Some new loads

[badguybuster]

I got a chance to sample some new loads today

44 special-
200 grain lead power point/7.5 grains unique/1.51"
300 grain lead hard cast/5.0 grains unique/1.58" (my new fav)
180 grain fmj/8 grains unique/1.45"
180 grain/7 grains unique/1.45" (great plinking round)

357 mag- (all 38 spl brass-mag primer)
155 grain LFN/15 grains unique/1.50"(excellent)
125 grain fmj/6 grains unique/1.47"(very timid)
180 grain LRN/13 grains unique/1.50" (vicious recoil)

45-70
430 grain hardcast/38 grains RL7/2.54"(groovy load)
350 grain BFN/11.2 grains unique/2.54" (plinker)
405 grain BFP/13.3 grains unique/2.45"(excellent accuracy mild recoil)
470 grain LSGC/30 grains 4198/2.55" (good)
470 grain LSGC/40 grains RL7/2.75" (good accuracy vicious recoil)

No pressure signs with any loads. All showed acceptable accuracy

 

[badguybuster]

H&R handi 45-70
Taurus 445
Taurus 617
Smith Pro Series 627

 

[MarkDozier]

i find your statement on 357 to be questionable because of using 38 special brass.

 

[Bruce51]

357 mag- (all 38 spl brass-mag primer)

155 grain LFN/15 grains unique/1.50"(excellent)

180 grain LRN/13 grains unique/1.50" (vicious recoil)

I sure hope this data is a typo.

Even in .357 brass that much Unique would be a double charge.

I hope your life insurance is paid up. Something is going to blow up!

Bruce

 

[dhom]

Tooooooooooo Much!!!!!!

 

[BigCityChief]

"Danger,Will Robinson,Danger!" (For those of you old enough to recall but not too old to remember.)

 

[Bruce51]

The OP must have fired some more of these and is now unavailable for comment.

I'm still waiting to find out how 15 grains of Unique was stuffed into a .38 special case.

Even a .357 case is too short for that much Unique and the gun would go Kaboom!

It has to be a typo and it wasn't posted on April 1st.

Bruce

 

[Aticus]

Could the OP tell us what his source was, please? I would be very interested to know the source of these loads.

 

[novalty]

Glad I am not the only one that was waiving the red flag at 15 and 13 grains of Unique in 38 special. Would imagine that would even be a compressed charge. What I don't doubt is that the 13 grains of Unique with 180gr. RLN would have a "vicious recoil."

What would make somewhat more sense, is if you switched the 357?38? Data with the 44 Special. Another reason why you don't go by internet posted data.

 

[pownal55]

Now I see why they are "new loads". I broke a minor sweat just reading them.

 

[Infidel_319]

Someone Start Calling Hospitals In WV And See If They Have A Patient With A Grenade Type Wound To The Hand.

 

[Handyman163]

Wow, this is a dangerous page...searches could lead here, or searches of posts by the OP could only show his posts here...such information could prove deadly. Is there any way a mod could blank out the load data and just replace it with [ERROR] or something similar.

I'm not trying to step on toes of the Mods, but I use the search function and search by all posts by certain users, and this worries me.

I love this site, and would hate to hear that someone got hurt reading info here. Hopefully common sense should prevail - check your manual for reference data!!!