Doug.38PR
Single-Sixer
Is the above said gun mean't to handle the above said handload? My Hornandy reloading manual suggests "yes" but I just want to be sure before I jack up my handloads into T/C territory.
Doug.38PR said:Just wanted to be sure I was right before I blew my hand off. Looking at the figures, this is going up near .454 Casull and sw.500 territory
Doug.38PR said:Just wanted to be sure I was right before I blew my hand off. Looking at the figures, this is going up near .454 Casull and sw.500 territory
MarkL_01 said:Hornady's 9th edition has a section for .44 Remington Magnum (T/C). These are not "Ruger and Contender" loads. The maximum charges differ little from the "regular" .44 Magnum section. Some maximum charges are slightly higher in the T/C section (25.9gr versus 24.8gr of H110 for 240gr bullets) and some are slightly lower (19.8gr versus 20.1gr H110 for 300gr bullets). The higher velocities are the result of testing in a 14" barrel rather than in a 7.5" one.
In the text of the T/C section, these loads are not described as having higher than standard pressure, but the effect of the long barrel is mentioned.
It pays to work up to any of the max loads. My 10" contender locked up before getting to the max load listed for H110 with the 240gr XTP bullet.
Pal Val said:Read the small print in the manual. Some of the loads are too long OAL for the revolver cylinder.
MarkL_01 said:Pal Val said:Read the small print in the manual. Some of the loads are too long OAL for the revolver cylinder.
This is not the case in the Hornady manual in question; all of the cartridge overall lengths are the same in the revolver and T/C sections.
(Sorry if my replies have gotten mixed up with other messages. I hit "quote" before properly submitting.)
MaxP said:There's a big difference between loads that are a little hotter in a .44 Mag than .454 Casull loads.