Prefered loads .41 Range Report

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Dennis Rogers

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Anyone have a prefered hand load in .41 Rem. Mag. ?

I just returned from the range. Im happy with one of the two loads but was wondering if someone has a sweet load in a Hunting bullet they would like to share. Im going after a whitetail this fall. Here is my load data:
Win.Brass & Primer. Hornady 210Gn. HP/XTP Sittin a top 10.3 Gn. of V.V. N350 Shot from a Ruger BlackHawk 4 5/8" Brl. First roung was in the ten ring
(Bamm near a Bulls Eye) the rest circled the clock. @ 50 Yrd. from a rest. Chrono showed 1150 avg.FPC

Cheers
 
I have a S&W M57 and a M58. The 58 is just too nice to shoot much so the 57 sees most of my .41 Magnum use. I ordered some heavyweight bullets from Beartooth Bullets. I've played around with them a bit but nothing great so far. I always like the Sierra 180 grain JHC bullet in .44 Magnum so I've done a lot of shooting with the .41 version which is in 170 grains. If you popped a deer broadside in the ribs with that bullet you would get a quick kill.

I use Starline brass, 23.9 grains of W296, and CCI Magnum primers. The manual says that load should be pushing 1400 fps. You know when it goes off but it's a nice load for when you want to hit something hard. Wear hearing protection!

Gregg
 
Accurate

AA9, while not able to produce the highest velocities, often produces the highest accurate velocities, whether under a 210g LSWC or Sierra's 170g JHC.......
 
My prefered .41 Magnum Loads

These loads can be use with 210 or 220 grain bullets:
Either 4227 powder is TO HOT for a Smith & Wesson.
17.5 grains of 2400
8.0 grains o UNIQUE...Duplicates the "Old Police Load".
5.0 grains of UNIQUE...My PPC Load.
 
I've found that both the CCI/Speer Gold Dot 210gr and the Federal CastCore 250gr to be plenty accurate. Has anyone tried the Winchester Platinum Tip 240gr .41 load?

All of my reloading stuff is packed away in the garage, however I do recall using a 220gr LSWC with approximately 16.5 grains of Unique for deer hunting some moons ago.
 
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