After 8 long months, my smith 4” 24-3 is finally in its way back from the gunsmith having end shake and bc gap fixed.
Due to those issues, I haven’t shot it in years and seem to have disposed of all my .44 moulds.
So I’m in the market for an accurate bullet with a big fat meplat that I can push to a bit over 900 FPS that will take down feral hogs of up to 250 lbs.
Hollow points are OK, but I don’t want to rely on expansion.
Thoughts?
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For many years, I've had the popular Lyman #429421 and the Lyman hollowpoint of the same design along with the # 429244. A bullet that has been a bit more accurate than all these in my 24-3s and 29s has been the 200 - 205 grain flat nose Saeco design. 6 grs. Bullseye gives it a bit over 900 fps and it will expand some if you cast it soft, about 10 or 11 BHN. Recoil is less than the heavy bullets. I wouldn't be hesitant to use the SAECO design on wild pigs.
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Would that be the 445 RNFP?
https://www.redding-reloading.com/online-catalog/87-saeco-precision-bullet-moulds
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Next time you have an issue with your revolver, send it to me. The issues you referenced could have been fixed and returned to you within 2-5 weeks including ship time.
David Reiss - NRA Life Member & PSC Range Member Retired Police Firearms Instructor/Armorer
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Try either one of these. They both shoot great in my revolvers and rifle.
NOE - 432-281-WFN-BP1
OR
HTC432-262-WFN-BQ5
David Reiss - NRA Life Member & PSC Range Member Retired Police Firearms Instructor/Armorer
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No, the one I'm referring to is the #420. I also have the #445. Never could get the #445 to shoot as accurately as the #420. Both these moulds cast undersize with wheelweight alloy. I had them professionally opened up to cast .432" bullets, the best diameter I've found for my 24-3s and 29s, Some guns may do better with .431"s.
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Lyman 429244
With rifle in hand, I confidently go forth into the darkness.
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Don't have a 44 anymore but when I did found the RCBS 44-250 to be excellent in terms of accuracy and it was an easy bullet to cast. Don't have my notes handy but IIRC used Unique and loaded them to the +/- 900 fps range. Unfortunately arthritis has precluded any shooting of anything with much recoil, even standard service loads in a S&W M15 are painful. God bless the 22LR.
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I was fortunate at a gun show to find an Ohaus three-cavity copy of the Keith 240 grain bullet. Almost broke my arm getting my wallet out to buy it. This mold has the square lubrication groove. Drops at .431 and sized .431 for lubrication only. I shoot scrap range alloy for pistol bullets trying to maintain a 94Pb/4Sb/2Sn alloy.
This mold appears to be the current RCBS 44 250-grain bullet. (RCBS bought Ohaus to begin their mold offerings.)
This bullet shoots well in three .44 Magnum Super BlackHawk handguns, one S&W .44 Special and two Marlin 1894 rifles.
Farm boy from Illinois, living in the magical Pacific Northwest
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I just ordered a new mold for my .44 Special from Accurate molds. It is in essence a clone of the Lee 429-200-RF. I shoot the Lee 452-255-RF in my Ruger Super Blackhawk .45 Colt which is an identical big brother to the 429-200-RF. My reason for not buying the Lee mold is that the newer molds just don't drop big enough. I size my bullets for my .44 Special Super Blackawk to .432". This particular bullet configuration is deadly accurate in my .45 Colt so . . . I thought I'd give it a whirl in my .44 Special.
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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I have a Charter Arms Bulldog and shot the 429421 bullet at .430 and it leaded the bore something
fierce. Found the cylinder throats to be .432 I ordered a NOE mold at .432, and the problem went
away.
leadhead
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Yesterday I received my new mold for my .44 Special from Accurate molds. It looks to be an exact copy of the Lee 429-200-RF. ?? I shoot the Lee 452-255-RF in my .45 Colt Super Blackhawk and it looks like the big brother to the configuration of my new .44 Special mold. This configuration is incredibly accurate in my .45 Colt. 
If someone else had of done to me what I did to myself . . . I'd have killed him. Humility is an asset. Heh - heh.
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