I've been loading 6.0 grains of Unique in .44 Special and 8.5 grains of Unique in .44 Magnum, using a 165 grain hard-cast "Cowboy Load" bullet. Just about used up the Unique and have a 4 pound keg of Bullseye Powder on hand. I know the Bullseye is a faster burning powder but I would like to stay with the same load for convenience. Extreme accuracy no issue, just knocking down steel plates.
Unique to Bullseye...
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Jimbo357mag
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You are shooting very light loads and judging from what I looked at on the Alliant website I think if you drop down about 2.0 grains with the Bullseye powder you should be just about in the ballpark in both cases. I would not go below 4.0gr with Bullseye in the 44special.
http://www.alliantpowder.com/default.aspx
http://www.alliantpowder.com/default.aspx
Kinda funny, 'tween posts here, been in the basement and out back shooting nearly the same thing. I think you'll find what you want at 4.8-5gr of Bullseye. My just shot loads were 6gr grs of Bullseye with 160gr RNFP softer cast cowboy bullets from Matts Bullets. Need to wear the e-muffs to hear the clang, these are light loads and they don't really move my steel much. I was using a NM Vaq Sheriff .44spec to test these loads that'll get used in that revolver and the smaller Bulldog. Frog smackin' loads.
At 40' the steel plates fall down with these light loads. Been there with a friend with a 9 mil and he couldn't topple the plates. At 50 yards, the hanging steel plate would swing using compressed loads of Unique in .44 Mag but these light loads just barely make a ping and do not move the late. The beauty part of the light loads are three-fold, more shots with less powder, the brass lasts longer, and it's a lot easier on this ol' coot.
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