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HENRY in 44 Mag - best bullet
« on: April 22, 2005, 03:20:23 PM »
Henry Rifle in 44 Mag - best bullet for reloads ( Target ).
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HENRY in 44 Mag - best bullet
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2005, 10:47:17 AM »
In the Henry, I'm gessing it's the new Henry Big Boy, but in any tube magazine rifle, you need to use a RNFP bullet.  For target use and for metal targets I like a 200grn RNFP hard cast bullet similar to the ones sold  by LazarCast. I use a moderat load for target shooting and usualy use a 44spec case. Normaly I only load the 44mag case for hunting.


Greeenriver(7grns of HS6 under a 200grn RNFP makes a plesant target load in a 44spc case.)


PS: There are many better powders than HS6, but I have 8lbs of it and can't see buying others when the HS6 will work.
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HENRY in 44 Mag - best bullet
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2005, 01:40:44 PM »
Well, since this is on cowboy, I'd have to say either 32 grains (by volume) black powder under a 200 grain Mav Dutchman RNFP, or 28 grains (by volume) of Triple Seven under the same bullet.  Those are the loads I'm most likely to shoot from my '92.
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