44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
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44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Hi folks,
Anyone got any experience of loading Barnes XPB 200 or 225 gr bullets in 44 mag lever actions?
My rifle is a 20" bbl Chiappa Alaskan with a 1:20" twist
Guessing H110 or Enforcer are my powders of choice?
All help much appreciated.
This is "the rig"
Scrummy
Anyone got any experience of loading Barnes XPB 200 or 225 gr bullets in 44 mag lever actions?
My rifle is a 20" bbl Chiappa Alaskan with a 1:20" twist
Guessing H110 or Enforcer are my powders of choice?
All help much appreciated.
This is "the rig"
Scrummy
Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Nice gun, sorry cant help with the load data. What scope and mounting setup is that?
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
I use 28 grains of H110 (or win 296) in my Winchester 94 which nets me an average of 2100 fps and will make clover leafs at 75 yards all day long. Its absolutely awesome on whitetail deer, hits them like Thors hammer.
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Oh, thats half a grain under the max load according to Hodgens but i found my groups opened up more the higher i got above 28 grains
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Impressive as heck!
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
200 grain Barnes XPB
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Im hunting til Sunday. Will check my notes when i get home.
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Average was 2,063 from a 16" barrel.
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Its a great loading, both the deer i used it one dropped within 20 feet and the one my son shot dropped in its tracks.....granted it was a head shot.
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Good to know. We have a law here that for the larger species of deer you have to have a Muzzle Energy of 1,700 ftlbs so in a .44 lever action you tend to need to be at the lighter end of the bullet scale and it seems Barnes would be a good combo of light and tough.
Scrummy
Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
For me, Li'L Gun likes a good crimp. I find it to make the barrel heat up faster than H110 does. Accuracy is good. With a mild crimp it burns dirty and SD for the velocity is all over the place. A good crimp really helps it.
VitaVuori powder is not something I have used much. No idea about the N105.
VitaVuori powder is not something I have used much. No idea about the N105.
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Re: 44 mag lever action and Barnes Bullets
Thanks Piller, yes I think for the slow burners and heavier bullets a heavy crimp helps get everything nicely lit.piller wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:16 pm For me, Li'L Gun likes a good crimp. I find it to make the barrel heat up faster than H110 does. Accuracy is good. With a mild crimp it burns dirty and SD for the velocity is all over the place. A good crimp really helps it.
VitaVuori powder is not something I have used much. No idea about the N105.
I have a soft spot for Viht Powder. Works well in lots of rifles, not temp sensitive in my experience (particularly the N1XX series) and here in Europe we can usually get it.
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