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Posted: 8/30/2013 3:19:49 PM EDT
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Reloaded for the first time today.
Recently got: Lee 50 anniversary single stage kit RCBS 44 mag carbide dies Load: Starline Brass Winchester Large Pistol Primer IMR Trail Boss - 6.5 grns Northstar Hardcast SWC - 240 grns Everything seem to go well. Chose that load, because I was told its a good novice load and hard to mess up. ETA: I'll be shooting out of a Super Blackhawk 5.5" and a Rossi M92 16". |
Welcome to the Reloading Club. Less recoil would be the advantage. As a reloader, you are not stuck with one power level in your loads. You can load light, for the most accuracy, or find a full power load more accurate than factory loads. Choice is now yours, not the loaders of factory ammo.
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Welcome to reloading. When you have a 44mag its a no brainer. You can try a few variations in powder +/- a few grains and test the accuracy. You may want to cook up some hollow points. 
Revolvers are pretty forgiving with the load amount. Semi-autos are a little pickier on the load because it has to have enough force to cycle. I have a Desert Eagle in 44mag and my reloads cycle fine. They also work great in the Colt Anaconda and Marlin lever action. I use: xtreme 230gr plated bullets, 15gr of AA no7, tula LPP with my stash of brass. |
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I've had good results with Trail Boss in large cases.
The Hodgdon site has laboratory data for loading Trail Boss available. If you had gone there, you would see that the manufacturer's laboratory data suggests 6.0 grains of TB as a starting load with a 240 grain lead bullet. That's where you should always start -- with the manufacturer's recommendation. Lucky for you, it's all but impossible to screw up on the high side with Trail Boss. Rest assured, your load is below the maximum -- as you can verify by going to Hodgdon's site. Don't let this happen again !!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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I've had good results with Trail Boss in large cases. The Hodgdon site has laboratory data for loading Trail Boss available. If you had gone there, you would see that the manufacturer's laboratory data suggests 6.0 grains of TB as a starting load with a 240 grain lead bullet. That's where you should always start -- with the manufacturer's recommendation. Lucky for you, it's all but impossible to screw up on the high side with Trail Boss. Rest assured, your load is below the maximum -- as you can verify by going to Hodgdon's site. Don't let this happen again !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6.5 grns was advice from a friend in what he loads. So you Always start at the bottom? I've shot buffalobore +p out of my 44s. Really didn't think I was being crazy with TB staring in the middle. But it does make since to load six rounds and then move up. So how much do you move up? .2 or .5 grns.? |
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It always gives me a nice comfy feeling to check any load someone gives me against several different sources before trying it out.
I own stacks of different reloading guides but there are lots of on line guides also available. Not that I mistrust my friends but lots of things can and will happen. |
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My first gun was a .44 Mag. And, that's what got me into reloading!
a .44 Mag really shows the benefits of reloading. Can load up nice soft shooting plinking rounds, or full house 'crowd-pleasers' with a big muzzle flash if you want to. And yeah, buy some manuals, and cross reference everything with the company's online databases. As a new reloader, play it safe and work up your loads. When I work up a load, I usually do it in .2 gr increments, starting at the recommended starting load, 5 shots of each, chrono-ing as I go. You will be amazed at your results some times. I've been reloading for almost 20 years now. I recently got a fancy race gun in .38 Super, and I am in full experimental mode in terms of the loads. No factory info available for my choice of powder. So it's been a slow process finding the Magic Load. And, I am finding some interesting characteristics! |
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