Got my new Henry 44 today. Tested some of my friends home cast bullets in my clear ballistics gel block.
I believe my friend was using unique, not sure of the charge weight, but pretty sure he was over max a touch. Out of a 44spl case he had these going about 1100fps out of a 20in barrel.
Average weight as cast, sample of 10, 254.2g
After going through the block 249.8g
Weight loss 4.4g
Retained weight 98.3%
Expansion
Min 0.798
Max 0.850
Avg 0.824
He gave me a few of these bullets to play with. I will probably cast myself a batch next time I get down to his place with his mold. I think they were around 12bhn.
I'm planning to build a load up to right around 1000fps to see if I can limit expansion and get a little more penetration. At 1100fps they made it about 12in in. I would like to be a touch closer to 14in. I also have gas checks on the way to play with. Gotta see how they feed in 44 mag, but they feed fine in 44spl so far, and 44spl is legal for deer here.
I believe my friend was using unique, not sure of the charge weight, but pretty sure he was over max a touch. Out of a 44spl case he had these going about 1100fps out of a 20in barrel.
Average weight as cast, sample of 10, 254.2g
After going through the block 249.8g
Weight loss 4.4g
Retained weight 98.3%
Expansion
Min 0.798
Max 0.850
Avg 0.824
He gave me a few of these bullets to play with. I will probably cast myself a batch next time I get down to his place with his mold. I think they were around 12bhn.
I'm planning to build a load up to right around 1000fps to see if I can limit expansion and get a little more penetration. At 1100fps they made it about 12in in. I would like to be a touch closer to 14in. I also have gas checks on the way to play with. Gotta see how they feed in 44 mag, but they feed fine in 44spl so far, and 44spl is legal for deer here.