Ballistics for 44 mag

[camokodiak]

I am trying to find the flatest bullet to shot in my sbhh I would think it would be a 180gr . Does anyone no what the bullet should shot in inches at 25/50/75yds? Thanks Obvious Firsttimer.

[Questor]

If this is for deer hunting, use the 240 grain bullets instead.  The trajectory is essentially flat for 25, 50, and 75 yards, assuming magnum velocities in the neighborhood of 1300fps.  If you sight in for 50 yards, you'll be OK at 25 and 75.

[Larry Gibson]

camokodiak

"I am trying to find the flatest bullet to shot in my sbhh I would think it would be a 180gr . Does anyone no what the bullet should shot in inches at 25/50/75yds? Thanks Obvious Firsttimer.[/quote]"

You don't give a velocity nor the type of sights nor the zero range but assuming 1600-1650 fps with iron sights a 50 yard zero will put you .1" high at 25 (about on) and 1.3" low at 75.  With a low mounted scope you will be slightly low (.3") at 25, on at 50 and 3.2" low at 75.

Larry Gibson

[KYODE]

here's a easy balistic calculator. just plug in you info. it will then tell you the bal. coefficient. then you change the sight height to 1.5" if you're using a scope. very easy to use.
http://www.handloads.com/calc/index.html    

[RLSMITH]

camokodiak,

 I shoot a 200 grain Hornady XTP out of my scoped 7.5" SRH @ about 1650fps with H110 at max load of 28.5 grns. I was trying to get the most out of the gun as far as range goes. I settled on a +/- of 3" since I would be hunting whitetails at 25-125 yrds. Here is my range results: +0.8" @ 25yrds, +2.4" @ 50yrds, +3.0" @ 75yrds, +2.3" @ 100yrds, +0.2" @ 125yrds, 0.0" @ 127yrds and -3.0" @ 148yrds. I have found the +/- 3.0" sight in method to work best for me on my whitetail guns. That way I don't have to worry about holding under or over, just aim for the center behind the front shoulder and shoot. Hope this helps, and good luck with the "44", you'll love it. I do mine...........

[Mikey]

camokodiak:  A buncha years ago when I used to shoot sillywets, we found that with most handguns, and especially the 44 magnums, if we were shooting a 7.5" Ruger Blackhawk/Super Blackhawk or a 6" S&W, an average 3 clicks of sight elevation would getcha dead on at 50 yds with a silght holdover for 100 (or just go up another 3 clicks).  If you left it with your 50 yd sight-in, you would hit at about the same elevation at 25 yds and a hair or two low at 75.  Some fellas felt the 180 gn load didn't have sufficient carry, or balance, to hit out beyond 50 yds or so, and weren't having much luck on the 100 or farther targets.

All our shooting back then was with the 240 grain bullets and they carried just fine all the way to 200yds.  I think that if you practice with the 240s, and for what you would like to hunt the 240 gn XTP or a 240-245/250 gn hard cast will do everything you need, you will be satisfied with your trajectory and more confident with your handgun.  HTH.   Mikey.

[Jim n Iowa]

I have never worried about a 44 mag as a "flat shooter" to me its a close in gun. For hunting deer where our shots are -60yds any gun from a 4" to 8+" will do the job. Using 240 jhp or sp bullet.  I use hard cast 240 and up to 300. To me 180 grn jhp is what I do load for my 44sp 2" carry gun. This not to say it is not a potent round for deer, not my choice.
Jim