With the Lee powder measures without removable baffles, the AutoDrum is the least constricted for me. The .430 bullets pass through its throats easier than they do through the custom 44 Special that I have that was "made to use .430 bullets." hard cast out of a Lyman mold. These are essentially 100 yard rifles and a good red dot sight should suffice, assuming the hunter has 20/20 vision (corrected or otherwise). I see nothing wrong with using it. with a 150-160 gr. 200 grain lead flat nose, 10 grains Blue Dot. for that cartridge. I bought a new SBH in stainless that HAS to have .430 throats. .... Newbi to Ruger, but have been reloading for a 44mag S&W for several years. they are accurate, and I have no problems with them. Lee tumble lubed SWC cast from WW's coated with Lee liquid alox, unsized. The good news is ... chamber pressures run quite a bit higher than a 45 Colt so you can use harder bullets. I have been using these bullets with 6 gr. .44 Magnum Scope vs Red Dot Sight. The velocity from shot-to-shot will be erratic because of irregular ignition. Been waiting to finish up the remaining blue dot in .357. I've used a lot of Promo in .38 Specials and .45 Colt, and some in .357 Magnums. balls, single loaded over a bit of W231 to 300 gr. This email link is to reach site administrators for assistance, if you cannot access TFL via other means. Choosing a red dot for it is tricky, so make sure you look at models that can take the recoil and power of a .44 Magnum. 7.0 gr. 231 meters better than Unique and gives much more consistent loads if you use a powder measure. It is recommended to go for a red dot sight with your gun particularly when hogs are involved when using it. Almost 1300 fps for the 44 mag 240 gr swc. Not a bad powder at all to use with light/medium loads. I really like the idea of using published data, and I really like Hodgdon for providing it free! I use 2400 mostly, myself, and AA#9 is a modern powder that works really well. Principal Purpose: Light and standard 12 ga. target loads Secondary Uses: Handgun loads Remarks: The number one premium clay target powder, now 50 percent cleaner. Unique under a 250 LSWC and you should be satisfied (if not, go to a .454 Mag. My .38 powder is Bullseye, slower than Red Dot, but still really fast and dense. I've loaded my .44s from 120 gr. Lyman 50th has a min of 13.4gr and a max of 14.9gr of Blue Dot for what they call a 240gr "Jacketed HC" bullet in 44 Magnum, and a min of 14.4gr and a max of 16.0gr of Blue Dot for a 240gr "Jacketed HP" bullet in the same caliber. Max. I think those loads that you mention would be PERFECT for that SBH, and I just happen to have some of those very Speer LSWC bullets! Under 230 gr. At least with Trailboss I remove the baffle in my Hornady and get better results, no clogging, no empty cases at the seating station. Yep, there may be "better", more suitable powders for big bores, but as long as one stays with book loads from their manuals, they're OK. Get a copy of their booklet and check this powder out. In the .357 Magnum you can use 5 grains as a starting load up to about 6.5 grs. Improved Red Dot is cleaner burning. Lately I've been using Titewad powder as it is fluffier and dispenses more consistently than Alliant flake powders. Hodgdon's Universal, HP6, HP7 and HP38 are good powders for this cartridge. Neither one is a good .44 Mag powder for other then light to mid-range plinking loads. Dunno nothin about 44 mag, but ramshot brags about their Enforcer powder for magnum hot loads. Many of Alliant's loads are way too hot. Do you own research. I have been through a few pounds of unique 7 grains at a time behind a 240-250 swc. 44 Russian (Cowboy Action) 44 S&W Special (Cowboy Action) 44 … IE: .44 Spl performance. I find by doing so I can keep the charges at the exact charge within 0.1 grain by doing so. with a flush seated 148HBWC. Using 180g bullets. Looking for a lower limit load data for red dot in 44 special. But started using Trail Boss in .45 and really like it, so will be loading my .45 'normal' loads with it for the forseeable future. I've tested it in .32H&R Mag, .357, .44 Special, .44Mag and .45 Colt. 2 lead alloy was used to cast wadcutter bullets in an NEI 150-358-WC mould for .38 Special and .357 Magnum loads. If you still feel you are qualified to post in those subforums, please contact "Shane Tuttle" (the mod for that portion of TFL) via Private Message for assistance. I've reloaded everything from 123 gr. Now that I got my bottle of Red Dot, I'll switch to that for my 200 gr light loads. But if you want the highest velocity just go with a full load of a slower magnum powder & don't worry about "wasted powder", & … The 44 Magnum is my most favorite reloadable cartridge. I have an Ultra-dot on my S&W 500MAG. 5.0 grains of Red Dot make an easy-recoiling load for the .44 Special. I don't know what the difference is between the two bullets. I found some in a hurry. I can't claim its an ideal load at all, but it was notably lighter than Magtech 240 gr. Red Dot: Select A Caliber or Gauge Below To View Recipes. 