to anyone that has. 44 16” leveraction, im looking for factory loads that are subsonic from 16” barrel. I ordered hornady #9070 180 xtp 1000 fps. I hope they will stay sub in carbine. Any info is greatly appreciated. Running a tirant. 45
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Thanksfor the link.is that a 44 special load or 44 mag? never mind I just googled it and it's special. They should be fine, depending up on the length of barrel, temp and altitude, the actual velocity/speed changes. If it's 1000 out of your rifle you should be good to go. but the rated velocity could be from a pistol with a 6" barrel so your speed could be 1100 out of a rifle, etc.
there are conversion charts online that you can use. I found one that just shows the speed of sound at sea level with different temperatures. at 32F it was 1087fps at 95F it's 1155fps.
http://convertalot.com/speed_sound_calculator.html
I have a 45 Ghost in jail and I talked to Dead Air about shooting 44 special subs thru a lever rifle and they said subs would be fine. I reload so I will just pick the right bullet/powder combo to see what works in the rifle as it'll still be a few months before I see the Ghost.
is that a 44 special load or 44 mag? never mind I just googled it and it's special. They should be fine, depending up on the length of barrel, temp and altitude, the actual velocity/speed changes. If it's 1000 out of your rifle you should be good to go. but the rated velocity could be from a pistol with a 6" barrel so your speed could be 1100 out of a rifle, etc.
there are conversion charts online that you can use. I found one that just shows the speed of sound at sea level with different temperatures. at 32F it was 1087fps at 95F it's 1155fps.
http://convertalot.com/speed_sound_calculator.html
I have a 45 Ghost in jail and I talked to Dead Air about shooting 44 special subs thru a lever rifle and they said subs would be fine. I reload so I will just pick the right bullet/powder combo to see what works in the rifle as it'll still be a few months before I see the Ghost.
I hear you about the twist rate.I shoot a 300gr nosler jhp with 7.5ish gr unique out of a 44 mag case in a 77/44. Tried but failed to bag a deer with it this year. Also found a very comical load with trailboss that poops that bullet out at 450fps. Rainbow slugs at 100 but you can see the bullet in flight when backlit.
I really wanted a lever gun but none have a proper twist for heavy bullets.