D.B. Cooper
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I'm trying to find the best weigh projectile for my 44 cal Winchester 94, which has a 1:38 twist rate. 300 grn even at 1500 fps is quite poor. I've tinkered with some factory 240 and 200 grn cowboy loads (HSM brand) that have been okay but ho-hum.
I load a lot of 200 grn RNFP cast lead in 44 Special for my revolver (4" at 1:20) that I'm quite happy with. As I stated in another thread, Mo. Bullet Co. discontinued that, choosing to focu on a 240 gn SWC as their only .430 projectile. I currently have a modest supply of the 200 grn projectiles on hand.
Understanding that the slower the twist rate the lighter the bullet must be, I'm thinking about the best use of the projectiles available to me.
Has anyone had good luck loading 240 grn projectiles (SWC specifically) in a 1:38 twist barrel? That barrel is a hold over from the old days of the 44-40, which was originally designed, and most commonly produced, with a 200 grn projectile. I have a few lbs of Clays powder left, a maximum load of which in a 44 magnum case with a 200 grn bullet will roughly match an older, 44-40 load.
This would require me to have separate loads for rifle and revolve, which I absolutely did not want to do, but unless someone knows a way to get a 1:38 barrel to shoot 240s accurately...
I load a lot of 200 grn RNFP cast lead in 44 Special for my revolver (4" at 1:20) that I'm quite happy with. As I stated in another thread, Mo. Bullet Co. discontinued that, choosing to focu on a 240 gn SWC as their only .430 projectile. I currently have a modest supply of the 200 grn projectiles on hand.
Understanding that the slower the twist rate the lighter the bullet must be, I'm thinking about the best use of the projectiles available to me.
Has anyone had good luck loading 240 grn projectiles (SWC specifically) in a 1:38 twist barrel? That barrel is a hold over from the old days of the 44-40, which was originally designed, and most commonly produced, with a 200 grn projectile. I have a few lbs of Clays powder left, a maximum load of which in a 44 magnum case with a 200 grn bullet will roughly match an older, 44-40 load.
This would require me to have separate loads for rifle and revolve, which I absolutely did not want to do, but unless someone knows a way to get a 1:38 barrel to shoot 240s accurately...