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Offline Sourdough

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Handloads for 454 RB
« on: April 25, 2005, 06:31:20 PM »
When I first got my RB I took it out and used some old 45Long Colts that I had loaded for my Contender.  They were hot loads and shot the same place as factory 454s.  Now I've shot them all up and don't have the load written down anywhere.  My closest guess is way off, and my new loads are all over the paper.  Give me some hints what powder is everyone else using and having good results with?  I plan on using this gun for Spring bear this year, and need to do lots of practice.  Rog
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Some loads for .454
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2005, 12:31:54 PM »
Sourdough,
I think you will find that your RB .454 is a fine piece that is capable of shooting a full spectrum of loads.

My lawyer wants you to work up your own loads using the appropriate manuals and with caution.  But since you have asked, here are some examples of what works for me.  I am not telling you to go out and try them on your own.

For practice and inexpensive plinking I like 9gr Unique pushing any of the 240gr lead bullets, either SWC or anything that the cowboy action crowd uses.  This is typically a 45LC load and pushing it any faster will probably result in lead deposition. You will want to experiment to see what your revolver likes.  I can reload the casings about five times with this load.

For real heavy hitters try 320gr hard cast (Corbon) over around 18gr W296 (work up to about 19gr with extreme caution).  Use only new brass with this load.

Another good hunting load is the Hornady 300gr XTP-mag (#45235) over 28.2-31.4gr H110 (per the Hornady manual).  My revolver handled a 35gr load without apparent damage and that was one of the more serious mistakes I have made handloading (moved my scale up 5.0gr instead of 0.5gr as I intended).  Use only new brass with this load.

A steady diet of full house loads will loosen your fillings but they are sure fun to shoot.

good shooting
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Handloads for 454 RB
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2005, 04:33:15 PM »
Sourdough, I have great results using 2400 with Hornady XTP's and for my heavy hitters W296 with Cast Performance 370grainers and gas checks... :D
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Handloads for 454 RB
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2005, 04:48:29 PM »
The 2 best loads I found for my RB were

240 XTP over 35gr WW296 for average of 1559 fps
340 hard cast WFP over 30gr of WW296 for average of 1534 fp

Both loads shoot #1 groups. I choose the 340 hard cast. I've had outstanding results past 100 yards with a Red Dot scope.

Good luck, Rick
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