Best type lead bullet for my new henry 44 mag

[JEBar]

over time we've used several different brands and bullet weights, all of them have been fine .... we still use them and it will take a good while to exhaust our supply .... when that happens we have settled on going with Missouri Bullet Company's .44 Magnum 240 gr - Hi-Tek http://missouribullet.com/details.php?p ... &keywords= or Oregon Trail Laser-240 gr Cast™ Bulk Pistol and Rifle Bullets http://www.cabelas.com/product/Oregon-T ... 740839.uts

picture one shows our Ruger Redhawk and Henry BBS

pictures two and three show our practice load .... 240 gr Oregon Trail pushed by 7.2 gr Bullseye (yep, we go through bunches of them )

pictures four and five below our hunting load .... 240 gr Nosler JHP pushed by 23.8 gr of H110 or W296

[jpg]

All most make me stop looking for a lead bullets for my Henry BBS carbine .Had some Nosler JSP 240 gr ,Tried cci300 lp ,Starline brass,and 300MP powder with all tests . 10 shot groups , Started with 23gr av 1525 fps 21/2" group. 24gr av 1625 fps 2" group . last 25gr av 1721 fps [best I have ever done] 11/4 " . Shot at 100 yds from a good bench. don't know what I want to do? lead or no lead thanks jpg

[ssonb]

I have used a lot of the Ranier Ballistics 240 gr copper plated jhp. Even tho I cast a lot I use them when I do not have a lot of home brewed bullets ready to go. Almost like JS I load 9.0 Unique for 930fps thru a 5 3/4 in bbl pistol and close to 1200 thru a BBS rifle.

[DAVIDF]

Yesterday was my second time at the range with some RNFP 200gr hard cast bullets from Penn Bullets sized at .432. I am now sold on them for what I want anyways. First time out I tested them with 7.2gr of Red Dot in Starline brass and WLP primers. No leading after 82 rounds thru my Big Boy and 18 rounds thru my Super Black Hawk. I got about the same accuracy as my favorite plated load which is the same powder, brass, and primer with a 200 gr RNFP from X-treme.

Yesterday, I tried the 7.2 gr charge as well as 6.8, 7.7, & 8.2, along with the 7.2 gr plated load. The 7.2 gr hard cast bullet from Penn Bullets shot slightly better than the plated out of the rifle. I have gotten as good as 1 1/16" five shot group at 100 yards with the 200 gr plated from X-treme and 6.8 gr of Red Dot from my Big Boy with open sights. The 7.2 gr load seems to be the same accuracy in the rifle and a bit better in my revolvers. I couldn't duplicate that accuracy yesterday as I am not that consistent with my eyesight. Plus, there was big crosswinds. 10 shots were 2 1/2" at only 50 yards with the hard cast and just over that with the plated. I am blaming the bigger groups than I was hoping for on the cross winds

I have not cleaned the barrels yet, but I see no signs of leading at all. They look as clean as after I shoot the plated loads only. I am sold on these hard cast from Penn and I will be ordering more right away as he makes them to order and it can take a while.

[larry7293]

What diameter bullet did you use from Dardas?

[Squatch]

I've found that with Unique the group size goes out the window when you get up around 10 grns behind a 240gr bullet. 8-8.5 is nice.

Lately I've been using Trailboss powder behind MBC 240gr RNFP. Both the coated and lead in BHN18. Results have been nice. But I think the sweet load is going to come from the same powder and the Berry's target hp 240 gr copper plated. These are just a touch longer than their regular 240gr 44 mag bullet. seated to the same depth they seem just a bit more consistent. Bear in mind OP asked for lead bullet loads. These are low recoil loads suitable for lead bullets.