Hottest 44 Mag recipe for a Raging Bull?

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Hey guiys!

I did a few different searches and couldn't find any really hot recipes using H-110 and 240 gr jacketed bullets. My buddy owns a Raging Bull and gets a charge out of attracting attention. :D

I figured that due to the double locking on the Taurus, we would be able to load hotter than the prescribed max of 24 gr of H-110. I'm obviously very particular to my facial structure as it is presently. So I'm asking some of the "old reloading whores" here if they have some awesome loads they'd like to share... ;)
 
peter2772000 said:
Hey guiys!

I did a few different searches and couldn't find any really hot recipes using H-110 and 240 gr jacketed bullets. My buddy owns a Raging Bull and gets a charge out of attracting attention. :D

I figured that due to the double locking on the Taurus, we would be able to load hotter than the prescribed max of 24 gr of H-110. I'm obviously very particular to my facial structure as it is presently. So I'm asking some of the "old reloading whores" here if they have some awesome loads they'd like to share... ;)
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24gr of H110 is as hot as she goes.
 
tsmith said:
according to the Hodgdon manual that`s max for H110 / W296

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

you may be able to squeeze out a few more fps but you would have to go with Lil Gun powder, if you can find it.

Please be careful.
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I doubt if LilGun would do any better. Even with a Ruger, I only went as high as 25 grains of H110/296.
Actually, the load that Elmer Keith developed when he designed the 44 mag, which was 22 grains of the old Hercules 2400, is a bit hotter than 24 of H110.
I found this out with a micrometer on new brass.
22 of 2400 is as high as I would want to go and acutaully I even cut that down a grain most of the time, with a Ruger.
24 of H110 is a nicer load to shoot and no practical difference in velocity.
 
Apparently the 2400 of Elmer's day was a touch slower than today's and now they recommend 21-21.5grs....I've used alot of 22.0 grs. of H-110 for the 280gr. LFN GC and 20.0 for the 325gr WFN GC...but these are out of the Marlin '94.
 
you're probably right, the judge could probably handle hotter loads than the usual ~35,000 limit for the 44 magnum. You could probably go up to 50,000 CUP with relative safety.

But that's way too many 'probably's' and 'relatively's' for me. Get a 460 S&W or 480 Ruger or 500 S&W if you need a more testicular handgun.
 
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