Wanting load data for .256 Win. Mag. for Ruger Hawkeye Pistol.

[Lilhigbee]

Just bought a Ruger Hawkeye and started looking for load info. It is skimpy to nonexistent. Anyone have suggestions for loading the .256 Winchester Magnum??

Thanks!!

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[astro451]

I have never hear of a ".256 Winchester Magnum" or a "Ruger Hawkeye Pistol". Is the pistol a Ruger Red Hawk? Might the cartridge be a .327 Federal Magnum?

My bad, I did find this cartridge in my Hornady manual but there's not a whole lot of data on it. They have load data for a 60 gr FP, 75 gr HP & V-Max plus a 87 gr SP.

 

[Darkker]

www.hodgdon.com-->reloading center-->cartridge loads-->pistol-->256 win

 

[jonn5335]

Just bought a Ruger Hawkeye and started looking for load info. It is skimpy to nonexistent. Anyone have suggestions for loading the .256 Winchester Magnum??

Thanks!!

Let me know if you ever entertain selling that Hawkeye . . .

 

[orygun]

You should contact Spitpatch on this forum. I believe he has a fair amount of experience with the .256.

The Ruger Hawkeye and the 256 Win Mag are absolutely not a Redhawk or a 327 Federal.

Ruger Hawkeye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Spitpatch]

Pay no attention to the Orygun behind the curtain. His mother named him poorly, and he is enamored with the .30-06: a tragic character flaw on face value.

As for the .256, PM on the way to the pitiable owner of a Hawkeye.

 

[cookie]

That is an oldie no???

 

[Rick4070]

Ammoguide has 25 loads for the .256, using bullet weights between 60 and 89 Grs.
I don't know how you all feel about Ammoguide, what with having to subscribe for a few bucks, but I've found it helpful on occasion.

 

[Spitpatch]

That is an oldie no???

Well, it was state of the art and forefront of its niche in 1963, and to this date still fills a huge gap in choice of cartridge (between a .25-20 and a .25-35) if quarter-bore is your cup o' tea.


.25 caliber cartridges suitable for deer-size game:
Left to Right: .256 Winchester Magnum, .25-35 Winchester,.25 PPC (wildcat), .250-3000 Savage, .257 Roberts, .25-06 Remington.