Reloader 7 in .44-40

[LonesomePigeon]

The other day I found a jar of Reloader 7 at the gun shop. I have not seen this powder around here probably for years. I have never used it either. When I saw it there I seemed to remember Savvy Jack of Chasing the 44-40 https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/introupdates likes this powder for .44-40 rifle loads so I bought it.

The two manuals I have, Lyman 50th Reloading Handbook and Lyman 4th Cast Bullet Handbook do not have any data nor did the Alliant website. Does anybody know of any published data for Reloader 7 and the 44-40?

[Dakota Ike]

 The 1995 Reloaders Guide for Alliant Smokeleless Powders has one rifle load listed for the 44-40 Win. with Reloader 7.

Cast 240L.  Rem. 2 1/2 primer.  Min OAL 1.580 inches.  Rem. Case.   24 inch barrel. 
23.5 gr Reloader 7.  1290 fps.  12,100 c.u.p.

[bear tooth billy]

On a burn rate chart, fastest to slowest, it is#71 out of 142. 23 gr. will probably about
fill the case.


                              BTB

[Bunk]

go to the Hodgdon web site they will have data for Accurate as well as other powders.
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[Sedalia Dave]

go to the Hodgdon web site they will have data for Accurate as well as other powders.
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Reloader 7 is made by Alliant not Accurate / Hodgdon.

[Griff]

I'd save it for my .30-30.  Don't have a .30-30?  Good excuse to get one!

[Little Dalton]

I don't say this lightly, but I trust Savvy Jack's data using this powder more than any manual.

[David Battersby]

The 23.5gr load quoted by Dakota Ike is a published load that is safe for toggle link actions.  I have shot many of these loads in Lever Action Silhouette . This was my 200 meter ram load before I got a 38-55.                   I found with my rifle/brass/bullet combo that CCI#350 primers produced the most accurate groups.