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Donald, I shot 100% of my pistol silhouette matches with the 265 gr flat point, think it was Sierra, designed for the 444 Marlin. A low hit on a ram foot would slide the foot of the stand and topple the animal. A high hit, top of the back or head, toppled the animal just as well as a 308 rifle...

The cylinder in my Ruger Redhawk will allow seating the bullet MUCH further out which allows full charges of 296. I have requested Barnes to provide a second cannelure, but I have been loading the 200 and 225 gr. bullets with a taper crimp and checked the cylinder airer every shot to make sure...

CA requires an expanding bullet. The area we hunt requires no-lead. That combination limits bullet choice. I used to hunt with the 265 gr flat nose soft point(designed for the 444 Marlin). Little to no expansion, but NEVER lost a deer, muley or whitetail. Also, my Redhawk with Picatinny rail...

Well, haven't gotten a shot at a pig yet, though I have finally seen some at Hunter Liggett. I did get to sight in with the Barnes 200 gr at 100 yds. Two inch group for 5 shots, 5x scope off a sand bag rest. The 225 gr bullets shot to the same windage but about 2 inches low. I made a pig...

Hunter Liggett info says they will be closed until the end of June. Everyone I ran into during the hunt last weekend says that Liggett is the place to go. My hunting buddy received his infiltration training there. Says the river bottoms should be productive.

Sorry to say, I didn't get a shot at a pig with the 44. I did get a shot at nearly 300 yds with my Remington 308 Varminter. Steep down hill angle with a classic over the back miss. Oh, well, there is next month!

I will try the 200 gr Barnes when I can get some. We are in a bit of a rush to make this hunting trip come together this weekend. Later I'll have a chance to refine the loads. I have most of 8 lbs of 296, my favorite big bore pistol powder, so that will be my powder for a while.

Slightly different question. Does anyone have a source for Crimson Trace grips for the Security Six? My wife has taken over my Six as her personal home defense gun. She is a very good shot, but I'd love to find a used set of these laser grips for her. They appear to be out of production for the...

Sorry I have taken so long to get back with some results. Loaded two versions. One was 21.5 gr of 296 crimped in the cannelure. The other was 24 gr 296 with the same Barnes 225 bullet lightly crimped with the bullet set at just about to the end of the cylinder. I am surprised to say that both...

Well, I'll get a chance to see what works Saturday at the range. And they will be expensive to work up if I don't luck into a good combination early.

Well, I will have to say that accuracy is just about the most important thing in my book. The Redhawk was NOT my favorite gun for many years though I had taken Muleys and whitetail with it. It languished while my Dan Wesson 357 max became my hunting gun. A gun that with a 4 power scope would...

Ruber, What was the problem with the 225 gr. Barnes? I went with that because state source recommendations were against using a 44 Mag on pigs. The Barnes tech said that it will likely punch all the way through, but in a full expanded condition...good for pigs... he hunted pig with it. I am...

My subject line says 44 mag. As I said I will be looking at whether there is bullet movement in the cartridges in the other chambers of the cylinder as I work up loads. I just called Barnes in Utah. Talked with a helpful tech guy, think he was the same one I talked to before, about using...

Thanks for the welcome. I didn't know this group existed until last night. I have been shooting silhouette and hunting with Ruger revolvers since the first year Ruger produced the Redhawk. Though there isn't a cannelure groove at this point on the bullet a light crimp (not enough to distort...

I am going pig hunting with my Redhawk. In the area I will be hunting I am restricted to non-lead bullets. I have acquired some Barnes 225 gr. bullets and got load info from Loaddata.com. Listed load for the 296 powder I am using is 21-22 grains. Certainly that is not a load related to the...