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Tatume
01-18-2013, 09:03 PM
Hi Folks,
Veral Smith at LBT is going to make a four-cavity LFN GC mold for my new 41 Rem Mag Freedom Arms M97 when it comes in (I need to slug the throats first, so I haven't placed the order yet). I'm trying to decide what weight to make the bullets. Lighter will produce less recoil, one of the many reasons I chose the 41 in the first place. On the other hand, the wide lube groove Veral uses, the gas check shank, the crimp groove and the 0.35" nose I want all add up to a lot of length. The width of the driving bands is the only thing left, and I don't want to reduce them so much that accuracy might be affected. So I'm asking about your experiences: what weight cast bullets do you find best in your 41 Rem Mag revolvers?
If I have to, I can switch to the WFN design. The shorter nose will allow more room for driving bands. Thoughts?
Take care, Tom
**oneshot**
01-18-2013, 09:37 PM
I've been using a 210grSWC that casts at 216 with no complaints. I cast these for my Blackhawk Hunter and my old Blackhawk that my friend now owns. Very accurate in both guns with a .5gr difference in powder. Just got in on a group buy for a hollowpoint mold from MIHEC that should be about the same weight but with a hollow point and +10 or so without.
Quite a few guys I talk to say the 230's are the way to go.
rockrat
01-18-2013, 09:44 PM
I shoot the NOE 230 in mine
Tatume
01-18-2013, 09:50 PM
Hi Fellows,
Are your bullets gas check designs? What are the nose lengths?
Thanks, Tom
HATCH
01-18-2013, 10:35 PM
I shoot 220 flat point round nose Magma mold boolits
8.5 grains unique
No gas check.
**oneshot**
01-18-2013, 11:20 PM
No gas check.
44man
01-19-2013, 09:59 AM
The .41 should do well with about anything that fits. I don't think they need a check either. I make all my big bore stuff PB and just toughen the boolit to stop skid past the base band.
Larry Gibson
01-19-2013, 12:47 PM
The RCBS 41-210-SWC is an excellent "all around" performer in my current .41 Ruger Bisley and was in my previous Ruger BH and S&Ws. The Lyman GC'd would be my choice but GC' availability in .41 cal is difficult to say the least. I also extensively use the Lee TL410-210-SWC. My plinking loads are with the older Lee TL410-175-SWC or the TL410-195-SWC. However, I consider the 210 - 215 gr bullets as best all around for the .41 Magnum.
Larry Gibson
cbrick
01-19-2013, 01:14 PM
So after the other threads you decided to go with the FA. Nice!
I've had good luck in the 41 with 210-230 gr boolits. The RCBS 210 SWC that Larry mentioned is a great boolit and it's pretty tough to go wrong with an RCBS mold.
The only commercial cast boolit I've ever bought was for working up loads for a friend's 41 FA 10" and that was the Leadheads 245 gr. I used that boolit because he doesn't cast and I didn't want to go into the casting business to keep him supplied. It's a gas checked, truncated nose FP with about 80% bearing surface. That boolit was simply shocking how well it shot. With a Burris 10X from the bench I could stack boolits on the 150 meter silhouette turkey all day. After working up that load I decided that if I ever got another 41 I would find out what mold that was.
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This is it with their lube?, I did need to re-size them to fit the FA's throats.
Just to give your grey matter a little something to chew on. :mrgreen:
Rick
Tatume
01-19-2013, 01:33 PM
Hi Rick,
Yes, I was put off by the 6 - 7 month wait, but then found out that Wayne Baker keeps them in stock, and had exactly what I wanted on hand. So now I have about another week to wait, and I'm getting a bunch of ammo loaded in preparation. I have Sierra 210 gr, Sierra 220 gr (discontinued), Speer 220 gr (also discontinued), Remington 200 gr, and Lee 210 gr TL bullets. So while I'm waiting on a new mold, I'll have plenty of ammo to shoot. I'm going back to the thread about Alpha Precision and add something about the before and after idea too.
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