M118LR
Master
I think the time has come to put aside .44 Mag Reloading? (say it isn't so)
My favorite 265 Hornady projectile has been discontinued. Powder & primer availability is at an all time low & all time high cost.
I've run the last run of the thousand brass I currently have, and would need to get 1K NEW BRASS or 1K Factory loads to restart the process.
This makes the last 50 or so 265 reloads remaining to precious for hunting to expend plinking.
So I'm beginning to consider just purchasing 1K of the CCI Blazer Not Reloadable Aluminum cased ammo to use for practice in the S&W 69. Cost is about $1.10 per round for 240 JHP @ 1200 fps muzzle (from 6.5 barrel not 4.25 Model 69 Barrel) which is about all the recoil I want from the 5 shot L-Frame. I can't find .44 Specials for this cost per round. Not to mention that the .44 Mag Case will fill the entire chamber causing less cleaning. (ie 38 special use in .357 Mag cylinders)
I'm on the backside of the mountain and would like to plink/practice with the S&W 69 at the range.
So is it time to purchase a 1K Lot of CCI Blazers for plinking/practice and set aside reloading the .44 Mag?
What say Y'all.
My favorite 265 Hornady projectile has been discontinued. Powder & primer availability is at an all time low & all time high cost.
I've run the last run of the thousand brass I currently have, and would need to get 1K NEW BRASS or 1K Factory loads to restart the process.
This makes the last 50 or so 265 reloads remaining to precious for hunting to expend plinking.
So I'm beginning to consider just purchasing 1K of the CCI Blazer Not Reloadable Aluminum cased ammo to use for practice in the S&W 69. Cost is about $1.10 per round for 240 JHP @ 1200 fps muzzle (from 6.5 barrel not 4.25 Model 69 Barrel) which is about all the recoil I want from the 5 shot L-Frame. I can't find .44 Specials for this cost per round. Not to mention that the .44 Mag Case will fill the entire chamber causing less cleaning. (ie 38 special use in .357 Mag cylinders)
I'm on the backside of the mountain and would like to plink/practice with the S&W 69 at the range.
So is it time to purchase a 1K Lot of CCI Blazers for plinking/practice and set aside reloading the .44 Mag?
What say Y'all.