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You need a reloading manual or three.Recently acquired a Marlin 336 in .44 mag. I understand you can fire .44 special in this rifle as well. I have both .44 special and 44 mag brass. The 44 mag is longer than the 44 special so my question is can I load a 44 special recipe in the 44 mag brass?
Thanks, Edmon
You need to stick to 44mag loads in 44 mag brass BUT there are many light recoiling 44 mag load recipes out there.Recently acquired a Marlin 336 in .44 mag. I understand you can fire .44 special in this rifle as well. I have both .44 special and 44 mag brass. The 44 mag is longer than the 44 special so my question is can I load a 44 special recipe in the 44 mag brass?
Thanks, Edmon
If that load overlaps with .44 mag, you are good to go.Recently acquired a Marlin 336 in .44 mag. I understand you can fire .44 special in this rifle as well. I have both .44 special and 44 mag brass. The 44 mag is longer than the 44 special so my question is can I load a 44 special recipe in the 44 mag brass?
Thanks, Edmon
It's OK to use .44 Special level loads, with a caveat. The caution is that the magnum case is longer with more volume, so a light Special load would be even lighter in the Magnum case, potentially risking a stuck bullet in the bore, especially in the longer rifle barrel. Other than that, a Special level load is fine; you'll just need a little more powder for the same velocity, due to the larger case volume. .44 Magnum "Cowboy" recipes should be about right.DO NOT take a 44 special recipe and put it in a 44 mag case!!!!
Some are trying to make this FAR harder than it has to be. I would use mag cases for ease. If using lead just stick with what a manual tells you works. Since you just want to punch paper you can make nice light, easy to shoot loads. Play with a few and you will soon see what the rifle likes. The round is SUPER versatile. Any manual will show you what will work. After that its just a mater of how you find the rifle likes what you roll. Assuming you are not trying to get "match accuracy" here? Have fun with it.I don't know. Do you have any suggestions? New to this rifle and caliber so trying to do research. Not going to hunt with it just punching paper so was looking at coated bullets as well. Would coated bullets be ok? They are a lot cheaper than fmj.