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Bearcat
I recently started reloading for a Desert Eagle XIX 44 magnum pistol. My experience is it needs full house loads with slow burning magnum powders to produce enough snort (and gas) to cycle the heavy action. H110 of course fits the bill nicely.
But I hadn't realized how dirty it was! I've only fired it in revolvers previously, and it doesn't really matter how dirty it is in a revolver, so I never noticed. The cleaning process takes me about an hour!
So, I was wondering what dense, slow burning magnum powders are cleanest? I've heard that 2400 is very dirty, but don't know if #9 or Lil' Gun is cleaner. I haven't been able to think of any others that are dense/slow enough to work this thing. Apparently Blue Dot needs to be loaded to max loads to cycle it, and my experience is that's really dirty as well.
Any ideas?
But I hadn't realized how dirty it was! I've only fired it in revolvers previously, and it doesn't really matter how dirty it is in a revolver, so I never noticed. The cleaning process takes me about an hour!
So, I was wondering what dense, slow burning magnum powders are cleanest? I've heard that 2400 is very dirty, but don't know if #9 or Lil' Gun is cleaner. I haven't been able to think of any others that are dense/slow enough to work this thing. Apparently Blue Dot needs to be loaded to max loads to cycle it, and my experience is that's really dirty as well.
Any ideas?