230therapy
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Here's a good example of what Walkalong is talking about:
http://www.handgunsmag.com/2006/04/27/reloading-the-44-magnum/
http://www.handgunsmag.com/2006/04/27/reloading-the-44-magnum/
Just because a caliber can be loaded to two different power levels, both of which are useful for different things, doesn't mean either one is useless. Not everyone needs full power for whatever hunting they do, while some need all they can get.
I had some of that years ago that I used in a Winchester 94. You are right, it was hot compared to some other stuff. It sure did work though. My elder son has that rifle now.He got a 240/1450. (Remington loaded hotter than the Grand Old Man of pressure.) The lead SWC was a gas-checked bullet, by the way...and that ammunition was hot.
nice going 230, i keep seeing this picture around here. now a model 58 is high up on my list of wants right along with a model 13. i really like the blued fixed sight guns. the 58 being just above the 13 now because i really like the N frame.
Reading through the posts the caliber.41 goes farther back than some realise. First cartriges were for the .41 deringers (about 1870). Have a couple Colt revolvers in .41 Colt (Lightning & 1894)
Interesting that my 41 Colt loads a .406 heeled cast bullet and shoots it just fine.