P95Carry

Good purchase flag - I have the long tube SRH and an SBH - in fact the latter is an excellent hunting handgun but always love long range fun with the SRH.

I added a B-Square mount to my SBH and a red dot - seems to hold setting OK tho the red dot is a real cheapie - I want to put a Millet on later.

My old .44 rounds were just using 240 LSWC's but am coming to think my latest loads will be much more effective. I have done up 100 each of 240 XTP and the 300 XTP ....... with close to max (But not quite) of Viht N-110 - a powder I like a lot. But H-110, LilGun and 296 I expect - will all be options, oh and good ol' 2400 of course. Only pity with the XTP's - they are spendy!!

I yet have to establish the effectiveness but have great faith in XTP's when driven hard ... I don't think they perform in soft loads but get the fps well up and they'll be good. One good thing is the Ruger will eat top loads well.

So - that's my bullet choice re hunting rounds but still stick to hard cast for plinking.

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flagflyfish

I'm doing a bit of research into Barnes bullets, they seem to be the modern day black talons. I've never hunted with a handgun before, always used the .270 (Ruger #1) for deer and elk. It should be a great experience. I won't need anything heavier than a 240-265 gr. bullet, (the Deer out here in Az are pretty small). I'll play around with some loads and let ya know what I find out. Glad to hear that the B-square scope mount works, I've looked at a few different ones, and was kinda skeptical I'm going to scope it with a Leopold scope,(I think) but the scope is only as good as it's mount!! Thanks, Rex

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palmgopher

now do any of you shoot the 44 mag in a rifle? should get a bit higher fps on it.

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P95Carry

flag - well the B-Square is probably easiest to find and I think if fitted carefully and real tight it'll be OK but do reckon it is perhaps not the best compaired with a drill/tap/bolt-on type. That tho is more cost and so the B-Square is certainly adequate IMO. 240 grainers will do you just fine.

palm - I use .44 mag in a Marlin 94 and the extra fps does show. I have to use jackets tho as I have the micro groove rifling.

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conservaDude

Seems like you could reload .480 Ruger for a similar price as the .44 Mag and it's a lot more gun without a lot more recoil. I love my .480 Ruger SRH... a real thumper with .454 knock-down capabilities but more manageable recoil that lets you get back on target quicker for round #2+.

Brian

aus71383

I've always loaded my 300 XTPs to the top cannelure - but only because I didn't have any other data. I think N-110 data is based off the lower cannelure though. I'm thinking of seating farther out and working up some loads with Lil'Gun and H110 - what kind of velocities are you getting with the N-110?

I hope that XTP picture labeled .452 was just a typo...might do bad things to your gun otherwise.

When I started reloading for my Bisley Hunter I got a few different jacketed 300s to try out - I like them, but hardcast lead with a big meplat is easier to load, and gives better performance as far as I can tell. Cast Performance 320s are my new favorite.

Austin

P95Carry

Austin - no worries - the XTP pic is now corrected - I was reloading for .454 with XTP's when I added the text to that one, and was thinking .452!!

Without notes to hand my velocities with 300 weight should be around 1050 - A full max dose of N-110 should make 1100. With 240's then looking for the 1400 region. Results from N-110 should be close to H-110.

I have some Lil'Gun and want to try it out sometime. I am stoking my .454's right now with H-110.

I certainly with .44 mag make much greater use of hardcasts overall .... reserving the XTP stuff for lever rifle or revo hunting. Not sure re cannelure choice on the 300 relative to N-110 - but my charge would be mega compressed if I seated to top one .. and so used bottom which leaves me just good on COL to suit SRH and M629.

I keep the 240 XTP's at normal COL for lever use... 300's revo only.

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palmgopher

why would you have to use jacketed ammo for the marlin? should still work just fine with cast rounds.

P95Carry

palm - my Marlin is one with micro-groove rifling - it has similar appearance to that you'll find in most 22's.

Unless I can make and load some oversize cast bullets there is the possibility/probablity they will not engrave well enough and maybe just strip off lead on the way thru. So - best stick with jackets which will take finer engraving and yet still ''bite'' enough to get the spin. I have no measurements to quote but, say std rifling will engrave to depth of maybe 1.5 thou, the micro might only do so to half a thou ... not deep at all.

I prefer std rifling always but had a chance on this lever and otherwise am very content with it.

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