Ruger Super Redhawk .44 mag........

[Jethro]

OOOOHHHH!!!! I WANT ONE!!!! Those are awesome guns. EXPENSIVE! Do you like it? And you got the Premier Grade...oooohhh..

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[[KLAW]ElectricHead]

Yup Jethro........they are fun.....good thing I hand-load....the ammo would drain the bank.


Pray for your Redemption


EH

[Jethro]

Cool, I reload as well.... .44 mag, .40 SW, 30-06, 300 Win Mag, .357 mag, .38 Spl, .308 Win, ummmmm......I think thats it.....

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[Jethro]

.50 AE Desert Eagle.....This is my dream gun! Altought I cant afford the $1200!! I can dream though....

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[This message has been edited by Jethro (edited March 17, 2000).]

[PotLuck]

Jethro:
Curious, what kind of powder do you use for the wheel guns?

[Jethro]

I pretty much only use 2 different powders:

In the .44 with a 240gr JHP- 18.0gr 2400, with a 180gr JHP- 23.3gr 2400

In the .357 with a 158gr JSP- 15gr 2400

In the .38 with a 125gr JHP or JSP- 5.2gr Universal.

What do you use in your .454?

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[This message has been edited by Jethro (edited March 17, 2000).]

[PotLuck]

Wheel guns I used a slow burning powder like 296 Ball Powder. I know, it's a bit dirty but I had a long barrel and the gap between the cylinder and the throat of the barrel allows a lot of gas to escape.
With that powder I was still making pressure the full travel length of the barrel.
Never had the .454 thunder Jet. A friend of mine did.

I've forgotten what I used in the .222 contender. They were a closed chamber firearm so powder had to be faster than the revolvers.

[[KLAW]ElectricHead]

The best powder there is for FULL power loads in magnum handguns(.45mag, .454, .44, ect)is H110 from Hodgdon. 296 is very close(a bit hotter and slightly dirtier. 2400 is ok but is REALLY dirty and the mv is higher (usally)with the other two. If you reload for magnum autos like the Eagle the best powder is Accurate #9...good velocity and very clean. Just be VERY careful to follow the loading manuals EXACTLY....otherwise you may damage the gun AND the shooter.


EH

[Jethro]

There are also a lot of variables, What brass you are using, primer, bullet brand and wieght, and different guns like different combonations of all this stuff as well. I don't think there is an absolute best powder/bullet/brass ect. ect. Combo, Just takes alittle trial and error to find what shoots best in your particular gun. I've used H110 before as well...Just never got around to buying anymore. I got a bunch of 2400 really cheap, So thats what I have been using. And who wants to send me there unwanted Desert Eagle .50 AE???? I can dream......

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