heavy bullet

[badbob38]

Does anyone know of a powder I can use to fire off a 300gr swc in a 44spl. Petty heavy hu!! I have Nitro 100 powder that burns fast and I think that is what it will take to send that big boy into the nite.  But I do not know how many grs of powder?? Do I dare fill it up to the bottom of the seated bullet. O hell let Mikey shoot it, he will shoot anything.      bob k.

[sledgemeister]

Does anyone know of a powder I can use to fire off a 300gr swc in a 44spl. Petty heavy hu!! I have Nitro 100 powder that burns fast and I think that is what it will take to send that big boy into the nite.  But I do not know how many grs of powder?? Do I dare fill it up to the bottom of the seated bullet. O hell let Mikey shoot it, he will shoot anything.      bob k.

Yes you can Bob,
I would think blue dot or 2400 would be fine.
With the Nitro 100 powder you wouldnt be able to use that much probably no more than about 4 grains (guessing, need to check if I can find the data).
Nitro 100 has a very quick burn rate see here http://www.hodgdon.com/burn-rate.html its # 4 on the chart.
You could always try some trailboss after all thats what the stuff was made for.

some load info can be found here they quote 300gr jhp type bullets so I would back off a grain to start with with your SWC
http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=44%20Special&Weight=All&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source=

[alfsauve]

Look at Steve's reloading page.  He has loads for 300gr

http://stevespages.com/429p_4_300.html

And as I suspected, slower powders are better.  It takes a while to get the 300 gr bullet moving so a flatter pressure curve would be desirable.  

I checked Alliant's data but they only go up to 250gr.   I'm liking the new Power Pistol as an all around replacement of Unique.  Cleaner burning and meter's better.  

[wtr100]

that would be a real thumper

[billt]

Heavy bullets are all the rage in big bore revolvers these days. Ever since the .454 Casull and the .500 S&W Magnum arrived on the scene, the desire for heavier slugs has really come around. You can buy up to 700 grain bullet loads in the .500 S&W today. For handloading heavy slugs in both the .454 Casull and the .500 S&W I use H-110. It is a very fine grained ball powder. It meters very well through a rotating drum, micrometer adjustable measure like the Redding and the Lyman 55, but can cause issues on the Dillon sliding bar type measures because it is so fine it can bind up the powder bar. But for launching heavy bullets out of big bore revolvers it can't be beat. Just be sure to use Magnum Primers and a very heavy crimp. This stuff is hard to ignite. Bill T.

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[tombogan03884]

Off the top of my head, I thought the original load for .44Spl was a 300ish Gr. Bullet ?

[PegLeg45]

I don't know about original loadings, but I've read that most standard loads were in the 240-250gr range.

I think Elmer Keith preferred the 250 for his hot loads.

One thing to keep in mind about heavy bullets in .44spl (or any gun) is that the heavier the bullet, the more elevation will be affected by recoil (with regard to velocity and barrel length, of course). I had a Super Blackhawk with a 10 1/2" barrel that would not put shots on paper at 25yds with WWB .44spl 246 gr LRN bullets with the elevation maxed out.