on hand so gave it a try. The Accurate manual shows 18.5 grs of #9 with a 300gr cast bullet at 1320fps. Since my bullet is 14grs over this weight at 314 I tried 18grs of #9. Accuracy was spot on, even for me.Empty brass just fell out of the chambers. Definitely felt the improvement of power. I have powder coated this bullet, which payed off in an absolutely clean bore. Picture won't post . Will come back with picture of bullet. Had to go to POST Image , to get my picture up.[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]

WW should cast much harder than 10.5. If you want more velocity use H-110/296. You should be able to achieve 1350 FPS or a bit more.



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You can also water quench right out of the toaster oven to increase bullet hardness. It will take 7-10 days to reach full hardness, but you will want to size them as soon as they are dry because they will start to harden fast. Not a bad idea to spray them with Hornady One Shot Case lube before sizing.

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That seems quite soft. With a bit harder bullet of about that weight or even a little lighter, I think the sweet spot is 1050-1100 fps. They will penetrate very well, be relatively easy to shoot.

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Wheel weights cast, water dropped or not, are great on game in the 44 mag. BHN can vary by what's in the wheel weights but I have never seen a cast bullet made of WW's that is not a great bullet for NA game. I have a 310 grain Gas Check NEI mold that cast up great killing bullets. 1100 is plenty I assure you.
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I bought a mold similar to yours for a 444 Marlin - didn’t shoot much better than 12 MOA. Ended up selling the 444. My SBH likes the bullet though. I found that with full power loads I’d never have to go bigger than 44 Mag.


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For sure this bullet has turned out to be a powerhouse. I have settled on a load at about 1205 fps over my chrono. Found this bullet to be a kick to shoot at 750 fps, just for fun. Amazing at 750 fps how it penetrates.

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In my opinion, when loading heavy for caliber bullets in magnum and big bore handguns there is only one powder H-110 (though it is also sold as W-296). You can't download the powder, but for top accuracy and velocity I have yet to find a better powder. For the 44 use a CCI 350 and see what is most accurate in your revolver between 21 and 22.5 gr. I know, slightly over book max but find out what your gun prefers. H-110 likes a heavy bullet, good tension, a strong crimp, hot primer and a near full case of powder.

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Yes: 296/ H110 is the power for the 44 heavies, I agree....

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Alliant 300-MP wound be another good full-power powder.


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