44 mag hunting load recommendations

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I like the Keith bullet over about 7 grains of Bullseye, for roughly 1000fps. That load is more accurate than I am out past the distance that I am comfortable shooting at game with open sights. It also doesn't recoil much, and I can shoot as many rounds as I can load, for lots of practice.

I keep some loaded rounds of the same bullet over a Keith load of 2400, but those are for fun and I rarely shoot more than a few of those.

 

[Spotteddog]

Mine is like Dale and Wb's. I use 2400.

 

[Shuz]

My favorite hunting load is 429421 or 429640HP pushed by 17g of WC820 and lit with a CCI-350 mag primer. Velocity is around 1150fps and accuracy is less than an inch at 25yds from a bench rest.

 

[Skip Sackett]

Originally posted by Shuz:
My favorite hunting load is 429421 or 429640HP pushed by 17g of WC820 and lit with a CCI-350 mag primer. Velocity is around 1150fps and accuracy is less than an inch at 25yds from a bench rest.

Shuz,
What lot number of WC820 do you have?

I have (going from memory here)47321? Mine loads out like AA#9. How about yours?

 

[Shuz]

Originally posted by smith crazy:

Originally posted by Shuz:
My favorite hunting load is 429421 or 429640HP pushed by 17g of WC820 and lit with a CCI-350 mag primer. Velocity is around 1150fps and accuracy is less than an inch at 25yds from a bench rest.

Shuz,
What lot number of WC820 do you have?

I have (going from memory here)47321? Mine loads out like AA#9. How about yours?

My current lot of WC820 is 47320. I've never used any AA9 so don't know how it compares, but I believe this lot appears to be a little faster than my old lot of BAJ 47323.

 

[Littledragon777]

Thanks again for all the replies. Hardly know where to start there is so much good advice out there. SOunds like an excuse to load up a bunch of different 44 loads and shoot em all this deer season!

 

[Mule88]

Ive been using Speer's 210 GD and 27.5 gn of H110. Around 1600 fps out of a 6 1/2 inch bbl. Very accurate!

 

[idahostreams]

No-one else has mentioned it, but I have had excellent results with IMR(H) 4227 and the Leadhead 250Keith style. In all three of my 44 Mag. S&Ws and my 624 44 spcl. 4227 exceeds everything else for accuracy with good velocity.
I have also found that the 250K Shoots best when sized at .431 in all my S&Ws. This is for Idaho mule deer.

Julian