looking for a 44 mag load for lead

[beerman]

I am looking for a load to use on my 240 grain, cast lead SWC (about 18-20 hardness) I want 1000 fps or under for pleasant target work without leading and without using a gas check. I stock #2400 powder ( that I use on my hotter loads) and Unique. Do any of you guys have any recommended loads that will fit the bill? Thanks in advance.

[flyer898]

I cast a Keith design 250 gr bullet that does not have a gas check and is very hard. Eleven grains of Unigue pushes the bullet to 1100 fps from my 5.5 inch bbl Redhawk, and it will shoot one-hole groups at 25 yards. I also load that bullet to 1400+ fps using WW 296.

[Pablo5959]

I use 2400 Under 240g SWC powder coat For light work.

['ol shooter]

I load with Titegroup for low recoil cast and plated, using the Hodgdon database.

https://www.hodgdon.com/

[bruce381]

try 6 gr of 231 about 800 fps real nice.

[Win231]

I shot a lot of 240 gr. cast & Trail Boss in my S&W, Ruger & Marlin with no leading. I usually load 905-1,000 fps

[beerman]

I use 2400 Under 240g SWC powder coat For light work.

How many grains? As I said, I'd like to use up my Unique or 2400..Thanks for all the input guys.

[sghart]

I like 6 gr of Bullseye for plinking.

[beerman]

Another question..on these reduced loads, do you guys use any type of case filler to keep the powder near the primer? I've only used this in the past for my smokless 45/70 rounds as the powder only fills a small portion of the case.

[RiskyBusiness]

9gr of unique for a PC FN240gr used in a SW29

['ol shooter]

Another question..on these reduced loads, do you guys use any type of case filler to keep the powder near the primer? I've only used this in the past for my smokless 45/70 rounds as the powder only fills a small portion of the case.

That's why I like Titegroup, it is not position sensitive.

[trackcage]

For plinking ammo I load a 200 gr lead bullet over a small charge of bullseye. Its somewhere between 44 special and 44 magnum, but loaded in magnum cases. It shoots great, doesn't lead, and makes for fun shooting all day. When I want to shoot some real heavy loads, I use H110 and 240 gr hi tek coated

[at_liberty]

I am looking for a load to use on my 240 grain, cast lead SWC (about 18-20 hardness) I want 1000 fps or under for pleasant target work without leading and without using a gas check. I stock #2400 powder ( that I use on my hotter loads) and Unique. Do any of you guys have any recommended loads that will fit the bill? Thanks in advance.

I am using 6.2 gr Trailboss with the same bullet. That came from Hodgdon's Cowboy data, which is usually just the minimum load from their standard data listing. I wondered if you have any up-to-date manuals to answer such questions.

[TMB 1]

9 grains of Unique with 240gr lead bullets should get you somewhere in the 900 to 1000fps range.

[NapalmCheese]

I am looking for a load to use on my 240 grain, cast lead SWC (about 18-20 hardness) I want 1000 fps or under for pleasant target work without leading and without using a gas check. I stock #2400 powder ( that I use on my hotter loads) and Unique. Do any of you guys have any recommended loads that will fit the bill? Thanks in advance.

A big part of not leading a barrel is bullet fit. Slug your cylinder throats, cast and size appropriately, then play with load data.