I follow Mr. Keith’s way of thinking for a lead power load. 16.0 grains of 2400 and 215 coated lead bullets fly at 1,327 FPS out of my 6.5” Blackhawk and the accuracy is good.
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Good luck with whatever route you go, it looks like you have a lot of good options.
Just getting a gauge on how popular the .41 still may be among forum members. I personally own three and I am on the hunt for a .41 rifle.
The .41 is my #1 caliber that I load for. I love the history of it and the performance you can wring out of it.
I loaded H-110 up, because I have not loaded it before (only been loading for a year) and I chose a loading that was in the middle of a published range. If what I have loaded does not fare well I will bump the charges, which is something I expect to do anyways when working up a load.
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I would not be satisfied with FPS in that neighborhood. I was expecting somewhere in the neighborhood of 1225-1250 out of my 6.5" before bumping higher on the charge. I lost sight of the test barrel length that was used in the published data.
I appreciate your feedback- thank you!
It has come up twice in this thread about 16.5 grains of H-110 being below the minimum loading for 140 grain XTP’s. My 11th edition Hornady manual calls for a range of 15.7-18.4, I am in the lower third or so of this range but not below the minimum. Are you guy’s referencing another source maybe?
Hmmm, I am away from the house right now but I remember this load being in the middle of the pack, as per Hornady's manual. I will double check when I get back home.