.44s

[Mike]

It is just after dawn here and it is raining. Thank goodness!! Let's hope the rain is able to cross the mountains and reach those parts of Washington State that is still on fire. And, Don's package is back in Kent, Washington. It has taken only five days to fly to Denver and back. We could make the trip faster than that in our trucks! Now, back to the subject of our .44s. Gavin, I too have 44-400B by Accurate and that is my best performing bullet for the .44/77. I actually bought the RCBS 44-370 FN mold before I got my .44/77 Sharps and that was a mold I bought used. While waiting for my .44/77 Sharps to be completed, I stashed that RCBS mold so well that I forgot where it was. It surfaced just over a week ago and now I'm about to give it a go for the first time. That might happen in an hour or so. While looking at the line-up of .44 bullets in the Accurate charts, I notice 44-450B which is identical to .44-400B except for being .012" longer, adding about 50 grains of weight. If any of you have experience with 44-450B please share with me. That looks like a good bullet for the .44/77 and a lighter bullet the .44/90 BN. I'm playing with these different .44 bullets to find one that works best in my rolling block with the Oregon barrel. And I should probably just stay with 44-400B but I do want to give this RCBS bullet a chance. Shoot sharp, Mike