Reeder Custom Guns - 44 magnum questions

I have 2 rifles in 44 magnum. A Rossi lever gun and a cva single shot. I have much nicer rifles than that cva but it is a favorite Hunter for me. I have only ever shot off the shelf 240 gr jacketed hollow points in both and they work great!
Does anyone use 180gr in the 44 magnum. A friend gave me some to try. I’m sure our small deer will not know the difference. i also have a ruger super Blackhawk 10 1/2” on the way. Looking forward to working it out for season.

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couple of S&Ws and my 8" shoots patterns rather than groups with it, no matter the powder or load. The other one likes the 180 grain Sierra. So give a few a try. I wouldn't load more than 10 to see so you don't have a lot to pull.

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O KNOW FOR SURE.

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of OLD primers in an estate sale. Here are some of them.
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Some of these I am going to have to run a search on them to see what they are as they have no info on them. Like the U.S. military primers.

here are some that are strange.
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They are Winchester primers but the little partitions between the primers are wood. What a tedious job that would be. Putting those little wood partitions between lines of primers.

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My old Serria manual shows, using old 2400 powder, a velocity of 1700 fps from a 7.5" Super Blackhawk and 2200 fps for a 20" barrel Marlin. At those speeds that 180 gr. bullet is devastating! It may prove quite explosive as to meat destruction, particularly with the rifles. Just food for thought. I bet as far as anchoring a Whitetail they would be like the hammer of Thor.

We had great fun back in the late 70's shooting overripe watermelons with them. (I worked at a grocery store and saved all the old produce for targets!) A 20 lb. would be totally vaporized by the 180 gr. JHC Serria we used. Back then it was beyond anything they had up to that point. Not any pieces, just gone!

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above 225-265 grains in a marlin and Ruger carbine because of the 1:38 ROT. Rossi, Winchester and Brownings have a 1:20 twist and suit the 44 magnum better in heavy bullets and lighter ones. As Gary said in pistols its a pic'm.

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with the 180 gr. weight. True the bearing surface that touches the rifling on a 180 is about 50% that of a 240 gr. JHC. The Hornady 265 gr. has about a half-inch of bearing surface! I worry more about that one than the light weight.

Until you get into rounds like the .444 Marlin, .429 and .440 GNR Magnums, where velocities get crazy, I think you are ok. The only reason for that speed would be some truly sadistic uses on varmints. Red mist!

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44 magnum questions

some revolvers don't like that 180 grain bullet. I have a

AS GARY SAYS YOU HAVE TO TRY 'EM

Thanks all

I mentioned earlier that I had picked up a large batch

The velocities possible are quite a step up

My experience with rifles have been to keep the weight

I think Serria did their homework long ago