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rmocarsky

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OK Big Bore Buds:

What is your opinion of the best factory loaded 250 gr. .44 Magnum to be used in a 7-1/2" SBH for whitetail?

Rmocarsky
 
Bob Wright:

The revolver is sighted in (with an Ultradot) for 50 yards using 250 gr. bullets.

I am interested in that weight so I will not have to re-zero, and I don't know if 10 grains lighter would require that.

Thanks.

Rmocarsky
 
I shoot pigs with a 200gr XTP bullet with a 9 1/2" barrel at ranges from 10 feet to 75-100 yards. It drops them like a bad habit. You should do fine with a 250gr bullet.
 
I would suggest 240 as well. Any load you try that is not THE load it is sighted in for will probably have a different POI.
 
Depending on how heavy your 250 gr. load is, that is, how fast. If you're in the 1400 fps range or so, you probably can't tell the difference.

My 245 gr. cast SWC at 1400 fps. is right on with my 240 gr. JHP loads at about the same velocity.

You'll never know 'til you try.

Bob Wright
 
The revolver is sighted in (with an Ultradot) for 50 yards using 250 gr. bullets.

I am interested in that weight so I will not have to re-zero, and I don't know if 10 grains lighter would require that
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Unless the new load exactly matches the old load (velocity, mass, ballistic coefficient), you may have to adjust the zero, anyway.


Just about any of the Federal, American Eagle, UMC, or Remington 240 gr loads will perform well and be tough to distinguish from each other. They're all decent, but not stellar bullets; and they all run about 1,050 to 1,100 fps. (My personal preference is for the AE 240 gr soft point load.)

But... one of the hottest, hard-hitting, affordable .44 Mag loads is actually the Remington-UMC 180 gr JSP.


If you really want to stick with 250 gr bullets, there aren't very many choices.
The only ones readily available to me are the Winchester "Platinum Tip" (about $30 per 20 rounds - 1,250 fps) and the Grizzly Ammunition "Hawk Bonded Core" jacketed flat point (about $40 per 20 rounds - 1,425 fps - a hot load).
 
I know this wasn't part of your question. Butif you were to take up the art of reloading, you could load rounds for the most part consistently. This way you can keep your zero and load lighter if your just shooting not necessarily worried about perfect POI.

But like has been said you should keep with what you've been shooting to keep your zero. Or keep as close to the ballistics as you can.
 
i agree with the remington 240 gr sjhp. the older remington high velocity rounds are excellent rounds if you can find them.
 
I reload my own & probably have at least 1200 rounds loaded up. The funny thing is the only 44 I own is a 10 1/2" Super Blackhawk that loves 300gr bullets.
But I do have a factory box of Win. Platinum Tips in 250gr that look like they'd be Bad Ass.
Don't know though cause the box is still full.
My favorite is Speer's 300gr FP. With 20grs. Of H110.
 
Winchester Supreme 44 Remington Magnum 250 Grain Partition Gold

$29.57

From SXT to Partition Gold, from Silvertip to the full line of Super-X handgun ammunition, Winchester has set the world standard in superior handgun ammunition performance and innovation for more than a century.

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Caliber

44 Remington Mag



Bullet Type

Partition Gold



Bullet Weight

250 GR



Muzzle Energy

840 ft lbs



Muzzle Velocity

1230 fps



Rounds/box

20 Rounds Per Box, 10 Boxes Per Case

http://www.pistolandpawn.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=76270
 
OP here.

The round I have been using for hunting is the 250 gr. Winchester Black Talon.

When they were about to be discontinued I bought 3 boxes for hunting.

Would the current 250 gr. Winchester .44 be the same ballistics?

Rmocarsky
 
Personal experience; two whitetails taken with Rem 240gr JHP. Broadside shots. Complete penetration. DRT. What more can you ask?

S&W M29 6.5"

Haven't taken any with my Super Blackhawk 7.5", but I would expect similar results.
 
My favorite is the Magtech 240grn SJSP. I don't want hollow points in a .44 - the hole is big enough already. I want penetration.
 
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