I've had good success (sub-2" at 25 yds from rest) with both Lyman's 410459 & RCBS' 41-215 in my Smith M57. I size both bullets to 0.411" and load up to 1100 fps with them. ACWW's + 50-50 lube. Unique (7.5 gr), Win 231, and Herco all work well for me with minimal to zero leading issues. The same loads do equally well in a trio of Ruger BH's in .41 Magnum. HTH's Rod
Rod
It is a great cartridge. I am so heavily invested in .357 (four pistols. three rifles) that I cannot justify making the switch. Adding another caliber does not meet my logistics parameters.
For a new shooter starting out it is an excellent option to consider if they want a cartridge that will work well in both pistols and lever action rifles. But get a few thousand cases!!
I fear it will die a slow death. Sad really.
Don Verna
It very may well die a slow death as us boomers and Gen X get older. Until then, I’ll continue to enjoy it as my favorite caliber.
I bought a Lee tl410-210-swc this weekend and fired up the pot this afternoon. Boolits dropped at .4105 by .412. I tumble lubed them in 45-45-10 and they are drying as I type. Im just looking for a plinking accurate load for these.
I was a dog on a short chain.
Now there's no chain.
Jim Harrison
If I could only have 2 loads in the 41 magnum it would be 8 grs of Unique with the 230 gr Keith & 17 grs of 2400 with the same bullet. I've used both since the late 60's with incredible success.
Dick
If you're into the 41 magnum and 41 special and like wadcutter designs, you might want to check out NOE's # 413 - 215 - WC (413432) mould . It's based on Lyman's 358432 design just enlarged to 41 cal and 215 grains . Makes a great target and gen use boolit , hollow point it and it would be an excellent stopper . It's about the only 41 I cast now days for my S&W model 58 ...in my avatar.
Loads shoot to it's fixed sights perfectly .
Gary
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I’ve got two 57s, both nickle 83/8”. One is NIB in case. Only S&Ws I have that I don’t load WCs for. I load 210gr SWC cast/ 18.0gr 2400 approx 1150fps. I don’t shoot them very often I hate nickle guns and cleaning them.
So far we have never had a 41 Mag revolver that did not shoot nicely. From Dan Wesson to Rugers to S&W to a couple Taurus they all have loads that we can depend on year after year.
But if I could only have one it would be the Dan Wesson. Still the most accurate revolver we have ever owned.
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Viva DW in .41 Mag!
Three44s
Quote Originally Posted by Bret4207
“There is more to this than dumping lead in a hole.”
I have 57 and mountain gun in 41 mag we shoot gold balls and play red neck golf. Excellent calibre
I got to chronograph my loads last weekend. With 220 gr Arsenal 412-220 RF and 11gr 800x I got 1140 fps from my 4" model 57-1. It was windy sunday, but I shot groups anyway. I shot four 6-shot groups at 45 yards, and every single group was 3 1/2". No variation at all. You can't beat that consistency!
If one wants WCs and doesn't cast...
https://www.gtbullets.com/index.php?...=index&cPath=6
https://www.mattsbullets.com/index.p...cvctancgnk0jc7
The best thing I ever did for my 41's was to have the cylinders throated on both my Blackhawk and Redhawk. The accuracy improvement was dramatic. 8.0gr of unique under a 210-225 cast has always been a tack driver of a load in either revolver and my Henry Big Boy.
Fast is fine but accuracy is final.
Have a M-57 with the 8" barrel. I have used many different cast bullets in it with all the types offered by Lee and most of the Lyman (when they still offered them)...never found any bullet that was not accurate in the M-57. I used a variety of powders; again never found any loads that weren't good~excellent. The .41 caliber seems to be intrinsically accurate. Lately I shoot SWCs cast at 210~220 grains with a fast powder to attain 1,000 FPS as that is all I find necessary for plinking.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |