44 mag cast huntin bullet

[gsp7]

What is a good all around cast hunting bullet for 44 mag

Im gonna buy a mold

My friend does casting and Im gonna start getting gear together to cast too

Im guessin a keith mold , but not certan

[boatswainsmate]

This might help
www.lasc.us/Fryxell44SWC.htm

[gsp7]

Good stuff Boats...

[mark]

That is an interesting read. Maybe this would make a different thread, but I will ask here for anyone with experience. Cut from the article in reference to Gordon Boser's design:

It also had a somewhat undersized forward driving band (bullets from my mould measured about .424" across the forward driving band, perhaps this was intended to be some sort of bore-riding band? or perhaps it was designed for Colt SAA revolvers with tight bores?). As a result of its short bearing surface (i.e. only the last two driving bands) and undersized front driving band, this bullet tends to have alignment problems in modern revolvers, and accuracy is generally poor.

All of my sixguns like the Lyman 429244 which Fryxell later describes as a favorable bullet for the 44 mag. However, I could describe both bullets with the same words. Why would the Boser design be less acurate due to the smaller front band when the 429244 is plenty accurate with a smaller front band? I had always guessed that the smaller front band helped bullet alignment. My sixguns being the example due to the fact that they all shoot the 429244 (with or without a gas check) better than the 429421.
Comments?
Mark

[COR]

RCBS 250 K

That will do it.

[doghawg]

mark

I too have had good results with the 429244. Mine is an older Ideal 4 cav that drops bullets at .434" on the two rear driving bands and at .429" on the front band.

[tek4260]

Why not call Veral and discuss. I am sure he has something that would be perfect

300gr LFN is my choice. No need for 240's for me. I have shot deer with both and 240 is a bit light in my experience.

[zeus]

My all time favorite is the RCBS 300 SWC gas checked mold. The accuracy of that bullet is amazing in every gun I try it in. I wish the meplat was a little larger but its no smaller than the Keith meplat as far as I remember. It does work well on game though. In the 10" rugers, that bullet runs about 1430 fps with W296 and puts VERY small groups in the paper at 100 yards. GS

[white eagle]

I use two cast bullets in the 44 mag
a pb 250 Kieth and a g/c 320 gr lwfn
the mold was made @ Accurate Molds
both are deadly accurate and will work very well for a game bullet

[tek4260]

How about a 307gr HP 44 mag hunting load seated over a case full of H-110

Notice the improper seater plug ring and the screwed up sixing. All fixed now.

[whitworth]

Jan 24, 2011 22:43:30 GMT -5 tek4260 said:

Why not call Veral and discuss. I am sure he has something that would be perfect

300gr LFN is my choice. No need for 240's for me. I have shot deer with both and 240 is a bit light in my experience.

This is very good advice!

[Deleted]

tek4260: how does your hollowpoint perform in the field?

[nonpcnrarn]

How about the Beartooth 250 gr WFN?

www.beartoothbullets.com/open_sight/index.htm

Scroll halfway down the page. The article includes loading data.

[tek4260]

Jul 12, 2011 12:56:02 GMT -5 @bigbore454 said:

tek4260: how does your hollowpoint perform in the field?

Haven't tried it yet. Hope to remedy that on opening day. Plus, I have a couple of different 45 HP's to try as well.

[nframe]

Hard to say actually? There are many that would fit your criteria as well. I cut my teeth on the PB 250 Keith and killed a good deal of game with it. I'm also partial to the Lyman Devastator HP and the RCBS 325 SWCGC. I've primarily shot whitetail and hogs...have put down many a free range cow over the years as well. An LBT 300 gr. LFN would also be an excellent choice. I have many different caliber handguns at my disposal, but I'll admit I'm very partial to the .44