[Mike Irwin]

Tried a new load over the weekend.

8.2 (eight point two) grains of WW 231

Winchester Large Pistol Primer

215-gr. hardcast LSWC bullet by Valiant

mixed Remington and Federal cases.

I loaded these using my Lee turret with the adjustable charge bar, with which I've not been too impressed in the past.

But, it was actually fairly consistent, and shooting across the chronograph bore that out.

IIRC the average was about 1070 fps., with not much spread, for about 547 ft. lbs of energy, but recoil was very mild.

The nice thing was that out of my 4" Model 58 they shot almost to point of aim at about 15 meters (I think that was about the distance).

I had been pushing the 215s at about 950 fps. for bowling pins, and while they were a GREAT pin load, they were dropping well below point of aim, probably a good 6", at 15 meters.

[WhoKnowsWho]

Too bad the only .41 Mag available is my wife's Desert Eagle...

Guess it's about time to find a revolver to shoot your load... just to make sure it works okay. :)

Is your powder measure still leaking? My new one was until I laid Scotch tape on the metal frame to descrease the space between the disk and bottom frame, no more leaks with anything so far! I just trimmed it to fit.

[Mike Irwin]

It's leaking a little bit with 231, but a LOT with AA 7.

I'm going to have to try your fix.