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Favotite 41 mag handload
« on: April 05, 2010, 01:53:00 AM »
I asked earlier how many 41 fans there were out there, and learned there are quite a few. What is your favortie handload for the 41. I have shot about a zillion 212 grain cast bullets ahead of 8 grains of unique. Shtogunner
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 05:46:02 AM »
Two hundred and twenty grain 410459 over eightteen and a half grains of twentyfour hundred rifle powder. STANDARD primers.
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 04:33:29 PM »
I am forever experimenting so can't really say I have a favorite. I did once.. AL8 with an unknown cast bullet of 215 or so wt. It shot really well but I'm out of AL8 and I don't think its made any more.  8-9 grains of Unique and a 210 to 235 cast bullet has been very good for a lot of shooting.
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2010, 06:10:22 PM »
I like using full loads of H110  and jacketed for serious loads in 41 & 44.  I use 231 with cast for plinking in both.
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2010, 03:07:02 AM »
As a young man I loaded cast bullets to around 800 fps and when ever I loaded jacketed bullets it was always at top velocity. I have learned that I do not always need all that speed, power, recoil and muzzle blast. I am now loading JHPs to moderate velocities, like 1100 fps and have learned they will do almost anything I need them to. There are some powders I have not yet tried, Power Pistol, Lil Gun and a few others. Maybe I will have time this spring to test them. Shotgunner
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2010, 11:41:47 PM »
For full power loads I like H110 and I've messed with H4227 with 250 gr jacketed. I have played with Lil Gun but for some reason it keeps me nervous. I guess if I read more of its use in the 41, or used it more myself I might get confident with it.  But Unique and H110 are better known quantities for me to play with. I've also burned a fair bit of 2400 in the 41.
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2010, 05:10:52 PM »
7.0 grains of Unique and any bullet I have tried shoot great in my .41's.
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2010, 07:04:34 PM »
Everyday load; 215gr RCBS SWC over 7grs of W231,  Hunting loads; 250gr WFN LBT over a compressed charge of H-110,  300gr WLN LBT over a compressed charge of H-110
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Re: Favotite 41 mag handload
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2010, 04:31:59 AM »
Lyman 410459 over enough Unique to go 1000-1100 fps.
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