Looking for some 200gr plated bullets to load for my model 29 .44 magnum
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Good luck as I've never seen a 200gr plated of any brand. The only options for 200gr .44 bullets that I have found are Nosler JHC and Hornady XTPs. I think I've bought every Nosler in Canada (sorry) and the XTPs are a PITA but available. If you can live with 210gr bullets, X-Reload has(had) some Sierra's in stock last Saturday.
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I think they sell the rejects from their factory ammo line for reloading because they have a very inconsistent seating depth. Once I set the the seating die for the Campros I could crank out a million of them without having to make any adjustment. With the Hornadys it's check every. single. f---ing. round.
Yes not that it matters with the straight wall cases and no, not the bullets themselves. Just the COAL and it can vary by +/- .030" And even checking every one of 50 pieces gets real stale real fast.
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I seriously doubt Hornady would ever ship rejects. On a bottle neck case I'd be looking for a crumpled shoulder, and that issue is still possible with a straight wall, but might be less obvious. Try backing out your seating die to be sure it's not crimping, readjust the seating depth and see if the problem goes away. Some loads on a 44 mag are more consistent with a crimp, yours may just be a tad too tight for some of your cases. The other possibility, that the bullet is not compatible with your seating die's stem, should be visible, if you closely examine the bullet to see if the tip is damaged, and shortened.
In, out, up, down, more and less. Makes no difference for me. And it's only the Hornady 180's that are a real PITA. Their 200's aren't bad and I have had no problem with any other brand, weight or style of bullet. I think they just don't like me.
They have been way less trouble than the 180's for me as well. Unfortunately they seem to be rather rare around here.
I really like the 28gr load of H110 behind the 200XTP's - fair accuracy and lots of entertaining boom/flame through my Redhawk LOL! Pic from some testing I did a short while back:
I really like the 28gr load of H110 behind the 200XTP's - fair accuracy and lots of entertaining boom/flame through my Redhawk LOL! Pic from some testing I did a short while back:
Nice, I load the same 240gr Campros at 24gr of h110. How much louder are the 200gr xtps with 28gr of h110? More recoil as well? Thanks!
Will try the 240's with 24gn H110 next time! 
