It is a lot of fun to shoot a light load that consists of 5 grains of either Bullseye or Titegroup with the ligthest cast bullet available. Be careful not to DOUBLE CHARGE Bullseye or Titegroup, as it can be deadly. Have fun!
Posts: 1002 | Location: Midwest USA | Registered: 01 September 2001
I like 231. I am going to try Titegroup as Ming uses. I just spoke on Friday to Hodgdon and they are very high on this powder. It works great in big bores. I also like HS-7 for more mid loads
Hcliff
Posts: 305 | Location: Green Bay, WI | Registered: 09 September 2002
Using the 250 SWC (Lyman 429421), I've had good results with : B'E / 5.0 (very mild) UNIQUE / 8.5 (a little livier, my std. target load) 2400 /21.0 (powerful, target accuracy - NB. : I used to load 22.0 but found it a little hard on a S&W 29 for continuous use, so I dropped a grain with no loss in accuracy).
Posts: 2420 | Location: Belgium | Registered: 25 August 2001
You know I love my 9gr of Unique in my 44Mag. Kicks nice, very accurate, but its so messy and and dirty. Any other powders you would recommend instead of Unique?
For a general purpose .44 Mag load, I like 9.3/231 with the 240 or 250 lead swc. It makes 1080 fps in my 4" M29, and is accurate, easy on the gun and shooter, and clean burning.
Posts: 283 | Location: Florida | Registered: 12 August 2001