just searched for .44 mag OAL in the forum and to my surprise no results.
sooo..
whats your .44 mag reload OAL? (in a lever gun)
i'm looking at 1.710" on some sites and 1.650" i think is marlin 1894 handbook recommendation.
So what's yours?
petemacsydney wrote:just searched for .44 mag OAL in the forum and to my surprise no results.
sooo..
whats your .44 mag reload OAL? (in a lever gun)
i'm looking at 1.710" on some sites and 1.650" i think is marlin 1894 handbook recommendation.
So what's yours?
straightshooter wrote:SAAMI - I doubt whether any manufacturer would make a recommendation outside a SAAMI specification.
Gamerancher wrote:Just a heads up there Bladeracer, those FTX bullets aren't allowed in lever- action silhouette.
Round nose or flat point bullets only. Just in case you were spending time working on a load to use for that purpose.
petemac, C.O.L in lever-guns is limited to what will cycle in the rifle. By all means you can load longer to chase the lands and maybe more accuracy, but, you will have to single load directly into the chamber and that sort of defeats the purpose of a repeating action. ( also against the rules in silhouette if that is on the cards for you )
For reliability in use, I recommend loading for a C.O.L that will cycle flawlessly every time. I've seen plenty of jammed Marlins on the line where the shooter has tried loading ammo for maximum length possible.
I've also seen plenty of rifles buggered up by folks "modifying" the length of the loading ramp to allow longer C.O.L.
petemacsydney wrote:straightshooter wrote:SAAMI - I doubt whether any manufacturer would make a recommendation outside a SAAMI specification.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the risk with longer rounds outside of saami? i'm used to reloading 223 and 308 right out as far as i can fit them in my mag which i think is over SAAMI, but all that does is improve accuracy. i did a whiteboard marker test on the 44 at 1710 and it doesn't even appear to hit the lands and grooves at 1710.
cheers and thanks, pete
Gamerancher wrote:Just a heads up there Bladeracer, those FTX bullets aren't allowed in lever- action silhouette.
Round nose or flat point bullets only. Just in case you were spending time working on a load to use for that purpose.