.416 Rem Mag - lighter loads

AndABeer · July 29, 2002, 06:40 PM

I was in Bass Pro today (I am so broke since they opened a local store) and almost picked up some Hornaday .41 Mag pistol bullets. I do not have a S&W 57 (yet). I thought I had heard that I could load these bullets into .416 Rem Mag cases for a softer firing load. I bought the .416 for my trip to Africa but did not fire it once while there (.308 and .338 were all I shot). It is a beautiful safari grade M70 and I would love to shoot it a lot more but A.) those factory rounds are damn expensive and 2.) it just hurts.

So anyway, can you load .41 Mag pistol bullets into .416 cases and shoot them safely? Accurately? Any suggestions for starting loads?

Jim Watson · July 29, 2002, 09:36 PM

Groove and bullet diameter for a .416 are .416"; for the .41 mag, .410." Not real common for the actual caliber to match the name, but those do. I doubt they would shoot like much. I don't know if there are any commercial cast .416" bullets or not. Most of the old .40 caliber rounds are true .405" to .412".

July 29, 2002, 06:40 PM	#1
AndABeer Senior Member Join Date: April 9, 2000 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 1,622	.416 Rem Mag - lighter loads I was in Bass Pro today (I am so broke since they opened a local store) and almost picked up some Hornaday .41 Mag pistol bullets. I do not have a S&W 57 (yet). I thought I had heard that I could load these bullets into .416 Rem Mag cases for a softer firing load. I bought the .416 for my trip to Africa but did not fire it once while there (.308 and .338 were all I shot). It is a beautiful safari grade M70 and I would love to shoot it a lot more but A.) those factory rounds are damn expensive and 2.) it just hurts. So anyway, can you load .41 Mag pistol bullets into .416 cases and shoot them safely? Accurately? Any suggestions for starting loads? __________________ "The key is to not pull the trigger but to squeeze it." Evil Emporer Zurg "You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts." Unknown

July 29, 2002, 09:36 PM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,541	Groove and bullet diameter for a .416 are .416"; for the .41 mag, .410." Not real common for the actual caliber to match the name, but those do. I doubt they would shoot like much. I don't know if there are any commercial cast .416" bullets or not. Most of the old .40 caliber rounds are true .405" to .412".