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French Grumpy Bear
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Hello,
In France and more widely in Europe, the .41 Rem Mag is very rare. So yes, manufactured ammunition in .41 Rem Mag is very, very hard to find. I unearthed an old stock of Federal Power Shok 210 gr. from a big gunsmith and took a little more than half of the lot. Otherwise, Hornady LEVERevolution 190 gr. are distributed and tracked by the Hornady distributor for France. You can sometimes find other brands in Europe, but they're rare... and expensive!
So, yes, it's a caliber that's just right for hand reloading. It's perfectly possible in France for legally authorized shooters. The problem here is that .41 Rem Mag reloading components (notably cartridge cases) are almost as rare and expensive as manufactured ammunition. Apart from Star Line, there are no cases to be found, so it's strongly recommended to keep fired cases from manufactured ammunition.
For my part, I'm just starting out with reloading, and one of my first challenges will be to reconstitute the .41 Police and .41 HP loads originally designed by Keith for the .41 (Remington not having fully followed his recommendations at the time).
Here's the beast:
