Who Reloads the 41 Mag?

Jhedges

Jhedges

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Curious to who all reloads for the 41 Magnum. I have a Ruger Blackhawk 6.5 bbl with a 2x Leupold. Wanting to load up some deer loads.

I currently have Federal Brass, CCI primers, and Unique Powder. I was looking at using the 210 gr XTP hornady bullet but I wanted to get some input.

What do you load?
 
I have been loading the 41 since 1980... with what you have, you are somewhat limited. I would use the brass and primers, and start with about 8 grains of Unique. Shoot five... Work your way up in half-grain increments, and don't go above nine grains. The XTP is plenty stout, but no reason to over-do it.

Personally, I would recommend hard cast over jacketed. I have been using jacketed data for my own hard cast (I started casting in 1980 as well...) and have yet to have a problem. My all time favorite load for the .41 is the Lyman 410459 ahead of 21 grains of IMR 4227, lit with a CCI 500 (I think that is the standard LP primer designation). It shoots to one hole!

Good luck, and if you want to try some hard cast, let me know via PM. I have moulds from full wadcutter up to a bone-crushing 290 grains...
 
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I have been reloading for my 41 mag since the mid 80's. I tried blue dot way back and haven't tried many other powders. Any 210 grain bullet should kill a deer just fine. Recently I bought a 500 count box of 215g swc cast bullets. I think Doubless is on the right track, I just happened to try some 4227 behind the 215's and they shot very well. I shoot a S&W mod 657 8 3/8 bbl.
 
I've been casting and loading the Lyman #410610 for over twenty years and it has always worked well with 2400. There was a time when I played with Blue Dot, but Alliant has said not to use BD in the .41 Mag for quite some time now, and I have not. Just as well, 2400 is a better performer.

I recently tried some Accurate 4100 in .44 Magnum and the results were outstanding. I suspect it would be excellent in the .41 also, but have yet to try it. I believe Accurate 4100 is the same powder as Ramshot Enforcer.
 
Years ago it was #2400 for me in the .41 magnum. Lately H110 works well but isn't quite as versatile if you aren't pushing the pedal to the floor.
 
I don't load .41 but I do load .44 which is probably close in burining rate.

I'd look at

Acurate No 9. Supposed to have less blast.

H110/Win 296 These are the same powder. I use it, but don't like it due to extremely fine grain size. It seems to jam up my lee measure and it leaks out of the rcbs measure. But it will be one of the top dogs for velocity. You can't download with it.

Alliant 300MP. A new one, never used it.
 


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