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Originally Posted by Leonard
Some of the powder burn rates have changed and what was max then may be excessive today I believe some of this had to do with military surplus powders being replaced with newly manufactured powders. I would consult a couple of loading manuals and watch for pressure signs as different guns, chambers, throats react differently.
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Leonard, if you happen to know what these powders are and when these changes took place, I'd like more details.
336A, define safe. The loads would be the same today as when he loaded them, but that doesn't mean they are any "safer" today than they were then. They worked in his guns, with his componenets, loaded on his equipment and with his techniques but that doesn't mean you will get the same results.
The load you listed above for the .44 spl. is lower than the max. listed by Ideal/Lyman in their manual no. 39, but that isn't an invitation for everyone with a .44 spl. revolver to load it up and shot it.