need some reloading help

[mtinner]

I want to try some reloading of .44 magnum. I have some 240 grain lswc plinkers from Speer and some 2400 powder. I have been looking for the load data and can't find it in any of my books. Could anyone help me on the starting and max. loads? Thanks

 

[SSGSAD]

2400, AFAIK, isn't for lead bullets..... 2400 is for HIGH end Magnum loads, with JHP, or FMJ bullets....

Try Unique, Green Dot, Red Dot, 700x, Bullseye, etc. Accurate powder may work....

Look online, for powders and loads.....

If 2400 is all you have, then buy some Jacketed bullets, I guess.....

Sorry if I am NOT much help .....

 

[wintram]

according to alliant's website they are calling for 21 grains of powder for a 240 gr gdhp I would start around there for starters

sorry thought by listing a 240 gr gdhp it was implied in using this, should have more specific to avoid confusion

 

[SSGSAD]

according to alliant's website they are calling for 21 grains of powder for a 240 gr gdhp I would start around there for starters

Not to nit pik, but a gdhp, is JACKETED, NOT LEAD .....

 

[17 squirrel]

according to alliant's website they are calling for 21 grains of powder for a 240 gr gdhp I would start around there for starters

Dude, that's a cold swedged bullet. Pushing it that fast he will have leading from the forceing cone to the end of the barrel. See you the above post on using 2400. It's a magnum pistol and a Xtra small rifle powder. He's needs to keep these bullets slowwwwwws.. OP look into unique, bullseye, #2 #5 about and faster pistol powder. Use data for cold formed / swedged in bullets.

 

[noylj]

Gee, 2400 has worked great with lead bullets in my .44 Mag for about 40 years.
Call Alliant for data. Call Hornady for data. Somewhere around 18 grains might be good, but call and verify.
I believe that Hornady uses 92/6/2 alloy for their swaged bullets, so they "might" be OK with heavy loads of 2400 (certainly that is a bit harder than I used for up to max loads in my .44 Mags for several decades, and harder than Keith used for his .44 Mag development work--fit trumps alloy every time, with my concern being the wax emulsion lube and not the alloy). Light loads of 2400 may not perform very well, with almost any powder from Herco to Bullseye being better.

 

[mtinner]

Thanks for all the replies, I'll be doing some more research on this. May call Alliant.

 

[17 squirrel]

Gee, 2400 has worked great with lead bullets in my .44 Mag for about 40 years.
Call Alliant for data. Call Hornady for data. Somewhere around 18 grains might be good, but call and verify.
I believe that Hornady uses 92/6/2 alloy for their swaged bullets, so they "might" be OK with heavy loads of 2400 (certainly that is a bit harder than I used for up to max loads in my .44 Mags for several decades, and harder than Keith used for his .44 Mag development work--fit trumps alloy every time, with my concern being the wax emulsion lube and not the alloy). Light loads of 2400 may not perform very well, with almost any powder from Herco to Bullseye being better.

Some of what you say is quite true, but to compare a cold formed bullet that has no excess lube to a true Keith design bullet is apples to oranges. And to go push a cold formed bullet as fast as a cast true Keith design bullet will leave you with a bore full of cold formed soft lead. Two different animals, Keith certainly liked his soft bullets, but all of his designed bullets had large square lube grooves that held a excess amount of lube. And Mr Keith shot more 44 special than 44 magnum. You gotta have enough lube to push bullets fast. With lead bullets if the lube ain't on the crown of the firearm, it ain't enough lube or its the wrong lube.
I also have been casting / loading 44 Mag for decades.
And yes, 2400 is not a powder to use for ( reduced ) low velocity 44 Mag loading. Bad mojo can happen really fast using it.
I have personal knowledge with a Blackhawk and a short charge of 2400.

 

[17 squirrel]

Thanks for all the replies, I'll be doing some more research on this. May call Alliant.

That's why there is no data on Alliants website, they don't recommend using 2400 with swedged bullets. Cast yes...

 

[Leadeye]

Those are pretty soft lead bullets. You can run 2400 with decent cast and minimize leading but I would skip using those Speers.