44 Rem. Unique (light) and 2400 (hot) has always been my powders for reloading .44, .357, and .45 . The Lispy's .44 special is scary accurate with 7.0 of Unique but if I can get equal accuracy with a bit less red dot it would simplify things. This email contact address is not an "Ask the Firearms Expert" service. This is a max load,use caution. With Red Dot being a old powder (it has been cleaned up from the original formula) there is very little data in new reloading data books. A military-surplus powder produced by Hercules during the war for the .30 Carbine called H240 was a bit quicker burning than 2400, but it delivered higher velocities and burned cleaner. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Cowboy slug or 3 grs. If you are experiencing difficulties posting in the Buy/Sell/Trade subforums of TFL, please read the "sticky" announcement threads at the top of the applicable subforum. You tap the powder measure base with the same force with each throw. Okay for light loads in .38. I load 5 gr. YMMV of course, but that was my experience. Light loads get Trailboss, because I can easily see the charge, and there is not much chance of position sensitivity. I got a jug of that during the 2009 component shortage for .357 loading (couldn't find blue dot anywhere), but haven't cracked the seal yet. Clays is my favorite powder for almost every handgun round from .38 Special to .44 magnum and .45ACP but PB and Titegroup work, too. Shooting lead bullets in a 44 Mag is quite a challenge. It is listed on the Hodgdon site, and is very soft and accurate. Still, if it's working for you and you are happy with the results, who are we to say. While it worked fine in .32H&R Mag, I didn't like how it metered in my powder measure, so moved on to 'finer' grained powders that meter much better in small quantities like True Blue, AA#2, AA#5, etc. Accuracy was good at 25 yds., sub 2" groups from a rest. I've used fast powders in my Magnums and just stayed with the recommended data from my reloading manuals. I have been loading target loads for my .44 Magnum using cast bullets. When the .44 Mag was introduced in 1955, Hercules 2400 and IMR 4227 soon became the most popular powders for .44 Magnum hand-loads. If you are a TFL member and can access TFL, please do not use this link; instead, use the forums (like Questions, Suggestions, and Tech Support) or PM an appropriate mod or admin. from the gallery, I have 4 of the beasts, 3 vaqueros and one om sbh. NC Ruger, With your 180 gr JHPs, try 8 gr of Unique for about 1000 fps. 38 Special. For year my walking around load in .44 mag , was a Kieth over 7.0 of 700x as reccomended in an article by Mike Venturino. Anyone care to recommend a load of Red Dot for 1000 fps 200 grain lead RNFP. Relatively hard Lyman No. JavaScript is disabled. 296 will generally give you higher velocities, while 2400 is a bit more forgiving about downloading. A military-surplus powder produced by Hercules during the war for the .30 Carbine called H240 was a bit quicker burning than 2400, but it delivered higher velocities and burned cleaner. Yesterday I shot a dozen of my own .44 Mag Light loads. Alliant Powder Reload Recipes ← Back. T-Rex killers over heavy W820 loads, all in magnum brass. In the .357, I was going for about 900 or so FPS. If you are happy, that's great, but no validation here. I have been using trail boss at 4.9g, but it has resulted in inconsistent rounds. With some powders they are positively detrimental to consistency and accuracy, but my experience with the .44 Magnum and now the .41 shows a velocity gain with the magnum primers and H-110. That is one of the very fastest burning powders and will produce a pressure peak and sharp recoil if pushed too hard. I like the sound of that 180gr. For a long time I played with "fast" powders, lots of Bullseye and W231, but no Red Dot in magnum loads. They chronographed out last summer at about 900 fps. balls over a dusting of Bullseye to 310 gr ingots over near max loads of WC820. 8.0g ES was 24fps. IMR Red is similar in burn rate to Red Dot. (I say a lot, I haven't finished my first 8 pounder yet) It's a good powder. Although I have not loaded it in the .41 magnum, your suggested load of 5.5 gr. mouse phart loads basically. razadp, Red Dot powder isn't a very good application for light target loads with bullets that are "light for caliber". 