Great job and great tutorial!👏🏻🤙🏼

@leadbullets4life

3 жыл бұрын

so Brian i take it your a big bore fan as well?

Thanks for the Vid Bro. I just got a 44 Mag RSBH with a 4 inch barrel and was looking for a starting point of fun loads in 44 mag. I think I just found them, thanks to you!

@Alex-kp2db

3 жыл бұрын

Read the reloading book. Start with hornady. Dont believe everything from youtube. Question everything you read on these pages. 5.9 is under the manufactures minimums. Dont ever do anything other than what the power, bullet suppliers suggest. There is a difference between a cheap round & being a cheap skate. Never met anyone who loaded less than 6grs or less than 210gr bullet. I havn't bought a 44mag factory rnd in 26years. I would never do what this guy says to do WITH THIS ROUND PERIOD!!! 5.9 win231 for a 44mag swc? No frickn way. Who the hell loads a 200gr bullet? No one I ever met in the 50 yrs i've been on this planet. Im calling bullshit. If you cant handle the 44mag get a 357 & load it with .38's. I havnt bought a factory 44mag in 26 years & wont. I've loaded over 7000 rnds shoot a SW 629 CLASSIC 6.5 BARREL bought in 1992 shoots as good as the day I got it. 7.5 grs win 231 240gr swc, win lg/magnum pistol primers.

@kurtphillips7038

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean “who shoots a 200gn bullet?” I’ve shot 180’s! Everything doesn’t have to be heavy just because it’s a .44!

Great vid!!!

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

thanks cory your my first comment, happy you enjoyed it.

The hp 38 behind the 200gr boollet is a winner 👍👍🇺🇸🤓

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree tim thanks 4 watching.

@powdermonkey5183

4 жыл бұрын

a friend an i just bought 2 pounds of hp38 along with 500 rounds of 200 gr .44mag. bullets before i even seen this video and reply. now im glad we chose what we did from your response of how much you like the two combinations of this powder and bullet weight. i need to get me a chronograph. also our bullets have a powdercoat on them. i also want to get a more stout load made up after these we have. Can i do this with the hp38 or should we go with another type of powder?

Really cool video, thanks for taking time to make these......I wanted to mention that of 150 different powders listed in Gun-Guides, with number 1 being the fastest burning and 150 the slowest, Unique is ratted at 31 and Power Pistol at 33, they are very similar in burn rate. In my experience though, slow burning powders typically used in Magnum loads produce heavier recoil and much higher velocity in longer barrels compared to the faster burning powders. I prefer a faster burning powder in shorter barrels, such as Unique or Power Pistol....................From a Ruger 3.5" Stainless barrel using 215gr wheel weight lead in a "44-Special case", I saw an average of 950 fps using 7.7gr of Power Pistol. (loaded from Lee powder data).

@leadbullets4life

9 ай бұрын

With my old s&w 629 6" with 7.1gns of unique gave velocity of 960 fps with a 245gn bullet.

very nice! Those loads looked very nice. Almost too good to use! ;)

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

good morning brother i agree!! they are just too pretty, were supposed to reach 90*+ today so i did all my testing 80* weather that rage opens now on mondays at 8am-4pm but im not going today.

9.5 gr of Hp-38 with 240gr Norma SPFN is my carry load in my 4” 629 here in Alaska.

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

Faster burning powders are ideal for a 4" .44 magnum handgun, slower powders like H 110 and WW 296 are not as efficient and need more longer barrels to burn efficiently.

Cool stuff. A lot of people underestimate the effect of the powder on recoil. I mean what's a few grains of powder compared to the bullet? The simplest part to explain is the muzzle pressure. Multiply that by the area of the bullet and that is the force, in pounds, pressing back against you. I did a video for Gun Sam a while back going into just the bullet recoil. I was using impulse in pound-seconds units. I neglected the powder charge in that video. In a 35/36 caliber bullet, the cross sectional area is about 0.1 inches. This makes the math easy because you simply divide the PSI by 10 to get the pounds of force. Then it's all down to Newton's Third Law. This is why the .357 Magnum has such recoil. It is also why compensators on high power rifles work. I could wax on all day about the topic, but you make better lube ;-)

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

even thou powder coating is all the rave, we still do traditional lube as well, yes its a bit messy but its all experimentation trail and error just like making the perfect cake, by the way gun sam is my go to guy when i want a bullet experimented on he 's great.

@Fudmottin

4 жыл бұрын

@@leadbullets4life I agree. I really like Gun Sam's channel. Paul Harrell is good of course, but he doesn't always bring out the meat target. That's my favorite bit. Ballistics gel channels would be more scientific if they were shooting strings into the block instead of just one round. I know the same criticism can be levied against Gun Sam, but he does do a string over the chronograph, so you know that results may vary. Sam has also refined his presentation in a way that I like. So I am happy to support his channel when I can. I would support more channels, but I keep buying ammo that works well in Gun Sam's tests! LOL.

I am a little late with this, but my 24" Marlin Cowboy in 44 Magnum gets 1330 fps with that bullet and 9.0 gr Unique. Very accurate and no leading. This is about the original black powder load in the 44-40 rifle. Good video.

@leadbullets4life

6 ай бұрын

Actually it is a very good duplicate load 44-40 load...just in a modern version if your marlin likes it I would make more of them.

Nice job. I've been thinking about buying that Lee 200gr 44 mold too.

