44 mag cases - The Firearms Forum

old semperfi · 02-07-2010, 08:28 AM

i have reloaded for my 44 mags for years and i doubt i have culled 15-20 rounds for case failure.i generally use 300 grain cast bullets with 20 grains of 2400.i know this isnt a light load but am i missing out on some case flaws i cant see.i look at cases for splits,i look at fired primers for over pressure signs,i also always keep my cases at proper length.i know i have reloaded some of these cases at least 15-20 times whats your thoughts old semperfi

Artemus · 02-07-2010, 09:34 AM

Sounds like you are covering all the basics.I too use a 300 gr cast swc at around 1000 fps for my deer hunting round out of a Ruger Super Blackhawk.It is very accurate.

JLA · 02-07-2010, 11:10 AM

15-20 cycles is a good run for a magnum loading in .44 mag. Maybe its just time to get some new brass. I use the same 20 gr. of 2400 under a cast 240 gr gascheck bullet. Its a pretty light load compared to normal .44 magnum standards but will still drive a hole clean through a 300 pound hog at 50 yds. And i have a lot of cases that I have cycled 30+ times with this load...

carver · 02-07-2010, 11:10 AM

Started reloading for .44Mag back in '77. I have never thrown out a case unless it showed signs of damage. Never tried the 300gr. bullets, but I loaded, and shot, thousands of 240gr. bullets in both pistol, and rifle. I do not own, nor have I ever owned a case trimmer!

02-07-2010, 08:28 AM	#1
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	44 mag cases i have reloaded for my 44 mags for years and i doubt i have culled 15-20 rounds for case failure.i generally use 300 grain cast bullets with 20 grains of 2400.i know this isnt a light load but am i missing out on some case flaws i cant see.i look at cases for splits,i look at fired primers for over pressure signs,i also always keep my cases at proper length.i know i have reloaded some of these cases at least 15-20 times whats your thoughts old semperfi -->

02-07-2010, 09:34 AM	#2
Artemus V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mass. Posts: 358	Re: 44 mag cases Sounds like you are covering all the basics.I too use a 300 gr cast swc at around 1000 fps for my deer hunting round out of a Ruger Super Blackhawk.It is very accurate.

02-07-2010, 11:10 AM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,328	Re: 44 mag cases 15-20 cycles is a good run for a magnum loading in .44 mag. Maybe its just time to get some new brass. I use the same 20 gr. of 2400 under a cast 240 gr gascheck bullet. Its a pretty light load compared to normal .44 magnum standards but will still drive a hole clean through a 300 pound hog at 50 yds. And i have a lot of cases that I have cycled 30+ times with this load... __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

02-07-2010, 11:10 AM	#4
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,295	Re: 44 mag cases Started reloading for .44Mag back in '77. I have never thrown out a case unless it showed signs of damage. Never tried the 300gr. bullets, but I loaded, and shot, thousands of 240gr. bullets in both pistol, and rifle. I do not own, nor have I ever owned a case trimmer! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.