Swaged ? Cast ? Gas Check? No Gas Check? Jacketed?
l took my 629 PC Hunter and a 629 DX to Steves lndoor Range today to find out. l loaded 60 rds of 44 mag ammo..20 rds w/Speer swaged 240gr swc lead bullet. 20 rds with a 230gr cast swc with gas check and 20 rds of the same cast bullet without the GC.. All were loaded using the same brass primer,and powder(PMC brass,8grains of Unique,Remington primer).
The drill was to shoot 2 each 5 rd groups with each of the 3 loads in both guns..This would yield 6 targets from each gun.
l shot 2 groups with the Speer bullets.Then 2 groups with the cast gas check bullets..Finished with 2 groups each WITHOUT gas checks...
All shooting was done at 33yards off sand bags...The PC Hunter has a red/dot...The DX has open sites...
After the smoked cleared and l measured the groups l was in for a BIG surprise.. The groups without gas checks were smallest of ALL for both guns....Next smaller were the groups WITH gas checks. Largest groups were with the Speer factory swaged bullets...
l cant understand why the Speer load didnt win...lts been my midrange accuracy load for decades...
ln the future,when it comes to 44 bullets, l will be buying less and casting more...
l took my 629 PC Hunter and a 629 DX to Steves lndoor Range today to find out. l loaded 60 rds of 44 mag ammo..20 rds w/Speer swaged 240gr swc lead bullet. 20 rds with a 230gr cast swc with gas check and 20 rds of the same cast bullet without the GC.. All were loaded using the same brass primer,and powder(PMC brass,8grains of Unique,Remington primer).
The drill was to shoot 2 each 5 rd groups with each of the 3 loads in both guns..This would yield 6 targets from each gun.
l shot 2 groups with the Speer bullets.Then 2 groups with the cast gas check bullets..Finished with 2 groups each WITHOUT gas checks...
All shooting was done at 33yards off sand bags...The PC Hunter has a red/dot...The DX has open sites...
After the smoked cleared and l measured the groups l was in for a BIG surprise.. The groups without gas checks were smallest of ALL for both guns....Next smaller were the groups WITH gas checks. Largest groups were with the Speer factory swaged bullets...
l cant understand why the Speer load didnt win...lts been my midrange accuracy load for decades...
ln the future,when it comes to 44 bullets, l will be buying less and casting more...