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Offline ironglow

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How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« on: November 11, 2012, 12:20:28 PM »
  Loading for my new CVA Scout.. want load for deer & black bear..
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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2012, 12:35:00 PM »
I have been fond of the Speer 270 Gold Dots and WW296 powder sparked with a CCI 350 primer. ;)

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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2012, 02:32:03 PM »
Thanks CW;
  So far I have loaded 23 gr IMR 4227 and a CCI 350..pushing a 240 gr Hornady XTP..
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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2012, 02:39:06 PM »
There should be a lot of information down below on the "Handloading for Rifles and Handguns" forum.  Mine is reamed to .445 so the loads I have wouldn't help you.

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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2012, 12:00:33 AM »
Quote from: petemi on November 11, 2012, 02:39:06 PM
There should be a lot of information down below on the "Handloading for Rifles and Handguns" forum.  Mine is reamed to .445 so the loads I have wouldn't help you.

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  OK, Pete;
  Now you have me curious!  What cartridge are we talking about, that uses a .445 bullet?
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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2012, 02:21:10 AM »
It actually doesn't use a .445 bullet.  It's simply the .44 mag reamed out to a longer case and uses the same diameter bullets.  Not familiar with it but someone will chim in pretty soon.
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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2012, 02:32:15 AM »
That's all it is.....a .44 "Long Rifle" ;) A .44 Mag done the same way a .357 Maxi is reamed.   It shoots the same bullets as the Mag, just faster, harder and longer.  I like it, but in a way it's redundant for me.  The .45-70 will do more, but it is still a lot of fun.  I did it for a close range bear rifle and liked it more than the .500 so I sold the .500.  Brass can be hard to find.  It's not run often, but once you have it it lasts a long time.  You can also make it from .30-40 brass.  It'll still shoot the mags, specials and Russians.

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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2012, 04:55:48 AM »
Quote from: ironglow on November 12, 2012, 12:00:33 AM
Quote from: petemi on November 11, 2012, 02:39:06 PM
There should be a lot of information down below on the "Handloading for Rifles and Handguns" forum.  Mine is reamed to .445 so the loads I have wouldn't help you.

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  OK, Pete;
  Now you have me curious!  What cartridge are we talking about, that uses a .445 bullet?

It's name is 445 Super Magnum, I have the GBO 445SM reamer(donated by Digger, thanks Digger! :)) if you want to make one!  ;D

Tim

http://www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w445supmag.html
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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2012, 12:05:33 PM »
Thanks Tim, but I think I'll stick with the .44 mag..I had an old Shikari which I gave to my grandson..I missed it so much, that I bought another (CVA this time)..  I do know by experience, that the .44 magwill punch a whitetail down pronto.  Now that I'm 76 years old..I'll settle for the .44 mag recoil.. ;) ;D
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Re: How about your favorite .44 mag load.
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2012, 05:07:39 AM »
Digger reamed his CVA Scout with the reamer before he sent the reamer to me.  :D

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