[Chief RID]

Hey Rick,

Give some details on your new rifle. I am not familiar at all with that model. My load at present is not a rifle load. It is one I can use in the rifle or the pistol. It may not be adequate for deer but the 240 XTP should be going at least 1200 fps muzzel vel. out of the 1894 so it is hopefully enough for our smaller deer.

I love the 44 mag. and as soon as I get a longer range levergun or single shot round in one of the old long range cartridges I will be really happy. To bad my eyes have gone just when I need to be turning to optics I want to shoot iron.

 

[Chief RID]

I really don't know what to do. I am in the exact same delima now. I am going to use my pistol load this year but I think next year I will work up a hunting load with H110 or W296 at near top end with a bullet that can handle that velocity. Recoil is a factor for me with pistol accuracy but not a factor of coarse with the rifle.