New to 44 Magnum

[FlyfishermanMike]

(it just didn't seem right to use a "light" bullet in my Magnums)

I know, right? I thought the same thing before I bought the 200 gr mold.

No one is mentioning the Lee C430-310 mold?

That's high on my list to try. I wanted to start with something lighter and work my way up to those big 310's.

Thanks everyone! The info is very helpful.

[BBQJOE]

I use lee's 430 240 over 6gr of unique, and I find it to be a perfect plinking load. I hit everything I aim at, and can shoot it all day without googling wrist replacement.

[44man]

I have my truths. The .357 can be a chore and the .41 is not a piece of cake either. The .44 just starts easy. More versatile then smaller with a wider range of weights.
But brass is the key. You must have even case tension on boolits. Then NO load in the .44 needs a mag primer. Go to the fed 150 or CCI 300. I don't care what powder from BE to H110 or 296, NO powder needs a mag primer.
Heavy boolits is where I live for deer but they do NOT shoot slow. The Lee 310 is amazing at 1300+ but 1100 is sick with 2' or better groups.
Pay attention to twist, velocity and your brass.
Light boolits shoot slow better and is the home of Unique, NOT 300+.
But your brass will be the biggest challenge. If each case holds a boolit different, throw rocks!
My experience with the .44 started in 1956 to find so much was wrong and even Elmer did not get it right. Then IHMSA in 1980 took me into experiments well beyond anything.
The .44 is just so good and a pleasure to shoot I will never be without. But it took years and years.

[Bookworm]

I haven't the experience of 44man, but I agree that the 44 Mag is a pleasure to shoot, and easy to load.
I use that same Lee 429-200 with 7.5g Universal for an easy-shooting accurate load. Out of my 7.5" SBH HUNTER it's a pussycat. Still, I'm throwing a 200g boolitt at 1000fps, well beyond 45acp loads.
Universal is a midrange powder, similar burnrate to Unique or BE-86. Try 10-12 grains of HS-6 if you have any, another smooth shooter.

[FlyfishermanMike]

Thanks everyone! From all the load data I've gathered, and there's so much of it, I'm thinking of trying:

240 gr. SWC - Unique 8-10 grs.
200 gr. RF - Unique 9-11 grs.
200 gr. RF - Bullseye 6-7 grs.

Other specific loads with a 240 SWC or 200 RF with the powders I have (Unique, Titegroup, CFE Pistol, WST, Bullseye, HP-38/W231 and Power Pistol) would be helpful.

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[white eagle]

I have found the 429/244 or Miha's copy to be a very accurate boolit
22.5 gr.of W/296 and a win primer and its a match made in heaven
shoot at 50 and 100 yards very little drop between the two
a 250 gr Keith is another amazing boolit either flat point of hollow point
its a nice boolit
Enjoy

[murf205]

When you are looking for a Lyman 429421, don't hesitate to jump on a 429667 if you find one. I have some friends who are having a real love affair with this boolit in S&W and Ruger revolvers. It's a rn/fp that will run through a lever gun if you ever get a hankerin' for one of them. The flat point is not a big one and I would rather have a LFN or a WFN or a Keith style for hunting, but for a target or plinker, it is supposed to be hard to beat.