The rifle is a 20in barrel Henry lever gun chambered in 44mag/44spl.
The load will be a 44spl with a home cast, gas checked, powder coated, 285g wide flat nose bullets
Bullet length 0.785
base (with gas check) to crimp groove 0.358
The powder will be Power Pistol. I have tried a couple other powders with different bullet weights with poor results (HP-38, CFE Pistol, H110) and I would really prefer not to try other powders right now. Power pistol produced great results with 240s.
The goal
This will be a hunting load for deer this fall. I want the loads to be subsonic to protect my ears, I'm hoping to get up to 1,050fps give or take a bit.
As this gun is chambered in 44mag, I don't have any issues pushing the pressures up beyond 44spl levels up towards 44mag pressures. But I would really prefer to keep my gun, eyes, and finger and not have to blindly work this load up.
On a side note, this ammo will be marked as +P+ and not safe for use in any 44spl guns. I also don't have any 44spl guns it could get mixed into and don't plan to.
The load will be a 44spl with a home cast, gas checked, powder coated, 285g wide flat nose bullets
Bullet length 0.785
base (with gas check) to crimp groove 0.358
The powder will be Power Pistol. I have tried a couple other powders with different bullet weights with poor results (HP-38, CFE Pistol, H110) and I would really prefer not to try other powders right now. Power pistol produced great results with 240s.
The goal
This will be a hunting load for deer this fall. I want the loads to be subsonic to protect my ears, I'm hoping to get up to 1,050fps give or take a bit.
As this gun is chambered in 44mag, I don't have any issues pushing the pressures up beyond 44spl levels up towards 44mag pressures. But I would really prefer to keep my gun, eyes, and finger and not have to blindly work this load up.
On a side note, this ammo will be marked as +P+ and not safe for use in any 44spl guns. I also don't have any 44spl guns it could get mixed into and don't plan to.
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