I recently got a Taurus 44 mag revolver (model 44) and a Marlin 1894 rifle 44mag. These are the first 44mags I've ever owned or loaded for.
I bought the Laser Cast (oregon trail) 240gr hard cast .431 bullets for revolver and rifle both. For the revolver, I loaded up a bunch yesterday, half with 6.0gr win231, and the other half with 6.5gr win231.
My reloading manual (speer 12) doesn't have any lead data for 44mag rifles. I bought some 2400 to use in the rifle. What are some good loads to try in this rifle with a 240gr lead bullet? I'm thinking 18 or 19gr of 2400?
I'm going to buy the Laser Cast reloading book over the web in a few days, but I'd like to try out this rifle for the first time tomorrow at the range. Thanks!
PS: does anybody know if the "Loadbook" for 44mag has data for rifles also?
I bought the Laser Cast (oregon trail) 240gr hard cast .431 bullets for revolver and rifle both. For the revolver, I loaded up a bunch yesterday, half with 6.0gr win231, and the other half with 6.5gr win231.
My reloading manual (speer 12) doesn't have any lead data for 44mag rifles. I bought some 2400 to use in the rifle. What are some good loads to try in this rifle with a 240gr lead bullet? I'm thinking 18 or 19gr of 2400?
I'm going to buy the Laser Cast reloading book over the web in a few days, but I'd like to try out this rifle for the first time tomorrow at the range. Thanks!
PS: does anybody know if the "Loadbook" for 44mag has data for rifles also?