|
|
09-27-2009, 01:54 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Savannah Line
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 1 Post
|
|
41 mag
good recopies for cast bullets
175grain and up
|
09-27-2009, 03:14 AM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 587
Likes: 125
Liked 134 Times in 58 Posts
|
|
Don't have my reloading logs with me (this is from memory) but for a good load would be a 210 gr LSWC with 8 grs Unique for about 950 fps.
CD
__________________
De Oppresso Liber
|
09-27-2009, 04:11 AM
|
|
US Veteran
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: illinois
Posts: 6,299
Likes: 1,850
Liked 6,696 Times in 2,119 Posts
|
|
My standard is a 210-220 cast swc and 7.0 of Unique.
|
09-27-2009, 04:33 AM
|
Banned
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Brisbane-Australia
Posts: 595
Likes: 0
Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts
|
|
210gr SWC 8.0 gr Unique Around 1150-1200 fps
210gr SWC 17.0 gr 2400 Around 1400-1450 fps
Speeds are From my Gun 6 inch barrel.
Ken
|
09-27-2009, 12:15 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,690
Likes: 6
Liked 351 Times in 243 Posts
|
|
My primary defensive load is 8.0 grains of Unique under a Lee 410-208-WC. My secondary is 8.0 grains of Unique under a Lyman 410610.
For light plinking I use 5 grains of Bullseye under roundballs, light WCs or 175-185 SWCs. 4 grains of BE under 210-220 grain SWCs or 3 grains of BE under the 208 WC.
|
09-27-2009, 08:14 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
|
15.0 grains of 2400 with a 210 hard cast. Good practice load.
|
09-27-2009, 08:53 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Posts: 279
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts
|
|
I posted a similar inquiry some time ago. After tabulating the replies, 7.0 grains of Unique and the 210 -220 grain bullet was the most used.
That load shoots very well with every bullet I have tried and is my standard.
|
09-27-2009, 11:27 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 727
Likes: 1
Liked 133 Times in 93 Posts
|
|
These 215gr LSWC loads have shot good in my pistols. The 7.0gr W231 load is close to the old Police load in velocity. I've loaded a lot using 7.8grs of Unique that should be close to the same as 7.0grs of W231.
|
09-30-2009, 09:06 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times in 4 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by max
My standard is a 210-220 cast swc and 7.0 of Unique.
|
Ditto. That is an extremely accurate load in my guns.
You might want to try IMR4227 at about 1000 to 1100 fps with a cast 215 SWC. In one of my guns, it is 100 yards accuate. IMR4227 also works well with jacketed bullets. You wont get full power hunting load velocity out of IMR4227, but you will get excellent accuracy and much reduced recoil.
|
09-30-2009, 09:19 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,543
Likes: 667
Liked 6,774 Times in 1,312 Posts
|
|
210 cast bullet and 8.1 grains of Unique makes a nice mild load that will still take deer and not kill you with recoil.
__________________
Vaya con Dios
|
09-30-2009, 11:39 AM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,056
Likes: 1,090
Liked 1,626 Times in 486 Posts
|
|
I just started reloading .41 mag this year and used Starline brass, 215 grain bullets from Missouri Bullet CO. and powder from an an old can of 4756 that I wanted to use up anyway. Nine grains gave me an average velocity of 1155 fps with an E.S. 17 and S.D. of 7 which I thought was very impressive. Accuracy was great. I may have to look for some more 4756.
Edit - forgot to mention, gun was a model 57 no-dash with 8 3/8 inch barrel.
Last edited by greenmachine; 09-30-2009 at 11:42 AM.
Reason: Add barrel length.
|
10-14-2009, 10:31 PM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Savannah Line
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 1 Post
|
|
well could not get the 215-225 mold ended up with 195-198 grain depending on much litho I add
|
10-15-2009, 05:06 PM
|
Banned
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South East , PA . USA
Posts: 5,027
Likes: 485
Liked 1,610 Times in 884 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by revolverfan2
good recopies for cast bullets
175grain and up
|
My favorite loads used a true Keith-style 220gr SWC (Lyman 410459) and 16grs Blue Dot. But for some reason , Alliant isn't recommending B-D use in the .41 anymore. However I've had excellent results with it.
A word of experienced caution. The Lyman/Keith bullet carrys a lot of mass in the nose. It has a rather short shank compared to most other 210-220gr cast SWCs or jacketed bullets. That means more room in the case. Other bullets , having a smaller front and more shank , will compress the charge , resulting in high pressure. I found this out by substituting the RCBS 210 cast SWC.
Do not use Lyman 410459 data with any other bullet. When nearing max loads , pay particular attention to the amount of bullet in the case. The amount of compression ya put on a powder charge is just as if not more important than the amount of powder.
|
10-15-2009, 07:51 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: DFW, TX
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
Liked 39 Times in 15 Posts
|
|
I have two loads for 210 gr SWCs.
Plinking load is 7.0 gr of 231.
Serious load is 18 gr of 296.
|
10-21-2009, 12:13 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Savannah Line
Posts: 115
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times in 1 Post
|
|
I have a bunch of jacketed bullets but was going to try this 195 grain lee mold may try to find that keith style
|
10-25-2009, 02:22 PM
|
Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Indiana, USA
Posts: 253
Likes: 19
Liked 38 Times in 18 Posts
|
|
For hunting I use a 265 gr hard cast lead this is a wide flat nose, gas checked bullet. I use a healthy load of 296 and mag primers.
This load has killed many white tail. Longest shot was 85 yards and an instant kill (neck shot).
Took this hunting once for boar and killed a 250 lb boar, also at 85 yards also a neck shot and also an instant kill.
The gun is a S&W PC 8-3/8 657 hunter. It wears a 2x leupold scope.
My next favorite gun is a rifle. Marlin lever gun in 41 mag.
__________________
ineedannudernewgun
|
10-25-2009, 04:22 PM
|
|
SWCA Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Home of the Alamo
Posts: 5,839
Likes: 16,530
Liked 15,562 Times in 3,101 Posts
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by HappyHunter
For hunting I use a 265 gr hard cast lead this is a wide flat nose, gas checked bullet. I use a healthy load of 296 and mag primers.
This load has killed many white tail. Longest shot was 85 yards and an instant kill (neck shot).
Took this hunting once for boar and killed a 250 lb boar, also at 85 yards also a neck shot and also an instant kill.
The gun is a S&W PC 8-3/8 657 hunter. It wears a 2x leupold scope.
My next favorite gun is a rifle. Marlin lever gun in 41 mag.
|
Do you use the same recipe for both the Marlin and the Smith? I am having trouble finding one that both will function with well. Mike Rintoul (Rintoul enterprises - bullet maker) tells me that the 255 gr hardcast is the best for both worlds. He says the 265 won't feed in a Marlin?
Anybody have any ideas on one round for the revolver and the carbine?
thx
|
|
Posting Rules
|
|
|
|
|