44 Mag and 405 gr. WLN lead

[bearkilr]

Has anyone experimented with this combo? I bought some years ago from Beartooth bullets for my 444 Marlin, but never tried them;
.432", 405 grain WLNDCG
Now, instead of tossing them, I figured I'd try them in the Super Redhawk.

I know some guys down south had developed loads, but I can't find any info on the net now or in any loading manuals I have.

Any info out there? I'd like to find a load with H110. Thanks.

 

[troutseeker]

Wow, that's a big bullet for a revolver, lol. The biggest I shot out of it was a 320 grain hard cast gas checked wiht 20 grains of H110. No idea what a load would be for the 405 grainer, but I'll see what I can find!

The good thing is that the Ruger Super Redhawk will allow you to seat them pretty long!

 

[bearkilr]

Wow, that's a big bullet for a revolver, lol. The biggest I shot out of it was a 320 grain hard cast gas checked wiht 20 grains of H110. No idea what a load would be for the 405 grainer, but I'll see what I can find!

The good thing is that the Ruger Super Redhawk will allow you to seat them pretty long!

Yup, that'll be a wrist snapper and I'd never try it in anything but a Super Redhawk or perhaps Anaconda.
It's not a published load, so it seems most are reluctant to post weights on public forums. Closest I could find was someone using 14 gr. of H110, but that seems a bit light.
I may have to PM some members on the cast bullet forums. My concern is to make sure I get a figure for the correct OAL. The 405gr. is over 1" long, which doesn't leave a great deal of room for powder and can translate into wicked pressures.
Maybe I can borrow a buddy's bomb squad suit.

 

[Andy]

Less room for powder, so MV's will be quite low at sane pressures. Those low MV's combined with that long bullet might mean that the rifling twist is too slow to stabilize it.

 

[bearkilr]

Less room for powder, so MV's will be quite low at sane pressures. Those low MV's combined with that long bullet might mean that the rifling twist is too slow to stabilize it.

According to the little info I found, guys are getting right at 1000 fps out of a 5.5" Redhawk, that's using the lower crimp groove as this bullet has dual crimp grooves, with 2400 powder. No charge weight listed though.

 

[Andy]

I'd be inclined to use H110, SR4759, 2400 or even H4198. I've worked up loads for the 45 Colt and 500 S&W with heavy bullets with those powders, and they worked well. You want as full a case as possible at sane pressures. The boys down south must have loads to share.