Reloading the .44 Rem Mag

[Ovenpaa]

Reloading the .44 Mag for a rifle, it is a Rossi with the heavy 24" barrel and 250-300 grain bullets. Any hints or tips on modest loads for such a thing?

[Keithkilvo1]

In my Marlin 24” Cowboy I use GM Hardcast 240grn RNFP Bullets with 5.6 grn of Unique which is good to 100m

[Gh0st]

for what its worth i run:

240grn RNFP with 4.8grn of Titegroup.

Bearing in mind this is only used for gallery rifle up to 50m.

[Dahonis]

I have the 16" Rossi in .44 Magum
I use the following as starting loads with 240gr Cast:
N110 18gr
Unique 8 to 10 gr
2400 18gr

Even with a naff shoulder, I can shoot these all day long.

Currently working up a load using N320

[dromia]

Fill the case to 1/10th of an inch more than the base of the bullet when seated with Swiss No 2 (fffg) black powder, seat, compress, roll crimp and away you go. Black powder loaded this way is by far the most accurate load in my underlevers (1860 in 44-40, 1866 in 32-20, 1873 in 38-40).

[Dahonis]

Fill the case to 1/10th of an inch more than the base of the bullet when seated with Swiss No 2 (fffg) black powder, seat, compress, roll crimp and away you go. Black powder loaded this way is by far the most accurate load in my underlevers (1860 in 44-40, 1866 in 32-20, 1873 in 38-40).

Something else I need to try as well.

[dodgyrog]

Black powder in my Marlin - never gonna happen!

[dromia]

Aye they are pretty fragile those Marlins.

[Plumose]

240gr rnfp with 5.2 grains of Bullseye, used for 20 yard gallery, also tested with 200gr and same powder load

[Ovenpaa]

As I do not have any Bullseye I was going to try Viht N310 behind some 240 grain Shellhouse.