41mag
02-28-2012, 07:02 PM
well it has been a while since I had the chance to sail a few down range. So when we headed up to the property this past weekend I brought along a few loads and several revolvers.
I have had a box of the Lee TL410-210-SWC loaded up for quite a while, but not had the chance to shoot but 5 of them.
I also had along a mixed box which had 25 each of the C430-310-RF and the Lyman Devastator. I had been gleaning over load data for quite a while trying to decide on just what to load with the 44's but eventually settled on some data I read in the Freyxell notes. I used some WC_297 and went with 20grs under the 310 and 21grs under the 270gr Devastator. I have to say that both of these were rocking right along to say the least.
I had piled up a nice new dirt burm for a backstop at 25yds and my first HP I sent down range blew a 6" wide and 4" deep gash right through 3' of the top, and continued to bounce happily across my pasture. After adjusting both my target and my sights a bit I fired another couple and found they groups almost in one hole. Then I switched over to the 310's, whoopeee. They simply drilled right through my dirt berm, lodging in the ground about a foot behind it. OK so new plan, since I had plenty of room I set up my target at 100yds and figured they would have a touch time blowing through the seasoned hickory I had laid up there. I was right, I ended up shooting a decent group, for me anyhow, of around 6" with each of them as well as one of around 4" with the 41, before I had to pack it in and go talk some business with my cattle man.
I didn't have the chrono up there but I would say that the 44 loads are easily bumping the the mid 1300's on velocity and the couple of HP's I recovered at 100 had the nosed blown off and I managed to find at least a couple of the rings. The 310's well they simply plowed into the hickory and even with a screwdriver I couldn't get them all out. I'm looking forward to putting a few more of them into possibly some water jugs to at least see if I might be able to recover one of the HP's. Either way everything is set up and ready for hogs when I get the chance I will be putting them both to the test.
As for the 41's, well tey shot OK, but I didn't get to shoot but the few at 00ds, so I really don't know how well they actually group up close. Hopefully this coming weekend I will be able to get a bit more time with them all and see how they do then. Oh this will be AFTER I add some more dirt to the berm for sure.
I have had a box of the Lee TL410-210-SWC loaded up for quite a while, but not had the chance to shoot but 5 of them.
I also had along a mixed box which had 25 each of the C430-310-RF and the Lyman Devastator. I had been gleaning over load data for quite a while trying to decide on just what to load with the 44's but eventually settled on some data I read in the Freyxell notes. I used some WC_297 and went with 20grs under the 310 and 21grs under the 270gr Devastator. I have to say that both of these were rocking right along to say the least.
I had piled up a nice new dirt burm for a backstop at 25yds and my first HP I sent down range blew a 6" wide and 4" deep gash right through 3' of the top, and continued to bounce happily across my pasture. After adjusting both my target and my sights a bit I fired another couple and found they groups almost in one hole. Then I switched over to the 310's, whoopeee. They simply drilled right through my dirt berm, lodging in the ground about a foot behind it. OK so new plan, since I had plenty of room I set up my target at 100yds and figured they would have a touch time blowing through the seasoned hickory I had laid up there. I was right, I ended up shooting a decent group, for me anyhow, of around 6" with each of them as well as one of around 4" with the 41, before I had to pack it in and go talk some business with my cattle man.
I didn't have the chrono up there but I would say that the 44 loads are easily bumping the the mid 1300's on velocity and the couple of HP's I recovered at 100 had the nosed blown off and I managed to find at least a couple of the rings. The 310's well they simply plowed into the hickory and even with a screwdriver I couldn't get them all out. I'm looking forward to putting a few more of them into possibly some water jugs to at least see if I might be able to recover one of the HP's. Either way everything is set up and ready for hogs when I get the chance I will be putting them both to the test.
As for the 41's, well tey shot OK, but I didn't get to shoot but the few at 00ds, so I really don't know how well they actually group up close. Hopefully this coming weekend I will be able to get a bit more time with them all and see how they do then. Oh this will be AFTER I add some more dirt to the berm for sure.