 

[oldpink]

As squirrel so well explained, don't try pushing those soft lead swaged bullets with 2400.
Since those Speer bullets are swaged, and since Hornady sells 240 grain swaged bullets of their own, use Hornady's own data for that specific bullet, which will almost certainly call for medium velocity propelled by the likes of Unique, Green Dot, or some of the other medium burn rate powders.
I'm a subscriber to www.loaddata.com, and here's the data they list for that bullet, all of it fairly modest out of consideration for leading.

[SIZE=-1]Wt.[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Bullet[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Powder Manufacturer[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Powder[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Charge[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Velocity (FPS)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]9.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1074[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]10.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1160[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]800-X[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]10.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1033[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]800-X[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]11.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1121[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]800-X[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]13.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1209[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]800-X[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]14.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1296[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Blue Dot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]11.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]982[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Blue Dot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]13.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1068[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Blue Dot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]14.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1154[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Blue Dot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]15.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1240[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N105[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]13.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]918[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N105[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]15.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1107[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N105[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]16.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1297[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Lil'Gun[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]14.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]901[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Lil'Gun[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]17.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]992[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Lil'Gun[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]19.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1100[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Lil'Gun[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1207[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Lil'Gun[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]22.2[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1307[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Ramshot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Enforcer[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]15.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]814[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Ramshot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Enforcer[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]17.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]963[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Ramshot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Enforcer[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1112[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Ramshot[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Enforcer[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]21.2[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1262[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]AAC-9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]16.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1085[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]AAC-9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]18.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1144[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]AAC-9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]19.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1214[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]AAC-9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1283[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]AAC-9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]21.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1349[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]17.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1045[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]18.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1122[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]19.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1215[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1306[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]21.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1392[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]2400[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]17.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1094[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]2400[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]18.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1181[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]2400[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1268[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]2400[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]21.2[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1356[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1013[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]21.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1080[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]23.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1147[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]23.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1214[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]999[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]21.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1185[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]23.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1177[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-4227[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]24.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1226[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-296[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1131[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-296[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]22.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1170[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-296[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]23.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1240[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-296[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]23.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1300[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-296[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]24.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1351[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]20.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1143[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]22.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1195[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]23.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1256[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]24.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1317[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady HP-XTP or CL-SIL[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]H-110[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]24.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1375[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Titegroup[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]4.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]702[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Titegroup[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.2[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]751[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Titegroup[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]809[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Titegroup[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]867[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Titegroup[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]920[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Solo 1000[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]706[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Solo 1000[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]756[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Solo 1000[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]815[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Solo 1000[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]874[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Accurate[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Solo 1000[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]930[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Bullseye[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]737[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Bullseye[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]783[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Bullseye[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]839[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Bullseye[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]893[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Bullseye[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]946[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Universal[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]604[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Universal[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]674[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Universal[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]759[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Universal[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]841[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hodgdon[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Universal[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]921[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]American Select[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]774[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]American Select[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]819[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]American Select[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]874[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]American Select[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]927[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]American Select[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]979[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]605[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.2[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]674[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]758[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]839[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Alliant[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Unique[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]915[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-231[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]5.5[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]667[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-231[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]729[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-231[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]802[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-231[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]874[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Winchester[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]W-231[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.7[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]943[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N340[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]674[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N340[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.2[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]768[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N340[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]858[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Vihtavuori[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]VV-N340[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]8.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]945[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]SR-4756[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.0[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]591[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]SR-4756[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]685[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]SR-4756[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.9[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]794[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]SR-4756[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]8.3[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]903[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]SR-4756[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]8.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]1005[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Remarks: maximum load[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Trail Boss[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]6.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]760[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Trail Boss[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]7.4[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]800[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Trail Boss[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]8.1[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]849[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Trail Boss[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]8.8[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]898[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]240[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Hornady SWC-HP or SWC[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]IMR[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]Trail Boss[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]9.6[/SIZE]	[SIZE=-1]942[/SIZE]

The listed muzzle velocities are out of a Ruger Blackhawk with a 5-1/2" barrel.
Note how the data for Hornady's jacketed XTP bullet of the same weight is considerably more energetic?
There's a very good reason for that.
If you still want to shoot lead out of your .44 Magnum and want genuine magnum level loads, make sure the bullets are hard cast with proper lube, or get some decent jacketed or plated bullets, but use the plated bullets for target shooting only.

 

[Leadeye]

Gas checks are another option when you start casting, which you should look into if you're shooting weighty bullets. A good ROI.