accurate 444 plinking load - 06/03/09
lyman cast bullet straight wheelweights mould 429650 300 grain casts to 315 gr. size to 431. New ballard rifling. Best load without gas check is 15 grains bluedot with cci mag primer. half inch at 50 yds and 1 inch at 100. no chrono but should be 1250 or so feet per 2nd. the mag primer cut the group in half. Now the drop at 100 is considerable about 6 inches if zeroed at 50. though its pleasant to shoot and has a lot of downrange energy. Now I will buy some gaschecks ( about 44 per 1000 ouch!!!) and try some faster loads. I tried up to 16 grains blue but the group doubled. Oh i use rooster red zambini lube with a heater. Any suggestions for an accurate gas check load?