Thread: .44 200gr Rainer FN vs 200gr lead
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Old 05-17-2018, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Ivan the Butcher View Post
In the low end velocity of 44 caliber, I shot cowboy action with 44-40 and 44 Special. My guns and targets showed no difference between coated and cast 200 RNFP.

Trail Boss is a little expensive. You may wish to try 4.4 gr of Clays for low velocity in 44 Mag (My 2 3/8 and 8 3/8 S&W's like the load!) Clays is clean burning, meters well, and is not position sensitive.

When buying 44 bullets, be sure of which diameter you receive. .429-.431 are for 44 Special, Russian, and Magnum. .427 is for 44-40, 44 Remington and 44 Colt. (these cartridges names not the guns!) Two times I had companies ship me .427 bullets when I ordered .430! (At the distance and size of Cowboy Action Targets, I could probably get away with .401 bullets!)

Ivan
Clays is an excellent powder for plinking loads in the 44mag. 6.0gr to 6.5gr with bullets weighing 180gr to 245gr will give you countless hours of quality range time.
Nothing more than the test targets used to test different bullets/clays. Not hand/cherry picked by any means

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