I picked up some Campro 44-240 FCP-TC and have some H-110. I'm not new to reloading but I don't have a lot of variety in my experience so far either. The data I find for this combo gives me a 1 grain window from min to max 23-24. This is tighter than anything I've done so far and I'm curious about the results of a .1 error. I'll start with 23.1 to be sure I'm not under, but what happens if I am?
Campro .44 magnum data
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It'll go boom, the muzzle will lift and twist, and the bullet should go near to where you pointed the handgun if within 40 yards or so, but that is more a function of the person holding the gun than the gun itself. My various manuals list loads from 19.4 to 24.8 gr of H-110 with various 240gr bullets. Start somewhere on the lower side, maybe 22 gr or so, and work your way up in 0.2gr increments to see what is comfortable and works best. You won't be doing much, um, make that any, precision shooting with a .44 handgun and H-110 anyway.
and yes, with handguns and small brass volumes, loading within +/- 0.2 gr or better with a lot of the fast powders should be a definite target.
I should also add that you should use a heavy crimp and magnum primers!
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I use 23.6 gr H-110/W296 with 240gr JHP or HRN XTP with my Ruger 77/44 rifle. Been quite some time since I have reloaded for a .44 handgun and I didn't keep my .44 notes from back then so I don't know where I might have loaded up to as a maximum. I do recall that I found 23.6 gr of 296/110 to work fine in both my rifle and handguns and continue to load for my rifle the same to this day. I started reloading .44 and .357 with A2400 way back when, but found it to be highly temperature sensitive; then it went into unobtanium and I couldn't find any more. W296 was fairly easily found at that time so I started working with it and later H-110 which are one and the same thing with a different label on the container. So saying, this isn't Campro specific info so take it for what it is worth. At any rate, I recall that 2400 wants a fairly tight crimp as well to work best.
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2400 always worked well for me in the 44.
I load mine at around 19-20gr. I have never noticed anything erratic whith this load and I'm pretty happy with the felt recoil. I don't enjoy shooting a lot of full house 44 magnum anyway, so at the end it's totally up to you. The best if to load a small batch of different loads and try them for yourself.
I never loaded plated bullets with H110 but 23gr under a 240 jacketed bullet worked well for me. CCI350 primers, good crimp.
IMR4227 is also a good choice. You can down load it slightly more than H110 (has a wider load range). I also load 23gr of IMR4227 under 240gr jacketed bullets. Slightly slower than H110, less snappy recoil, very accurate.
18gr IMR4227 under a 300gr plated was a very good, accurate load in my SRH.
IMR4227 is also a good choice. You can down load it slightly more than H110 (has a wider load range). I also load 23gr of IMR4227 under 240gr jacketed bullets. Slightly slower than H110, less snappy recoil, very accurate.
18gr IMR4227 under a 300gr plated was a very good, accurate load in my SRH.
The fireball and boom are because the powder is a bit slow for the application, it is still burning as it exits the muzzle. You still get decent velocity, just more velocity in a longer barrel. I loaded 21.7 gr of WW 296 (same powder as H110) with a BDX jacketed bullet and in a 20" Rossi M92 the velocity was 1600 fps. In a 8 3/4" S&W, it was 1200 fps.
