Okay, I'm in my 10-day-waiting-period for my Ruger Super Redhawk chambered in the .44mag. I really like loading Berry's plated bullets in my 40S&W and I noticed they also make 44's. I typically keep AA#5 powder on hand, and I have some soon-to-be-empty 44mag winchester whitebox brass.
Having said all that, do any of you use Berry's in your 44mag? Do you have a favorite pet load? The 240gr Berry's are most common. I'll get manufactured ammo to protect myself and livestock from predators, but I'd really like a fun target round. Full power isn't necessary, but it'd be nice to have that option. Berry's says "1200 fps max" and "no magnum loads." I've seen the results of >1200fps in their 9mm, which amounts to fragmentation.
Bullet: Berry's .44 240gr
Primer: ??
Powder: ??
Charge: ?? grains
RCBS dies, primer strips and shell plates are on order. I'm getting primer strips for "large pistol magnum primer" which I assume are dimensionally equivalent to large rifle primer (strips I already have and could hopefully use with the the primers for the super redhawk). All of this is for an RCBS pro2000 progressive press.
thanks!
--edfardos
Having said all that, do any of you use Berry's in your 44mag? Do you have a favorite pet load? The 240gr Berry's are most common. I'll get manufactured ammo to protect myself and livestock from predators, but I'd really like a fun target round. Full power isn't necessary, but it'd be nice to have that option. Berry's says "1200 fps max" and "no magnum loads." I've seen the results of >1200fps in their 9mm, which amounts to fragmentation.
Bullet: Berry's .44 240gr
Primer: ??
Powder: ??
Charge: ?? grains
RCBS dies, primer strips and shell plates are on order. I'm getting primer strips for "large pistol magnum primer" which I assume are dimensionally equivalent to large rifle primer (strips I already have and could hopefully use with the the primers for the super redhawk). All of this is for an RCBS pro2000 progressive press.
thanks!
--edfardos