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I have a Browning 92BLR; But, I haven't tried either Bulleye nor Unique. Both are generally good, useful powders. Go to the ALLIANT website to get loads.
Here's the link. go to page 66
http://glarp.atk.com/2008/2008_Catalogs/AlliantPowderCatalog.pdf
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One of the sets that I use for CAS is a B92 in 44 Mag and a pair of Ruger vaqueros in 44 also. I am loading the rifle with 240gr RNFP cast over 6.0 gr of Unique. This has been a standby for the last 15 years
. I ;Df you are looking for milder recoil, consider the 200 gr RNFP for less mass to push out the barrel.
BTW, this load came from the Lyman #47 handbook as being safe within the Min-Max window.
Another powder that I use here is Trail Boss in the 44 Spl. with the 200gr RNFP, but that is tuned to the pistols for accuracy.
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Try 5.1 grains of Clays over a 200-grain bullet. That should give you just short of 1,000 fps from a rifle and 650-700 fps from a pistol. YMMV
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Hi, I shoot .44mag. for CAS and have had great luck with 6.5 Unique and a 240 gr. RNFP bullet for both pistol and rifle.
I also use a Lee Factory Crimp die for a firm crimp on my mixed brand brass.
Best of luck.
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Thanks guys, I can see it's gonna cost me a small fortune to try out all these different powders. Just gets better and better!!
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Do you have any other powders besides Bullseye and Unique? Clays is pretty popular for a lot of the handgun calibers and should work well here also. You won't spend a small fortune in powders, just a few dollars until you find what works. I like Clays because it burns so clean that I don't have to spend much time at the cleaning bench when I get home.
Check over at Hodgdon's reloading site. Lots of loads you can try.
http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp
BTW, I just ran some 240gr LRNFP over 6.0gr of Trail Boss yesterday in a .44 Mag Model 94. Very soft and accurate, at least at the 35yd plates I was shooting at...
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Quote from: Buck Rawhide on August 31, 2008, 08:14:33 pm
Do you have any other powders besides Bullseye and Unique? Clays is pretty popular for a lot of the handgun calibers and should work well here also. You won't spend a small fortune in powders, just a few dollars until you find what works. I like Clays because it burns so clean that I don't have to spend much time at the cleaning bench when I get home.
Check over at Hodgdon's reloading site. Lots of loads you can try.
http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp
BTW, I just ran some 240gr LRNFP over 6.0gr of Trail Boss yesterday in a .44 Mag Model 94. Very soft and accurate, at least at the 35yd plates I was shooting at...
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Thanks Buck, but just getting powder over here in Britain is like collecting rocking horse sh*t, there ain't a lot about. What there is of it has mysteriously climbed in value, sorry...price, value's got nothing to do with it, I do believe we poor reloaders are being held to ransom in the name of profit.Thanks to all you contributors, I've made a note of all your suggestions for loads.
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For the last 10 years in my .44 Magnum Marlin M1894S, I've been 7.2 grains of Unique pushing a 240 grain RNFP bullet. No problem getting cloverleaf accuracy at 50m, and it will knock down steel reactive targets if they are in the scenario.
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6.5gr Unique over 200gr bullet .
Kinda funny but I use the same load for 44 special and 44/40 .
Works great for all three !
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PS: 44 Russian, APP, 200Gr Bullet for Rifle, 44 Russian, 14 - 15 Gr 2F APP, Top with Cream-0-Wheat, 160Gr bullet for pistol.
PSS: 44 Russian case in a Marlin will take some carrier modification as will 44 Russian in a toggle rifle.
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I've used 7.5 gr. Hodgdon's Universal behind a 213.5 gr bullet in both OM Vaqueros in .44 Mangle-em and in a Rossi M92 in the same cartridge. Muzzle velocity from a 7.5" barrel runs around 950 ft/sec, with accuracy about 1-5/8" five-round groups on the bench at 25 yds. Universal is maybe a touch faster than Unique, and burns cleanly. MV from the 20" bbl rifle is about 1200 ft/sec. Your results may vary.
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