Which powder for a 41 Magnum?

[barm]

I got my Model 83 in 41 Magnum with a 7.5" barrel last week.  I just ordered some brass, dies, and bullets and I am wondering which powder would be best.  I initially plan on using the Hornady 210 grain XTP.  Which powder gives good velocity, excellent accuracy, and burns clean?  Eventually I want to try some heavier bullets.  Does anyone make a jacketed bullet heavier than 210 grains?  I like the looks of the Winchester 240 grain bullet, but it does not appear to be available for reloading.  Does Winchester make the bullet or does someone make it for them?

[CyberSniper]

H-110, Winchester 296, and Lil Gun all do well.
The Hodgdon manual shows a 220 grain jacketed bullet made by Speer.
Cast bullet load data up to 265 grains are also shown in
the Hodgdon manual.
Hodgdon's online data is more limited, but here's the link:
http://www.hodgdon.com/data/pistol/41remmag.php

[scott williams]

blue dot woeks well

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/41magnum.htm

[JOE MACK]

I got my Model 83 in 41 Magnum with a 7.5" barrel last week.  I just ordered some brass, dies, and bullets and I am wondering which powder would be best.  I initially plan on using the Hornady 210 grain XTP.  Which powder gives good velocity, excellent accuracy, and burns clean?  Eventually I want to try some heavier bullets.  Does anyone make a jacketed bullet heavier than 210 grains?  I like the looks of the Winchester 240 grain bullet, but it does not appear to be available for reloading.  Does Winchester make the bullet or does someone make it for them?

For the faster loads, I use H110, W296, Blue Dot, AA#9, 2400, and Lil' Gun. All will do what you want when loaded with the 210gr.XTP. Speer makes the 220gr.SP with the half jacket. There is a guy that contacted me a while back saying he's hand-swaging 250gr.FN jacketed bullets. I'll dig around and try to find the message again. I can't vouch for him now as I haven't tried any of his product, yet. You could have Hawk put a cannelure on one of their heavy .41 bullets but it may be expensive. I'll keep my nose in the wind about these items.

[RJM]

Posted this over on another forum....

RJM
Got to finally do some chronographing the other day:

Freedom Arms .41 Magnum 6" barrel that is Mag-Na-Ported

220 Speer JSWCSP/23.0 H110/1545 fps

220 Speer JSWCSP/13.0 Blue Dot/1240 fps

255 CPBC WFNGC/22.0 H110/1360 fps

300 Specialty Pisol Gear/19.0 H110/1260 fps



Same loads from a Gary Reeder Custom 5.5" Ultimate .41 Hunter

220 Speer/1450 fps

220 Speer/1200 fps

255 CPBC/1325 fps

300 Specialty/1241 fps

Competition Electronics chronograph at 6' from the muzzle. Three shot average. The extreme spred on any of the loads from the FAs gun was 30 fps. From the Reeder gun 55 fps.

No clue why the FA gun liked the 220 Speer/H110 load so well and the Reeder gun didn't. Velocity was 1546,1540,1549 for the FA and 1459,1475,1417 for the GR. The other three loads are what I would have expected the difference in guns to be because of the FAs tighter chambers, flashgap and 1/2" longer barrel even with the Mag-Na-Port slots.

Bob


..and this poster has some real good loads for FAs .41s...

Bullet   Weight   Powder   Charge   Velocit   Barrel   Notes
WFNGC   250   H110   20   1365   4 5/8    
WFNGC   250   H110   21   1492   6.5   
LTC   215   231   5   744   4 5/8    
JHP   170   Corbon   Factory   1286   6.5   
LTC   215   231   6   828   4 5/8    
XTP   210   H110   20   1313   5.5   
XTP   210   H110   21   1325   5.5   
Lhead   270  IMR4227   16   1230   6.5   
Lhead   270  IMR4227   18.5   1169   6.5   
Lhead   270  IMR4227   16   1263   5.5   Redhawk
Lhead   270  IMR4227   16   1267   7.5   Redhawk
Lhead   270    H110   21   1328   6   Freedom Arms
Lhead   270    H110   22   1465   6   Freedom Arms
Keith    230   H110   22   1475   6   Freedom Arms
Hornady   300   H110   16   1086   6   F-Arms, 41 Spl case
Hornady   300   H110   17   1116   6   F-Arms, 41 Spl case
Nosler   210   H110   20   1278   5.5   
Sierra   170   H110   25   1582   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   H110   25   1727   10   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   H110   25   1639   7.5   
Sierra   170   H110   25   2030   20   Marlin
WLNGC   265   H110   23   1495   6   Freedom Arms
WLNGC   265   H110   23   1594   10   Freedom Arms
Cast   265   Corbon   Factory   1453   6   Freedom Arms
Cast   250   Corbon   Factory   1510   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   VitN110   18.6   1416   7.5   
Sierra   170   H110   26   1651   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   H110   27   1715   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   H110   28   1764   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   B Dot   16   1632   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   B Dot   17   1631   6   Freedom Arms
Sierra   170   B Dot   18   1649   6   Freedom Arms
Keith    230   B Dot   10   1061   7.5   
Keith   230   B Dot   10.5   1128   7.5   
Keith   230   B Dot   11   1186   7.5   
Keith   230   B Dot   11.5   1228   7.5   
Keith   230   B Dot   12   1292   7.5   
LFNGC   265   H110   24   1585   6   Freedom Arms
WFNGC   255   H110   24   1576   6   Freedom Arms
WFNGC   255   H110   24.5   1602   6   Freedom Arms
Rem   200   H110   21   1270   2.5   
Rem   200   H110   21   1418   6   Freedom Arms
Rem   200   H110   21   1445   7.5   
Rem   200   H110   21   1648   10   TC
Rem   200   H110   21   1696   14   TC
Rem   200   H110   21   1931   20   Marlin