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Shooting 180 grain loads out of Super Blackhawk .44 mag a bad idea?
12/13/2011 10:54:51 AM
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
12/13/2011 11:04:24 AM
Sounds normal to me. Light for caliber bullets with lots of powder.
12/13/2011 11:37:09 AM
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
How long is your barrel?
12/13/2011 12:27:28 PM
Originally Posted By QuicksilverJPR:
How long is your barrel?
It's the 7.5" Bisley framed version These rounds were fun to shoot but I don't want tear up my Blackhawk either.
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
How long is your barrel?
ETA I've had this ammo stashed for at least 5 years. I forgot I had it.
12/13/2011 12:51:43 PM
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
Originally Posted By QuicksilverJPR:
How long is your barrel?
It's the 7.5" Bisley framed version These rounds were fun to shoot but I don't want tear up my Blackhawk either. Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
How long is your barrel?
ETA I've had this ammo stashed for at least 5 years. I forgot I had it.
not likely. was the brass hard to eject? what did the primers look like?
12/13/2011 12:54:09 PM
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
Originally Posted By QuicksilverJPR:
How long is your barrel?
It's the 7.5" Bisley framed version These rounds were fun to shoot but I don't want tear up my Blackhawk either. Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
How long is your barrel?
ETA I've had this ammo stashed for at least 5 years. I forgot I had it.
I've shot much hotter loads than that in my 5.5", but maybe Remington overcharged them? How difficult was getting the brass out?
12/13/2011 1:20:24 PM
Could be the age of the rounds but I would doubt it.
It is proubly the powder used by Remington for that load.
I have shot differrent calibers using various manufacturer and bullet weights. I will get a box that looks like a flame thrower when shot due to the powder the manufactureer used for that load.
My favorite fire works is 45acp speer lawman in my Springfield ultra compact v10. I get a flame about a foot out of the barrel and the barrel vents. Funny the reactions I get from people in the lanes beside me. Looks like a 2mill lumen strobe going off.
Your gun should be alright.
It is proubly the powder used by Remington for that load.
I have shot differrent calibers using various manufacturer and bullet weights. I will get a box that looks like a flame thrower when shot due to the powder the manufactureer used for that load.
My favorite fire works is 45acp speer lawman in my Springfield ultra compact v10. I get a flame about a foot out of the barrel and the barrel vents. Funny the reactions I get from people in the lanes beside me. Looks like a 2mill lumen strobe going off.
Your gun should be alright.
12/13/2011 1:31:50 PM
Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer:
not likely. was the brass hard to eject? what did the primers look like?
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
Originally Posted By QuicksilverJPR:
How long is your barrel?
It's the 7.5" Bisley framed version These rounds were fun to shoot but I don't want tear up my Blackhawk either.
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
How long is your barrel?
ETA I've had this ammo stashed for at least 5 years. I forgot I had it.
not likely. was the brass hard to eject? what did the primers look like?
The brass ejects fine, no binding, primers are well dimpled but didn't look deformed in any way
12/13/2011 1:37:54 PM
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The brass ejects fine, no binding, primers are well dimpled but didn't look deformed in any way
Originally Posted By goldeyeslayer:
not likely. was the brass hard to eject? what did the primers look like?
Originally Posted By BigBore45:
Originally Posted By QuicksilverJPR:
How long is your barrel?
It's the 7.5" Bisley framed version These rounds were fun to shoot but I don't want tear up my Blackhawk either. Originally Posted By BigBore45:
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
The reason I ask is I normally shoot 240 grain factory loads. I found 2 boxes of 180 grain Remington loads I had stashed and forgotten about. Over the weekend I took a box of 180's to the local range.
Recoil was noticeably heavier. The noise and muzzle blast was huge. When I fired one of these rounds the entire front end of the revolver was engulfed in a fireball. I put 15 rounds through it and stopped . This was in a well lit indoor range and the muzzle blast was so bad the RO asked if i was shooting hot reloads.
So what's going on with these loads? Like I said these are Remington factory loads.
As side note they were shooting well centered but low.
How long is your barrel?
ETA I've had this ammo stashed for at least 5 years. I forgot I had it.
not likely. was the brass hard to eject? what did the primers look like?
The brass ejects fine, no binding, primers are well dimpled but didn't look deformed in any way
Sounds like you're fine then. Any light(er) bullet loads I've fired out of a 44 were...."sporty"