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

while i was purchasing the lee drum measures the lee mould was on sale at 21$ so i said why not it makes beautiful bullets, i also purchased a little lee lead dipper ladle for 2$ all in all i made a pretty good haul at midway including their free shipping deal, i believe th 200gn bullet is ideal for light plinking rounds for the .44 thanks4 watching.

@jcm4590

4 жыл бұрын

Two bucks for that Lee ladle is awesome!

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

@@jcm4590 sometimes you get lucky thanks for stopping by its always great to hear from you.

Powder throw measure I got rid of mine 30 years ago. Went back to RCBS 10-10 scale then RCBS Charge Master.

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

yes i still have my 5-10 scale too!!

Imagine the smudging is probably from Unique. My favorite walking in the woods load is the 250 Keith w/9 gr of unique and my Stainless Ruger SRH gets that same thing after shooting them. I think any of those ones you worked up would make for a pleasant day at the range. What lube are you using for the pan?

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

mike i believe your correct..i remember years ago when i was using unique for everything it would be sooty, that was before the new formula came out plus the homemade lube attracts the soot but that lube helps with easy barrel cleaning

Good video, I have used Unique a lot in .45acp and now loading .44 Mag. I like Winchester 231 for a 240 grain bullet in .44 and working up loads for 180 grain bullet. HP38 is also a favorite for .45acp. I have three .44's of different barrel lengths and trying to a get a round for all three to use gets confusing. Thanks

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

my pleasure! i like experimenting with big bore cartridges you be surprised at what you can come up with...I.E hunting loads or just 700FPS fun target loads.

I am working up a load for 255 Keith GC with HP-38 my target vel range is 1225 fps in 4”. I am thinking 10.0 will be very close any suggestions thanks

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

i love heavy hitters i'd like to see this load in action.

I always used 240swc with 7.5gr of win231 win lg/magnum pistol primers. I know the Hp38 is the same. 5.9 seems light. Book said 6gr minimum 8.2gr max. Is it different for the 200gr bullet & why a 200gr bullet? Is it to get more bullets per lb. of lead? Im shooting 629 classic 6.5 barrel. The old school guys who taught me said stick with 240gr bullets always.

@leadbullets4life

3 жыл бұрын

Wow 7.5gn of ww 231 thats alot of pressure

@Alex-kp2db

3 жыл бұрын

@@leadbullets4life minimum crimp my reload book said 8.2 gr max. I started at 6gr. & bumped them up. They work great. Its still a cupcake round. Been shooting this for 26 yrs. No misfires & accuate. 7000+ rnds. I havnt bought a factory 44mag rnd in that 26 yrs. I was able to get a bunch of win. 231 & 296 & kept it stored properly. I never had to change.

@Alex-kp2db

3 жыл бұрын

@@leadbullets4life i just went & double checked. Win.231 max load is 8.2gr 7.5gr is about 920fps. I have the third edition Hornady handbook. It doesn't even give data on a 200gr bullet. Thats why i asked what i asked. You got my squirles cranking the wheels in my head. 👍😁

what lead did you use. Love your hat, wear it proudly. Thank you.

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

when i go to the range i collect about a whole coffee can full of range scrap i made 2 video's on it my latest video on making ingots was about 3 weeks ago, im not concerned about bullet hardness too much my loads are not super fast, most people ar not too concerned especially when the lead is free even for the majority of the lead hardness its inbetween 12-13 on the hardness scale plenty hard enough for just plinking loads and thats all that really matters if it works then of course use it, if i want them more durable i then powder coat them.

@bobhartman2571

4 жыл бұрын

@@leadbullets4life Okay, got it. Thanks very much. Love your video's.

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobhartman2571 thanks for the hat compliment.

What state are you in if you don’t mind?

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

commiefornia.

@clarkartman9540

4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping Florida

@clarkartman9540

4 жыл бұрын

Great video. I love the larger revolvers

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

@@clarkartman9540 i.ve been to panama city 1981 i experienced a cyclone what a blast.

@leadbullets4life

4 жыл бұрын

@@clarkartman9540 oooh yes!!! i like my 9mm and 38's but every now and again i fall back on my big bores, did yo see my earlier video with the 44 and 45 medley?

Do you ever do 44 special loads , I’m new to reloading , have a bunch of 44 cal 240 fmj flat points and some hunters 240 lswc- I just want to plink with them the powders I have are w296-h110-hp38-win 231 hoping you can give me some recipes… gonna shoot out of sw629 -6 (4”). I’m in commiefornia too !

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

take your .44 spl load data and use it for your 44 mag cases, velocitys are around 750-800 fps from a 4" barrel. type in .44 spl load data and it will give you many sources.

@Diezeling

Жыл бұрын

@@leadbullets4life 😳 So you are telling me I can load 44 special data and put it in a 44 magnum case ? Not sure what your saying ? I thought maybe you had recipes for 44 special and 44 brass . ?

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

@@Diezeling the video has data i made reference to each load from HP-38 reddot unique and power pistol.

@leadbullets4life

Жыл бұрын

@@Diezeling yes sir you can safely use .44 magnum cases for .44 spl loads.

There is no such cartridge designated as .45 Long Colt! Why do “ enlightened” experts insist on calling it as such? Should we call .45 acp, a short Colt? Read the head stamps

@leadbullets4life

8 ай бұрын

to give you the short answer i will let you read this link..www.lasc.us/taylorlongshort45colt.htm it is the los angeles silhouette club look under the taylorlongshort45colt.