16,558 Posts #12 • Dec 18, 2008. razadp, Red Dot powder isn't a very good application for light target loads with bullets that are "light for caliber". The Blue Dot is good for .38sp jacketed +P, .357 Magnum, and .44 … Besides, they only show loads using their own powders (Winchester and Alliant), which isn't bad if it's free. From a 4" Redhawk it gave me 920 fps. Marlin 1894, Henry Big Boy, etc. It is about as slow as I'm comfortable going in 44 Mag-I know some folks use Bullseye, Titegroup, Red Dot, and the like successfully, but I don't like them in Magnum calibers. Magnum. Lots of rounds fired and no problems. Anybody got loads for 44 mag -Red Dot Powder-250 Cast? Tightgroup also works well and is pretty consistent in the large magnum case. 2400 and 296/H110 are of course the classic choices. You tap the powder measure base with the same force with each throw. You will get far superior load results using Power Pistol or at least Unique for the 38 loads and 2400 for your magnum loads. Speer - 200 gr magnum hollow point - 6.5-7.5 grains powder That's all it lists for 200gr bullets, unfortunately. Should be a dandy. I have found a hack to dispense Red Dot & Unique very consistently. 22 grains of Accurate XMP 5744 with a 240gr swc is an accurate and very comfortable load to shoot. 45 Auto. Light loads maybe, but medium, not so much. GONRA recognizes 296 Ball Powder / Magnum Large Pistol primers is "the OFFICIAL Way To Go" with .44 mag, .44 Auto Mag, .45 Win Mag, etc. Accuracy was about the same, so if velocity is paramount use H-110 and magnum primers. 8gr. I never thought it necessary to try any other combo. I've looked around for a master list of powders by burn rate, and haven't seen one. lead bulet. Red Dot 929 fps 1 7/8 ” 8.0 gr. Red dot and 250 grain bullets in a 44 mag? Marked as a nice accurate load. Min Charge Max Charge Optimal Charge Bullet Make Bullet Type My gun club buys powder wholesale add 5% and sells it to us.. they had Red Dot 8lb kegs for $105.00 out the door, so I got 2 kegs. Also, Accurate's #2 and #5 work well. Typically, the red dot sight is quite faster to utilize as compared to a .44 Magnum scope. Super accurate out of my 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk. Google is your friend. The .44 Magnum is a hand cannon that’s also a literal blast to shoot. Developed as a big-bore revolver cartridge in the 1950s, the .44 Magnum quickly grew to widespread adoption. I was taught to respect my elders .... problem is, I'm having a hard time finding them.​. I've not tried Green Dot in any of my handguns but other shotgun powders work well. A database of .44 Remington Magnum handloads. Recipe. A red dot sight might be fine on a pistol caliber carbine, such as a .327 Mag., .357 Mag., or .44 Mag. I use blue dot to reload magnum shotshells. A red dot sight might be fine on a pistol caliber carbine, such as a .327 Mag., .357 Mag., or .44 Mag. 1995 Aliant shows 8.8 Red Dot for a 250 gas check lead at 1175 ps. I'm new here, little longer on the "other" ruger board. Under the same bullet in the .45 Colt. Hunting Revolvers: Are Red-Dot Sights the Answer? Average Joe, I agree with using published loads only I would recommend using the latest reloading manuals. I am not casting 200 gr out of a 6 cavity lee mold, not sizing them, ahead of 6 grs of unique. This is fast enough for paper targets and does a fine job on bowling pins. View the SDS I use AA#7, BE-86, and A2400 when not loading full tilt. Drop that to 8.0 or 9.0 for some upper range .44 Special loads (check your manuals of course). With the mild load of 6.0 grains of Red Dot powder and the Speer 240-grain swaged lead bullet, velocity spread was only about 15 fps between cartridges with no crimp to a heavy crimp. Find out why. A forum community dedicated to Ruger firearm owners and enthusiasts. These are essentially 100 yard rifles and a good red dot sight should suffice, assuming the hunter has 20/20 vision (corrected or otherwise). I have well over 2000 rounds on that one red-dot. Low recoil and bark. Many different guns, most liked it very well. The easy way to determine old from new is when pressures are stated in CUP, it is old crusher method data. I've also gone as low as 4 gr for powder puff loads, it's been a very forgiving powder IME. As long as you keep it on the light end of the magnum loads, you'll be ok. My favorite load uses Hodgdons Clays. as a full-charge load with a 160-gr. From the deer woods to the cowboy action range, to the silver screen, the .44 Magnum