I want to reload for a Marlin 1894SS 44RM...

I have heard of several reloaders who have used Hogdon's LiL Gun Powder...

Does anyone have a Pet Load for a 240gr JSP for my 44Mag?

Thank you...

I load 24grs H110/296, Fed 155 primers, Rem. brass. Lil'gun should work fine also. Work up to 24.5grs of it and let us know how it performs. Jay

I have been shooting 24 gr H110/W294, 240 gr JHP in the 44 mag revolver and 44 mag rifle for 10 years. No reason to change.

LIL'GUN would be 24.5 gr per Hodgdon, but I would use 24 gr.

Hodgdon doesn't list Lil'gun for use in the rifle, just the pistol.

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

I tried Lil'Gun in the .357 and worked the whole range of loads and bullets. I never got good accuracy, decent maybe, but what bothered me was after 5 shots I could not touch the barrel. You could solder with it. There were no pressure signs and loads were under max. I had to wait 15 minutes between each 5 shots.
This kind of heat generated in a fine barrel does not sit well with me so the rest will be used in the .410.

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Originally posted by wrongtarget:
Hodgdon doesn't list Lil'gun for use in the rifle, just the pistol.

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

They don't list LIL'GUN for 357 mag 158 gr LSWC.
I wrote them and asked why not. I shoot it all the time.
They said they were worried the base of the bullet would melt.

Thanks everyone for your replies...

I'm glad I asked before I went out and bought the powder!

I'll go with the H110/WW296 Powder...

Should I use a Pistol Magnum Primer???

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Originally posted by Late-Bloomer:
Thanks everyone for your replies...

I'm glad I asked before I went out and bought the powder!

I'll go with the H110/WW296 Powder...

Should I use a Pistol Magnum Primer???

Fed 155 always! Jay

Jay, not so unless the weather is extremely cold. I have used nothing but the Fed 150 in the .44 and .45 with 296 forever.
In every test since 1956, the mag primer has tripled group size.
I can only tell you to make your own side by side tests and not just do what the books say.

If im not mistaken I think we went thru this argument a few years ago regarding primers. I tried the 150s in my Redhawk and the accuracy wasnt as good as with the 155s, do believe I did post my results way back when, too. Ill stick with the 155s for now.