44 mag ammo $?

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https://www.tradeexcanada.com/content/44-rem-mag-ammunition-240gr-sp-sellier-bellot
 
There is a fellow in Maple Ridge I believe, who is selling a bunch of 44 mag components. Still not sure where you are, but you might want to do a search and check that out.
 
I cast my own bullets and loading 44Mag for less than $5.00 per box of 50. Still using primers that cost 2 cents each.
 
Once you acquire a sufficient amount of brass, you can buy a reasonable LEE press and make your own. It's not that much.
I took my 44 problem two steps further. I bought a LEE 44 caliber mold and now I cast my own. Even better, my 44 mold is a 200 grain bullet. I powder coat my 44's for super hardness. And I can drive them just as fast as full 44 mag loads.

One other thing: 240 & 250 grain bullets only get used once, so my 200 grain bullet saves 40-50 grains of lead I can make into more 44's.....
 
I am wondering if anyone reloads hard cast for their 44 mags. I have seen the bullet barn site and the prices look good compared to jacketed bullets. Any advice regarding hard cast; pros/cons?
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sm said:
I am wondering if anyone reloads hard cast for their 44 mags. I have seen the bullet barn site and the prices look good compared to jacketed bullets. Any advice regarding hard cast; pros/cons?
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I was talking recently with a buddy that is shooting the Bullet Barn bullets with full pressure loads and has not had any leading issues. I was a bit surprised as well but there it is.

Bullet Barn does tailor the lead alloys to suit the intended use for the bullets. So I guess I should not be totally surprised.
 
I haven't done it in a while, but I used to load hard cast bullets at full power without any issue. Barrel leading wasn't too bad. An old school trick was to fire a couple of jacketed rounds at the end of a shooting session to clean the lead out of the grooves - a slightly less than full power load would be advisable for that, though.
 
I tried 1000 cast bullets from Montana Bullet Co. in the beginning. For the 1 cent difference in price between them and Campro the hours of lubing cleaning and clean up were not worth it.
They worked ok but they were so icky to handle.
 
I saw Canada Ammo has .44 Special for $42.99/50 or 86¢ each. I understand that .44 Special is to .44 Magnum as .38 Special is to .357 Magnum.
 
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Bite the bullet and buy a press and some dies and get to it. . Once you have the brass the rest is easy and affordable. . Doesn't cost anymore to reload 44 magnum than any other handgun round. . . 240 gr. SWC works good with the 44 mag and cuts your costs considerably. . In other words, more for less.
 
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I saw Canada Ammo has .44 Special for $42.99/50 or 86¢ each. I understand that .44 Special is to .44 Magnum as .38 Special is to .357 Magnum.
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And .45Colt is to .454Casull and .460S&W Mag. The big S&W .460 can shoot all three of these. The only difference is the length of the casing and the power in the charge just like the others.
 
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I am wondering if anyone reloads hard cast for their 44 mags. I have seen the bullet barn site and the prices look good compared to jacketed bullets. Any advice regarding hard cast; pros/cons?
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I shoot nothing but cast bullets in my Redhawk, the 245gr Keith SWC hard cast by Ben Hunchak. The mold drops them at 0.429", so I get some leading with light loads but the heavy loads are fine. At worst you buy a Lewis Lead Remover and clean the barrel out every few hundred rounds. It isn't a big deal at all and the .44 really likes the cast bullets.


Mark
 
would be a good idea to put your location in your post, or better with your avatar, if you are really looking for useful answers.
 
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