Hi to all I'm new to the forum. Need some reloading data for 44 rem mag using sierra 220 Gr FPJ bullets. Cant seem to find any info for this grain of bullet.

Also what is a good all around load for a 44 rem mag? Seen some where that a 240 gr using H110 powder is good, any comment on this.


thanks for any and all info

Jimmy

240gr, and H110, is pretty much a standard in 44.

As for your 220gr problem, you can always use a heavier bullets data.

Hi, welcome to the forum.
I have been been using either Alliant 2400 or AA#9 for my .44 mags with great results. Admittedly, I have never used H110 so I have no comment on it.

Most powder manufacturors have online reloading data for their powders. What other reloading books are you using at this time?

Here is the AA site:
http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/A...%20version.pdf


WG840

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Email Sierra, tell them the Sierra bullet you are using and then ask for load data. They will email you a PDF file containing load data for that cartridge.

+1. Or just buy Sierra's current manual, "Handgun and Rifle Reloading Data, Edition V." It's available on their Web site, www.sierrabullets.com.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

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240 grainers and H110/W296 in .44mag is a great combination when used with true magnum loadings. If one wishes for reduced power loads, one should find another powder. I recommend downloading powder manufacturers load recipes and/or purchasing a coupla good manuals. Use these to verify loads you get from internet postings........

I don't like H-110/W296 (same powder, just has two different labels from two different companies - but it's made in the same plant in Florida) for people to start off with in the 44 (or any other caliber for that matter), because it is a high-intensity powder that should only be loaded at max or near-max levels. It's not very flexible, but it will give you max. performance.

I would highly recommend choosing a more flexible powder that is more forgiving to load with, such as Unique. Alliant's Unique has been around since the late 1800s (when the brand name was Hercules), and it is a mid-range powder that can be loaded both light and medium-heavy.

You can load Unique all the way down to 700fps light loads up to 1100fps hot loads, all with the same 240-250gr lead bullets, which are the standard in 44 caliber. Let's you do everything from light-recoil target practice all the way up to hunting. Just about any load in that range will shoot pretty accurately too.

Once you've loaded awhile and have the hang of it, then read up and learn on the high-intensity powders like H-110, and try them out then.

I did and after burning up a pound of it, went with another powder instead. Nothing wrong with H-110, I just wanted a powder that could be more flexible at the high-end, and choose Alliant 2400 and Accurate #9.