41 Long Colt webpage

[Harry O]

Anyone interested in the 41 Long Colt should check this webpage out.

http://harryo.sixshootercommunity.org/

[Wayne Smith]

Harry, all that comes up is "Harry Owens' Virtual Rifle Range" on a blank screen. What gives?

[Harry O]

Harry, all that comes up is "Harry Owens' Virtual Rifle Range" on a blank screen. What gives?

Sorry, but it works for me from two different computers and two different web browsers. Will try to find out what is wrong.

[ron brooks]

Worked okay for me.

Ron

[kywoodwrkr]

I wouldn't limit that visit to just folks interested in the 41 Colt.
There is some reaaallllly good information there.:Fire:
It is a real good introduction to heel bullet use in particular.
I Liked my visit very much.
Thanks Harry.:drinks:
DaveP kywoodwrkr

[w30wcf]

Harry O,

Nice webpage. Lots of neat information .
Thank you for the link.

w30wcf

[Firebird]

Wayne

Go to the page, then click on your "reload" button; Harry O's page should then come up for you.
You are getting an old copy of the ISP's placeholder page that is being held in cache somewhere between you and Harry's webserver.

[robertbank]

Excellent site. I load my heel base boolits and crimp them with a crimping tool made out of lineman pliers. Works great. I use fire formed .38spl cases. Alloy used is WW air cooled.

Take care

Bob

[gregg]

Harry, all that comes up is "Harry Owens' Virtual Rifle Range" on a blank screen. What gives?
WHERE!!!
Whats the addy if you would please?
Cool HarryO.. I think its is a need thing.
You done alot of work on the old 41 Colt

[Ranch Dog]

Nice Page Harry O...

Your name actually came up in a topic I opened up on Shooters Forum (http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=9885) several years ago concerning a 41 LC I acquired through my late spouse's family. I no longer have the pistol, having returned it to keep it in that family but I've remained interested in this caliber.

I don't know if anyone hunts with this caliber but I actually took a couple of hogs with the pistol. One hot summer day I found two young feral hogs taking a nap under a large live oak. I happened to have that pistol in my truck and the original box of ammo as I had recently taken it to a smith to examine. I shot those two porkers right square in the head and they both dropped like rocks. The gun surprised me, very loud!

[Wayne Smith]

Wayne

Go to the page, then click on your "reload" button; Harry O's page should then come up for you.
You are getting an old copy of the ISP's placeholder page that is being held in cache somewhere between you and Harry's webserver.

Nope, didn't work. I'll have to try it in Internet Explorer, it's probably an AOL issue.

[Harry O]

Ranch Dog: I wouldn't have thought of hunting with the 41LC, but you can't argue with success. Looks like what Elmer Keith said about it was true. A much better fight stopper than its paper ballistics suggest -- and better than any .38 Special load made (at least back when he was writing). Good job!

[robertbank]

Vancouver, B.C. carried the .41LC right up to the early 50's. Not much of a target gun but could do a job on two legged folks a shorter ranges.

HarryO I solved the crimping problems with my heel based boolits with the use of a wire cutter with a hole drilled out in the jaws. Works great and the loads are far more accurate when the boolit is crimped properly.

Take Care

Bob

[gregg]

Nice Page Harry O...

Your name actually came up in a topic I opened up on Shooters Forum (http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=9885) several years ago concerning a 41 LC I acquired through my late spouse's family. I no longer have the pistol, having returned it to keep it in that family but I've remained interested in this caliber.

I don't know if anyone hunts with this caliber but I actually took a couple of hogs with the pistol. One hot summer day I found two young feral hogs taking a nap under a large live oak. I happened to have that pistol in my truck and the original box of ammo as I had recently taken it to a smith to examine. I shot those two porkers right square in the head and they both dropped like rocks. The gun surprised me, very loud!

Thank You . How cool is that a hunting report with a 41 LC
Gregg

[Ricochet]

Just a thought: I wonder if a tubing cutter would work to crimp heel bullets in?

[robertbank]

The key to making the crimping tool is to get the diameter of the hole in the pliars cut just right. My crimping tool just squeezes the case a thousanth no more. Seems to work just great. I use fire formed .39spl cases to make my .41LC cases.

Take Care

Bob

[sharps_74]

I have searched for this past week for this info. and didn't even find half as much as you have on your page. Thank you so much for making it.

[cuzinbruce]

That's a great page Harry O. Thank you for the link.

[wiljen]

Well written and documented Harry, I'd be happy to put a copy of it under member articles on castpics, with your permission of course.

May I ?

[Wayne Smith]

My problem must have been an aol thing. With Firefox it loads fine.

[lathesmith]

This is a great article, lots of good info here on not only the 41 but other BP cartridges as well. I am sure you know this, but one possible way of easier lubing for those heel-based bullets would be to use a Star sizer and SPG; this would (quickly) put the lube right where it belongs without the mess and bother.
I have tried before to find info on loading heel-based bullets, but had not come up with anything very useful. Until now...thanks again for sharing!
lathesmith

[Earl Brasse]

This is great info. I gave up shooting my .41's on a regular basis but if I had a mold cut for my Master Caster, I could use my Star sizer & a Lee factory crimp die & actually get things done fast enough to use again for SASS matches. I tried to cast with a single cavity hollow based mold but thought I was spending a life-time at it trying to keep up enough bullets.

[missionary5155]

Anyone interested in the 41 Long Colt should check this webpage out.

http://harryo.sixshootercommunity.org/
This is a help ! :-D I started stoking my Colt 41 1895 6 inch using smashed up 358 bullets (did this in a vise) then sized using the removed cylinder. For brass I used shortened 38 special brass wrapped with masking tape. 5 grains of Unique and I was in buisness. Bullet was loaded with the nose in the case... had to load single shot but you would be surprised how well it shot. Actuallly on par with the heal bullets... but it is alot more fun having a full cylinder. :Fire:

[missionary5155]

The key to making the crimping tool is to get the diameter of the hole in the pliars cut just right. My crimping tool just squeezes the case a thousanth no more. Seems to work just great. I use fire formed .39spl cases to make my .41LC cases.

Take Care

Bob
How thick (or sharp) is the edge on the "crimper tool"... ? The actual surface that engages the case ?

[cabezaverde]

Harry,

Interesting to see your topic today. I recently picked up a Hoch mould that was made to cast a 41 heeled bullet.

I am not really sure why I bought it, other than the price was right. Is there a great deal of interest in this caliber?

[missionary5155]

This THREAD has been a BIG help with my old Colt I thought you should get a look at it... #193xxx still has the nice blue on the hammer and trigger 6" Barrel

[Harry O]

Harry,

Interesting to see your topic today. I recently picked up a Hoch mould that was made to cast a 41 heeled bullet.

Is there a great deal of interest in this caliber?

Not much interest, but I get several e-mails per year on the 41LC.

[missionary5155]

Greetings I was just reading in another area that JeffinNZ is using loctite on a heel boolit in a rook rifle . So I thinks I wonder about the 41 colt . Maybe even a super glue ?
What do you think about that ??

[cabezaverde]

Not much interest, but I get several e-mails per year on the 41LC.

Harry, do you think that mold would be of interest to a 41 shooter, or are most trying to avoid the heeled bullet?