anyone try 10B101 powder in .41 Swiss Vetterli loads?

[JKH]

Howdy all,

I just made a bunch more brass for my centerfire converted Vetterli and am interested in trying 10B101 as I have a full jug.

I am using the Lee 310gn boolit powder coated and sized to .429, cases are made from Graf's 8mm Lebel brass (worked quite well with proper annealing, primer pockets are tight! But I ran them through my LEE APP press with the large primer pocket swagger so hopefully they will be better).

I also plan on using CCI large pistol primers.

So, anyone give this a try yet? From the 10B101 load thread there is info for .44 mag, but that only goes up to 250gn boolits, am I safe (relatively speaking) to use the maximum load listed of 16.5gns being that the Swiss case is much larger than the .44 mag, and also in a rifle (yes, a very old rifle but still stronger than a revolver)?

I have many other powders to use with data already out there for the Swiss, but would really like to fi d more ways to use this 10B101, it works great in .45ACP, have also used it in other rifle rounds, but just have a feeling it could really shine in the Swiss.

Thanks for any input.

Jeff

[Nobade]

I use 4 grains of it to duplex the rest of the black powder charge in mine. Works great for that. Never thought to try it as the whole charge though.

[Eddie Southgate]

I'd try Herco or Unique .

[hpbear101]

I had good luck with that bullet and A2400.

Tom

[JKH]

Thanks for the responses guys!

I have all the powders mentioned and a good deal more, but 7bpounds of 10B101 is just begging to have its horizons expanded. I have used it in quite a few bottle neck rifle calibers, and have been very happy with it in .45ACP (some trial in .380ACP), but really think itbwould shine ine the Swiss.

Perhaps another tact, anyone load for .44 mag using 300+ grain boolits and 10B101? That should extrapolate well towards the Swiss. On theb10B101 sticky there are .44 mag loads but with much lighter boolits.