is as American as a cartridge can be. Note that the 7.0g load ES was 45fps, but with the 7.5g load the ES dropped to 23fps. As clean-burning as PB is in a shotshell, it is borderline filthy and smoky in a handgun round unless you load it heavy. Using 180g bullets. The writer said his blue dot recipe is the cleanest load he has and it is great for deer hunting. Last year when I started reloading, powder was hard to obtain. Its kernels are round and flat and contain some flakes dyed red to identify the powder. So I finally snuck out to the range to test out some lighter powder puff 44 mag loads that I plan to use for indoor/winter shooting since we can't shoot jacketed or magnum rounds indoors. In fact, it is my 'current' goto powder in both .357 and .45 Colt. I do like Single Actions (without scopes!) Some of the larger granule powders don't flow well around powder measure baffles. I am happy it is working for you, but your powder choice is too fast for conventional wisdom. I find by doing so I can keep the charges at the exact charge within 0.1 grain by doing so. Typically with fast burning powders like Red Dot, light bullets tend to be pushed out of the case before the powder gets good ignition. Come join the discussion about optics, hunting, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! This powder was made to order for the .44 Magnum and may even be a little better than H110; time will tell as it seems to offer a little more muzzle velocity with a little less pressure. Also, Universal does a great job in 45 acp, 38 spec., 9mm. I use Red Dot for lots of stuff, lead bullet loads for 9mm, .38sp, .32ACP. However, like most pistol cartridges, the .44 Magnum “wakes up” out of a carbine length rifle barrel. So I recommend the Ultra-Dot and the Millet. Some of my "funnest" and most accurate loads were 44 Special loads right out of the manual in my Magnum brass. I've had good luck with 7.1 grains of Winchester 231, Winchester LP primers and 240 LSWC's. 7.5g was fine too. 9 for jacketed in the 240-250 range. Red Dot is a great powder for cast bullet target loads. Bullets in the .45 ACP , 6 gr. The Best Red Dot Sight for .44 Magnum Revolvers Conclusion. I've used a lot of Bullseye, W231, Red Dot, Trail Boss, and Unique in the light loads. I shoot many rounds in the course of a year and have found my medium loads to be just fine using the powders mentioned. I liked 8.0g Red Dot when I was testing it under a 240g SWC. I know he has a 357 mag. If you have a firearm related question, please register and post it on the forums. Universal is also very clean. For a long time I played with "fast" powders, lots of Bullseye and W231, but no Red Dot in magnum loads. http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Index.htm, Second Media Corp., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Unique under a 240gr. But I use Blue Dot Powder / Winchester Large Pistol Primers in these calibers and am very satisfied. You could precisely target more deer with the aid of a GP 100 that comes with a ProPoint. During the powder shortages, we all grasped at straws for fear we would run out of our favorites. When the .44 Mag was introduced in 1955, Hercules 2400 and IMR 4227 soon became the most popular powders for .44 Magnum hand-loads. I have been using trail boss at 4.9g, but it has resulted in inconsistent rounds. The bullets are 250 gr. Would like to know if any one has had experience working up Red Dot … Like others, I feel that Red Dot and Promo are way too fast for heavy bullets at moderate velocities in .44 mag. First, the factory does a good job of optimizing the guns for jacketed bullets. With Red Dot as with Bullseye, be very careful not to double charge a case. I will ask him if he has any 44 mag recipes. That's not a "moderate" load in a magnum revolver, that's a "modest" load. If I were reloading for my magnums using H110 and I went over the manuals' recommendations, I'll be in trouble just as if I were loading Red Dot and went over manual recommendations... K.I.S.S. Red Dot isn't a handgun powder; no doubt that's why you cant find a load recipe. I … I also have a millet on a Super Redhawk 44 MAG and one on my Super Redhawk 454 Casull. Canister Sizes: View All Red Dot ® Recipes. Go to the Alliant site and study the different powders to see what they are making that is specially designed for your particular load. Looking for a lower limit load data for red dot in 44 special. That means you will likely have powder flakes blown into the bore that didn't ignite. bullet with the 8gr of Unique. While this powder is supposed to be ideal for 9mm, .45 ACP and .38 Special, I was in the process of developing a .44 Special load using Oregon Trail’s Lasercast 240-grainers for my Ruger GP100, with the Smith & Wesson 629 in there so I could compare speed from a … In the .44 Mag I run some tests with Red Dot. Universal has been very useful. If you want Magnum power you have to use Magnum powder. My favorites are Speer #14 and Hornady 7th Ed. I've reloaded everything from 123 gr. There are times I use either Red or Green Dot, as they are a bit faster and may work better in some small rounds. It may be the best of all. A light amount of Red Dot and 200-grain bullets make mild-recoiling loads for a .44 Magnum revolver. You could double or triple charge with this load and not notice. This is a personal favorite of author Max Prasac for hunting revolver and target-shooting applications. Powder Bul Weight C.O.L. Does anyone have one they could post? BTW, I consider 900+fps as medium loads regardless of caliber. That ain't the case any more. I also use it for 12 gauge Skeet and Trap loads. Most of the loads provided by Alliant use old data with crusher testing methods. I have found a hack to dispense Red Dot & Unique very consistently. 8.8g Red Dot under 240g SWC (around 34K psi). mikd & rclark .... You have stated what I found to be sound advice. That means the throats are right at .429" .... too tight for lead bullets. The newer manuals have loads that have been pressure tested with modern piezo transducers. Accurate now has reintroduced XMP-5744, a slow burning, bulky powder and is good in magnum pistol loads. When you hit 1200fps your starting into Magnum territory. And Lyman and Hornady don't have anything listed at all for 44 Special using Herco powder. That's what I recall too. The new pressure data is stated in psi. 44 S&W Special. For several years I used the M624 in IPSC-type matches, and my ammo was all powered by Red Dot. balls over a dusting of Bullseye to 310 gr ingots over near max loads of WC820. Red Dot powder has been a good choice for low-velocity handgun loads for decades. Speer #14 has a Short Barrel section for the 44 Mag, 4" bbl., 200gr JHP, using (8) different fast powders with Unique being the slowest, if that's the way you want to go. I don't see why it wouldn't work. ... **Please read the request of the OP - all he has is excess red dot and green dot he wants to get rid of. Green Dot is a bit slower than Bullseye or Red Dot. Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: Handloading, Reloading, and Bullet Casting, You tap the powder measure base with the same force with each throw. Powder charges used in the .44 Special case seldom require magnum primers, although they are frequently recommended with ball or spherical powders. I stopped at 8.0g as it got me where I wanted to be with this powder. I shoot 15 rounds as the sample number per load. of Red Dot and standard primers. Cleans up with #9 soaked patches. This five-shot group was fired at 25 yards from .44 Special cases loaded with 200-grain wadcutters and Unique. He likely has a 44 mag. In .38 Special I load 4 grs. I won't list it here because it violates one of the rules of safe reloading; it is a tiny charge in a large case. I'd go a lot slower on the powder for .357, start with maybe Blue Dot. or .460). Such emails will be ignored. Marlin 1894, Henry Big Boy, etc. Trying to work up mild load. Can't find a lot on this. Red Dot is a double-based powder of about 20 percent nitroglycerine content. The powder drops straight into the cavity and is sheared by the rotation. Red-dot sights offer no magnification but superimpose a red, lighted dot over your intended target. I use full length 44 Mag cases, since I don't like the ring that gets left in the cylinders from the shorter 44 Special shells. 12 gauge. I found that 6.5 of red dot gave the same accuracy with a bit less powder. Green dot works about the same IME with my .357 and .41 and I'd imagine similar results with.44 mag as well. Load 10.0 gr. 45 Colt. I haven't played with Red Dot in the 44Mag, but I have experimented with it in 44 Special for my Charter Arms Bulldog, practice loads. It can be used like Titigroup, Red Dot and Unique for target loads but seems to have a more versatile upper end. A lot of "I wouldn't use it in anything but powder puff loads". The 44 Magnum is my most favorite reloadable cartridge. I've been running 8-8.2 gr of green dot with 210-220 gr bullets in my .41 mag for over 30 years with great results. A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, NRA Life Member. Yesterday I shot a dozen of my own .44 Mag Light loads. Lots of good powders out there. 38 Special +P. 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