.44 Magnum durability

Crackshot · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: .44 Magnum durability

The Garrett hamerheads hurt like the dickens out of my BlackHawk Hunter!

roklok · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: .44 Magnum durability

Thanks for the warning Crackshot,what grain hammerheads? Just curious because the 330 grain is too long for my Bisley Blackhawk.

Crackshot · Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:03 am Post subject: Re: .44 Magnum durability

310gr super hard cast 1325 fps. they fit in my Super BH Hunter, barely though.
I have only shot part of a box and am a chicken to shoot any more right now.

4570Ranger · Member Joined: Dec 17, 2005 Posts: 26

roklok wrote:

Thanks for the warning Crackshot,what grain hammerheads? Just curious because the 330 grain is too long for my Bisley Blackhawk.

Hiya Roklok !,

Have you tried the 320 gr JDJ's ?
There are 2 crimp grooves.
You can push them at 1300-1400 FPS. Very Happy

Handloader · Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: .44 Magnum durability

Crackshot wrote:

310gr super hard cast 1325 fps. they fit in my Super BH Hunter, barely though.
I have only shot part of a box and am a chicken to shoot any more right now.

Crackshot and Others: I admire your pain tolerance, gentlemen. I run 240gr cast at around 1,100fps and enjoy shooting a few hundred rounds when I get time for a session at the range. Now, allow a question/comment regarding your heavy cast bullet loads.

When developing these heavy bullet loads for the 44 Mag, what is your intended use? Have you done any comparisons of bullet penetration relative to other bullets or velocities? If so, does the heavier cast bullets increase penetration significantly?

My limited experience has been that heavier bullets at rather modest velocities perform very well on black bear, bull elk and mulies.