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Which camp are you in? #163325 09/23/2015 3:09 AM
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Do you have one load per revolver that does it all, or do you have multiple loads for each revolver, depending on what you are hunting?

I have one load for my 45 Colt, at least for now. I run a 335gr hardcast with 23.3gr H110. Same for my 460. I run 37.5gr H110 with a 300gr XTP MAG. They are dialed in very well, and I most likely won't deviate from them much at all.

However, for my Brute Squad, I run two loads. One is 10.8gr of titegroup with a 440gr hardcast. The other is a full dose of H110 with the same bullet. Both are very accurate loads, it just depends on how much recoil I feel like dealing with that day!


So what's your poison? One load to do it all, or multiple loads for multiple species?


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Raptortrapper] #163326 09/23/2015 3:16 AM
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I used to have several. But with limited range time these days, I have one load for each that I keep them ready with and boxes of ammo loaded. I always have others I like that I have written down and possibly loaded but the majority of the time, the loads will always be my go to load. I don't hunt anything crazy so just about anything will work for pigs and deer and less stout vermin so it's not like it's a tough choice for me.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: GlennS] #163335 09/23/2015 10:52 AM
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just one load, and just one big bore revolver. a 240grn .44 swc at 1200fps +/- dose all that i need it to do. then im kind of boring, just white tails, paper and a steal plait now and then.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: bluecow] #163340 09/23/2015 12:15 PM
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I lean toward the one load per revolver camp.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Raptortrapper] #163342 09/23/2015 12:34 PM
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I used to load plinker ammo for my 45 Colt so my kids could enjoy shooting it but then got a 45 ACP cylinder to take care of that. I am pretty much a one load kinda guy.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Ernie] #163344 09/23/2015 12:38 PM
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Depends, I have certain loads that I shoot in all my revolvers is a given cartridge, ie: the Skeeter load in all my 44 Specials. In my 44mags, I shoot either a 250K with 9.5 grains of UC or a 240XTP with 296 powder.

I don't have a lot of free time to develop loads for each and every revolver, so I use what works best in the majority of them.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: magman] #163348 09/23/2015 1:44 PM
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I like the "plinking loads" idea. Reason I asked the question, is because now that powder is a little more readily available here, I've thought about getting a pound of this or that, and working up some different loads. That way, if one of my favorite powders isn't available, I at least have a load worked out using something else.

But then again, maybe I'll just save the money, and work on it when / should the need arise.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Raptortrapper] #163351 09/23/2015 1:54 PM
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I have a handful of different loads for my 460. The issue isn't finding powder where I live, it's finding the right kind of powder, so it pays to have experience with a couple of different powders in case the ones I normally use are unavailable.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Chance Weldon] #163353 09/23/2015 2:51 PM
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I am a one-load kind of guy. I like to find the one that is capable of everything and then I practice with it and become very intimate with that loads characteristics.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Whitworth] #163355 09/23/2015 2:55 PM
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One load camp. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Gregg Richter] #163361 09/23/2015 3:37 PM
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One load here.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Gregg Richter] #163363 09/23/2015 3:44 PM
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Multiple loads in just a few handguns. Mostly a single load for each, for simplicity.

Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Raptortrapper] #163380 09/23/2015 6:27 PM
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Some guns, I have one load for. Others........multiple. Just depends on the mood or what I have on hand.


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Zee] #163384 09/23/2015 9:24 PM
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Usually 1 load per gun unless I am developing different loads for different reasons (deer load vs prairie dog load in the same gun). Similar ballistics, different levels of accuracy requirements and cheaper bullets are considerations.

Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: karl] #163385 09/23/2015 9:58 PM
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Cannot count all the different loads for different revolvers I have. Always experimenting....However, my Freedom Arm`s m-83 41 mag only has two main hunting loads using a 210 XTP or Swift.. Last month I pulled bullets from a bag full of handloads that were not as accurate as I would have liked... Keeps it interesting for me...Lets start with my 44 mag handguns. I have a 5" S&W Classic, 8 3/8" m29, Redhawk, FA`s m83 and Dan Wesson 744. Each of these 44`s has a different load according to their strength. And then I`ll use different bullets to find what`s best
Like I said it keeps interesting...


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: jamesfromjersey] #163387 09/23/2015 10:36 PM
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One load at a time per revolver.
I work up a load and sight the revolver in and practice/hunt with that load until either the mood to change or the lack of components strikes me. Then I work up another load and stick to it until the next change.

Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: Ernie] #163397 09/24/2015 1:14 AM
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 Originally Posted By: Ernie
I lean toward the one load per revolver camp.
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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: racksmasher1] #163605 09/28/2015 12:46 AM
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I too am torn between both camps


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Re: Which camp are you in? [Re: DJTJR] #163612 09/28/2015 1:58 AM
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 Originally Posted By: DJTJR
I too am torn between both camps


Would that make you bi-loadual?


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