Jimbo357mag said:How about Alliant 2400 or Accurate #9 to get those heavy bullets going or even #7 or Blue Dot or W231. Why such a fast powder?
Hodgdon burn rate chart.
http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/Burn%20Rates%20-%202014-2015.pdf
Getting that bullet up to 800-1000fps will take a 'Ruger Only' load somewhere under 30,000 CUP.gster said:I will for sure take those other powders into consideration. No reason I have to use Titegroup....other than I have it and was thinking about trying it..
What I would like is a mid.pressure load at around 950-1000fps without having to go Ruger Only with these.
I'm casting coww water dropped, gas checked Lee c300 RF bullets that weigh from 311.5 to 313 grns.when finished. I'm gonna carry this NM Blackhawk 5 1/2" deer hunting with me. I have no need for dangerous game loads.
gster said:Unique was covered pretty well. How about Titegroup? Has anyone used it for 300-310 grn. cast? I'm leanin" towards 8.5 grns. to start. I've used Unique, Bullseye and H110.
Mus408 said:gster said:Unique was covered pretty well. How about Titegroup? Has anyone used it for 300-310 grn. cast? I'm leanin" towards 8.5 grns. to start. I've used Unique, Bullseye and H110.
So what result did you see with Unique and a 300 gr. bullet?
noahmercy said:The main benefit I have found with Titegroup is that is is very position insensitive. A small charge in a big case is still very uniform. I have used it for mid-speed loads with heavy bullets in 357 Magnum with decent results, but haven't played with it in the 40+ bore revolver cartridges.
Accurate 5744 will get you over 850 fps without wandering into "Ruger-Only" territory, and I have seen outrageously good accuracy with this powder, but it sometimes leaves unburned powder granules. I have actually settled on Unique for my mid-range 300 grain cast loads in 45 Colt. Accuracy is great, and although my loads are a tiny bit over book for "Colt" loads, they are nowhere near the true barn-burners.
noahmercy said:The main benefit I have found with Titegroup is that is is very position insensitive.
I bought into this claim, too -- until I did some testing of my own. I found that TG isn't much better than other powders. Try it out for yourself. Take a few and shake the powder down against the bullet and shoot them through your chrono' --- then take a few and shake the powder back against the primer and shoot them through your chrono'. Compare the results and let us know what you find. I found a surprisingly large variation. My solution -- 4227, 2400, H110.