What's next? 700 grainers for 44 mag?

[crabo]

Anyone tried the .44 Lee 310 grn fngc on game?

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=511417&t=11082005

Thanks,

Crabo

[blklabs]

I have shot a deer with it two years ago ...... boom and then flop ......... still waiting on a chance at a hog with it ........

[Scott T]

I'm a simple man.  I have been happily killing deer and hogs with a .44 special 4 inch SAA with a 250gr Keith bullet over 7.5 gr of Unique.  Not a barn burner, but it kills just fine.

[Cottonwood]

Where I hunt, it's just not deer that I may encounter, so I want a bullet that will penetrate from breastbone to arse if need be.

Here is a test I recently did using a 290-gr SWC non-gas check

Range Report

Firearm: Ruger SBH SS 4 5/8ths .44 Magnum

Test Load: 290-gr SWC Keith Style, 16.5 gr of 2400, Fed 155 LMPP

Test Distance To Target: 20 feet

Test Material: 12" wide x 18" tall x 12" deep (5) 5 gallon jugs of water with 1/2" CBM plywood between Jug #1 and #2 - Jugs #2 - #4 just water, then between #4 and #5 another sheet of plywood.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yCfI7fquGyY

The outcome was that I had 4' of penetration up to the 2nd sheet of 1/2" CBM plywood, as the bullet struck the wood sideways, and bounced which I recovered. The over all shape of the bullet was un-deformed other than rifling marks from the barrel.

I will be conducting further test on this with a little bit hotter load, using H110 powder, CCI #300 LPP and the 305-gr WFN GC supplied from Rim Rock Bullets.

I know have a Chrony F1 so I can check all my FPS on my data as well.

I practice for meeting what I don't want to meet in the woods.