>41 Mag load data needed w/H2400 and 200gr Rem JHP?

[41magman]

I have a supply of Remington 200gr JHPs for a .41 Mag and would like to get some information from those of you who might have loaded using these bullets and 2400. Specifically I have once fired Remington brass, a freshly opened old stock can of Herc 2400, Winchester LP primers and these Rem 200 gr JHPs which of course do not show up in any reloading manual I have been able to locate. I have loaded Rem brass, with CCI 300 primers, 16.0 gr of H2400 and Hornady 210 XTP.

So: R-P Brass, Win LP, Rem 200 gr JHP, Herc 2400 (? gr)

Thanks!

 

[Aticus]

You might start at: Alliant Powder - Home

 

[Roadranger]

Pecos Bill beat me to it. Alliant shows 16.8 gr. of 2400 with a Speer 200 gr. bullet at 1311 fps. FWI, all of the powder providers have data on the Internet. Bob!!

 

[41magman]

Thanks for the replies but the difference is the bullet. The manuals show a Speer 200 gr bullet which seems to be quite different than the Remington. I am looking for someone who has load data for the exact combination I have listed. RP brass, Win LP primer, Rem 200 gr JHP, and Herc 2400 (I have heard and read that Herc and Alliant 2400 do perform differently).

 

[don5]

41 mag, I just looked through Hornady 8th and 9th, Nosler 6 and 7, Lyman 47th manual and The Complete Reloading Guide. I found your bullets on page 369 of Lyman manual and on page 151 of The Complete Reloading Guide. However your powder is not listed in either manual. I am not giving you any info due to that reason. I do not want to be responsible for any foolish mistake on your part. The way I see it, you have two options: 1. Use a different powder- good luck finding what you need. 2. Changing bullets. Personally this is the option I would go for myself. Sorry I can't help. I will be glad to look up another powder for you though. I will give you a hint- You need one of these powders: Unique, Bullseye, Red Dot, Green Dot or Herco. I wish you the best in your search.

 

[lebomm]

I don't think you're going to see much difference between one JHP and another of the same weight, even if they're shaped a bit differently. I'd try the recommended load, backing the charge down a grain, and work up, 10 rounds at a time, .2gr at a time.
That's just what I'd do, you'll do as you must.

Larry

 

[41magman]

don5

Interesting about the Lyman manual as I have the 49th edition and the .41 mag is on page 368 which does list 2400 (Alliant of course) with a 200 gr JHP but the bullet is not Remington but Speer.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

Vintage Powder

(I have heard and read that Herc and Alliant 2400 do perform differently).

I used my last "vintage" can of Hercules 2400 a few months ago. It was about 30yrs. old & was stored with all my other powder in a dry/cool storage case. I don't have a chrono but I noticed newly loaded 357 & 44s, with the old powder, seemed a little flat. Got a new can & the same load was noticeably sharper. I've read that A2400 is supposedly a tad faster than H2400, not to mention "fresher", but I don't know if there's any documentation to back it.

Trying to find the exact receipe for your component combo is usually difficult. Sometime you just have to extrapolate/translate components, & start low if there's much difference.

 

[don5]

don5

Interesting about the Lyman manual as I have the 49th edition and the .41 mag is on page 368 which does list 2400 (Alliant of course) with a 200 gr JHP but the bullet is not Remington but Speer.

Oops my bad! Sorry I wrote the wrong page number down.