Well I've had pretty good accuracy out of my 44 with factory ammo so far but the Hornady XTPs' have been the most accurate (I'm guessing because they're .430 diameter)
That was until today. I loaded up some 240gr. Oregon Trail Laser Cast (.431 diameter) bullets. I loaded some of them to a COL of 1.645" as listed in the Lyman manual and to load them that long I had seat them just deep enough to have the lube ring inside the case mouth and then I crimped it. I also loaded some with a COL of 1.590" they were seated all the way to the crimp groove. I was using Magtech brass which is a little bit shorter than most brass (1.269"). Well anyway I took 3 of each to the range along with 3 loaded with the XTPs' for a comparison. The XTPs' group could be covered with a 50cent piece and the cast bullets could be almost be covered with a nickel. The longer loaded cast bullets hit about 3" higher than the XTPs' and the short cast loads hit about 1/2" lower than the longer cast loads. All 6 holes from the cast loads were touching. This was only at 50 yds, but it is still great accuracy. I plan to load up some more and try some different powders and then test them at 100yds. The Oregon Trail bullets are the best bullets I have found for my handi so far, so if you reload you may want to give them a try.
Ken
That was until today. I loaded up some 240gr. Oregon Trail Laser Cast (.431 diameter) bullets. I loaded some of them to a COL of 1.645" as listed in the Lyman manual and to load them that long I had seat them just deep enough to have the lube ring inside the case mouth and then I crimped it. I also loaded some with a COL of 1.590" they were seated all the way to the crimp groove. I was using Magtech brass which is a little bit shorter than most brass (1.269"). Well anyway I took 3 of each to the range along with 3 loaded with the XTPs' for a comparison. The XTPs' group could be covered with a 50cent piece and the cast bullets could be almost be covered with a nickel. The longer loaded cast bullets hit about 3" higher than the XTPs' and the short cast loads hit about 1/2" lower than the longer cast loads. All 6 holes from the cast loads were touching. This was only at 50 yds, but it is still great accuracy. I plan to load up some more and try some different powders and then test them at 100yds. The Oregon Trail bullets are the best bullets I have found for my handi so far, so if you reload you may want to give them a try.
Ken
