Reloading 44 magnum

[robert101]

I've used RCBS and the Alliant powder products for years with great results. Low loads with Unique and heavy loads with Blue Dot. tons of fun and a lot of margin for great shooting.

[ptmn]

I'm another fan of Unique for 44 Special and H110/Win 296 for 44 Magnum.

[micro911]

I only loaded Sierra 250 grain FPJ bullets with Winchester 296 powder. It worked good. Never loaded for 44 Special.

[croue]

Not a big unique fan. Will have to try a lb of 2400 sounds like.


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[Bikertrash]

8.5gr of Unique is a nice all day plinking load in a 44 mag.

[hambam105]

Unique is versatile powder for the .44 Remington Magnum.
Every reloader I know has used it.

[RiskyBusiness]

22.5 gr h110 with a 240gr PC cast lead for 44 mag or 9gr unique for a plinker with less boom

[joeymfd]

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[Rustyriot]

Hornady custom dies come with a rebate for 100 bullets free right now btw. I love their dies too. $50 die set gets you a $30 box of bullets

[Fishslayer]

I’ll be using H110 for magnum rounds.
44 special favorites?

For low pressure target fodder I really like BE86. Not a lot of data for it but I just use Unique data. They're very close in burn rate and I'm shooting it out of a .44 Magnum revolver so...

Stuff burns really clean and meters well.

Full house magnums get H110 or 2400.

[croue]

[RNE228]

I loaded Keith's load mainly when I used to shoot 44mag, with 240gr JHP. Worked great, even on 100m steel.

I switched over to H110 with good results. I found the recoil a little less snappy than with 2400. The H110 seemed to have more flame; at the time I was shooting a Desert Eagle with a Magna Ported barrel so it was easy to see.

H110 loads were as accurate as the 2400 loads on paper and on steel; buddy and I were shooting 100m off hand and consistently knock the chickens over.

My buddy shot the Keith load for years(with 240JHP). it worked equally well in the SW629 and Desert Eagle that he had at the time.

[chrometip78]

I don't get too worked up about handgun dies, Lee have worked fine for my needs. But I'm also shooting for fun ringing steel, blowing up plastic water bottles, clays, and anything that seems like fun. Not shooting for points on paper, but I would take my loads hunting if the state allowed it.

Far as loads go, I made up a 300-400 big flame throwing 44mag rounds with 300mp (similar to H110/296) years ago and still have a couple hundred left and my kid will probably wonder what to do with them. I primarily shoot 8.5gr of Unique behind a 240ish in magnum cases. Kinda similar to the Skeeter load of 7.5gr Unique/240gr in a special case. Fun to shoot and probably be more than adequate for any serious work you might need.

[croue]

[elk hunter]

This is why I don't buy or recommend buying RCBC dies anymore. New unfired brass run through a RCBS sizer, this does not happen with any of my Redding dies and have never seen it in them anywhere before, quality control matters.