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Offline JBC

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best all around LBT .44 mold
« on: September 10, 2008, 03:55:32 PM »
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  I am just thinking about getting started casting and my most used caliber is the .44 mag. What I would like is your opinion on what the most versitile all around mold to start with would be. I am lucky in the fact that my 50th blackhawk and my super redhawk both have throats that measure between .4315" and .4320" so they should both be able to shoot the same diameter accurately (now my taurus tracker is a whole other story-.427 throats???!!! but it is a jacketed only gun for now). Also my super red is .535" from the end of the cylinder to the end of a crimped case and the blackhawk is about .490" so with this in mind which of your profiles and weights would be good to start with for hunting and some target work with wheelweight or harder alloy- thanks

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Re: best all around LBT .44 mold
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2008, 07:09:24 PM »
  My favorite and most recommended bullet is the 280 gr WFN with .4 nose length.  Plain base if you want to keep costs down, or will lap you barrels if they need it, and don't care about max power loads.  The PB bullet can shoot VERY well with 1450 fps loads in 44 revolvers, with 296 or H110 powder, if the barrels are lapped.  But it kills deer and elk in their tracks with good chest hits at speeds as low as 1200 fps muzzle vel, ranges out to 150 yards, so you don't have to get kicked around to get good kills.  In other words the plain base would make many shooter happiest if they don't fret over getting maximum power.

  With all that the gas checked version is most forgiving, and will definately be more accurate when conditions aren't perfect.  Conditions like not so perfect barrels, extreem ambient or barrel temperature, etc, etc.
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