Recommended .41 mag and 10mm factory loads for hunting

[Wolfpack59]

Sirs,
    I do not handload.  What are your recommended .41 rem mag and 10mm factory loads for deer and hog hunting in the southeast?  Firearms are Super Blackhawk Hunter with 7 1/2 inch barrel  in .41 mag and Glock 20 in 10mm.  Have been looking at  several factory loads from Georgia Ammo, Conley Precision, Buffalo Bore, Texas Ammo etc. but have not really figured out which one I want.  Your advice and expertise is greatly appreciated.

Wolfpack59

[Dand]

41 mag:  Corbon's 265 hard cast worked for me on a very small caribou - maybe 90 lbs. The Corbon hard cast 250s should work fine or try the Federal Cast core 250. My shooting wasn't very good and the animal didn't stay down with 2 shots high in the shoulders but stayed down enough for me to make a head shot - like Gray beard says - gotta be able to hit the boiler room to do it right.  I acutally made 4 hits and all shots penetrated fully at 60-80 yds - jus that none were well placed - my fault.

There were some extensive 41 mag posts on the subject a few months ago.  Some folks with much more experience than I listed some detailed results - maybe try a search of this forum, the general handgun forum, the cast bullet forum or the handloading forum - can't remember where the post was. Factory AND reloads were discussed.

Good luck.

[kciH]

Wolfpack59,
I realize you don't hanload, but you've picked a pair of cartridges that almost demand it if you want to shoot good quantities of ammo in order to become proficient with the loads that you will use for hunting.  If you've got ton's of cash to blow, it's no big deal, buy the highest velocity ammo with the largest bullet that you can find.  I don't see any commercial loads for the 10mm that I would use for deer, but that's my preference.  The stuff I load provides signifigant performance advantages over anything you can purchase commercially.  I shoot a Delta Elite and a Ruger 6.5" Blackhawk for the 10mm, so I don't know how it would apply to your Glock.  I've fired the 10mm Glock, but Glock's in general are not my thing.  For best performance on game with this cartridge, I'd look to cast bullets, something the Glock isn't the best for with the factory barrel.  I'm just a 1911 fan.  The Buffalo Bore loads for the .41 look to be about the best you can buy from the ballistics and bullet design standpoint.  Like you, I have a new Blackhawk hunter in .41, but have not really delved into what it likes to shoot yet.  The 210gr XTP is a good bullet, but it will come apart if you hit heavy bone (shoulders) in my experience with it.  I've shot a couple deer with, I'm not satisfied with the performance.  I've been loading for the .41 Mag for about 10-11 years, I've never fired a factory round in any of my handguns in this caliber.  How does a 300gr cast bullet at 1300 fps sound in that Blackhawk Hunter?  I had no problem attaining that in a 7.5" Bisley using loading data from respected sources.

Beyond that, handloading is no big deal as long as you follow the rules.  For the cost of 500rds of the ammo you want to shoot, you can EASILY buy a full reloading setup and load your 500rds and have it paid for. This would include both calibers you wish to use in that figure.  The commercially available ammo is expensive and you don't just walk into most places an buy any of it, let alone quantities sufficient to get to know the load.  There are a lot of people on here who can take the mystery out of handloading for these two round for you.  There's no magic in it.  It just takes some time an patience.  Your shooting will improve many times with just the load development.

Either way you decide to go, you'll have to shoot what is available to see what works best in YOUR guns to see what will be the best for your intended purpose.  As I said earlier, I haven't seen any 10mm ammo I'd use for deer hunting.

[Tony]

Wolfpack59,
As far as the 10mm goes I would check out Cor Bon's website as they sell a 180 grain Bonded-Core Soft Point and a 200 grain Round Nose Penetrator load. Both loads should take care of any deer in the southeast.

Tony

[JOE MACK]

Sirs,
    I do not handload.  What are your recommended .41 rem mag and 10mm factory loads for deer and hog hunting in the southeast?  Firearms are Super Blackhawk Hunter with 7 1/2 inch barrel  in .41 mag and Glock 20 in 10mm.  Have been looking at  several factory loads from Georgia Ammo, Conley Precision, Buffalo Bore, Texas Ammo etc. but have not really figured out which one I want.  Your advice and expertise is greatly appreciated.

Wolfpack59

Since I don't hunt with the 10mm, I'll skip to the .41Magnum. For deer, a good 210gr.JHP will suffice. I like the Federal Premium as far as factory in this weight goes. PMC also makes a load with the 210gr.JHP. For boar, I'd use the Federal Cast Core, Corbon Hunting, or the Buffalo Bore heavy hard cast. I used the Federal Cast Core in Africa on blesbock, wart hog, blue wildebeeste, and red hartbeeste. They worked very well indeed. Still waiting for Winchester to trot out their new 240gr. Platinum-tip load. I'll run it through everything from a Marlin 1894CCL to my American Derringer in .41Magnum. It's the waiting I can't stand!. :evil:

[Raging480]

I too, am interested in the new Winchester platinum tipped 240 grain ammo.  I was hunting last fall with a friend who was shooting the same kind of projectile, only it was the 12 gauge slug.  Well, he shot a buck from about 60-70 yards, which was running full out.  To make a long story short, he hit the deer in the upper rear leg, and it traversed up into the belly and created quite a mess.  The deer bled out enough to where it wasn't too hard to find him, where a .357 round into the neck finished him off.  The .41 round should be a good round for deer, but maybe not for bear.