.44 hot loads in 065
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.44 hot loads in 065
Hey there. Can a m92/r92/065 run full magnum/keith loads without flying to bits?
Our pigs are incredibly hard here in Australia and I really would like to leave nothing to chance on dear at 150 yards. I would like to push 2000fps. Is this safe in a rossi?
Our pigs are incredibly hard here in Australia and I really would like to leave nothing to chance on dear at 150 yards. I would like to push 2000fps. Is this safe in a rossi?
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Re: .44 hot loads in 065
What kind of pressure is it going to take to generate 2K FPS?Magnum .44 wrote:Hey there. Can a m92/r92/065 run full magnum/keith loads without flying to bits?
Our pigs are incredibly hard here in Australia and I really would like to leave nothing to chance on dear at 150 yards. I would like to push 2000fps. Is this safe in a rossi?
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Re: .44 hot loads in 065
Perchance you could change your name to 45-70
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When you said Keith loads, were you referring to hot cast SWC loads that he advocated ? 2,000 fps seems kind of high end for both accuracy and leading with cast lead projos. Maybe linotype recipe would hold up, but I don't have that experience.
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You could try to push 2000 fps but I wouldn't do it with anything heavier than a 210gr bullet. 240 or 250 gr Keith loads aren't going to touch that.
Speer says you can do it. I was able to get 1825 with 26.5gr H110 and a 210 gr Gold Dot in my 20" Rossi.
http://www.speer-bullets.com/pdf/Reload ... m210gd.pdf
I shot a 350lb boar with a 350 gr cast bullet going 1500 fps from a 45-70 and it dropped like a sack. A 210 gr bullet going 2000 fps would have more muzzle energy but I don't think it's necessary.
Speer says you can do it. I was able to get 1825 with 26.5gr H110 and a 210 gr Gold Dot in my 20" Rossi.
http://www.speer-bullets.com/pdf/Reload ... m210gd.pdf
I shot a 350lb boar with a 350 gr cast bullet going 1500 fps from a 45-70 and it dropped like a sack. A 210 gr bullet going 2000 fps would have more muzzle energy but I don't think it's necessary.
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Thanks Guys
yes it seems that 1800 fps is more realistic and still very damaging out 125 yards
I think I'll buy up a heap of S&B and hang on to the brass
yes it seems that 1800 fps is more realistic and still very damaging out 125 yards
I think I'll buy up a heap of S&B and hang on to the brass
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Further to previous. I will be reloading FTX projectiles eventually. Likely with H110. My next question was: are slow burning powders better for rifles?
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H110 is a very good magnum powder. I shoot 23 grains behind 240 gr jacketed or 265 gr cast projectiles
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In my 45 Colt I 'm running between 22 and 23 grains of H110 and 300 gr cast with gas check. The only complaint comes from my shoulder .
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