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Nice read here.

https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/the-all-purpose-41/

I have a Bisley .41 sitting in the safe since 2018. I have yet to fire it. A issue I plan to rectify as soon as Im mobile from knee surgery. There are a couple other Bisley models bought at the same time that suffer the same lack of use.

Nice to see Idaho on there.

One thing omitted in the article: one benefit to the .41 is manufacturers generally have throat tolerances in the .411-.412 range and the bullets in the .410-.411 range.
This is over decades of manufacture and in every make, which generally spells accuracy for the shooter.
No other revolver cartridge can claim that consistency and the common ones are all over the place compared to the .41.

Thanks for sharing the article.

I have one 41 Magnum and it's my S&W Model 57 Mountain Gun and it's a keeper.

I do keep my eyes open for another 41 Magnum when I hit a Gunshop or gun show.

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I bought a S&W 57 .41 Mag in 1984 and a new Marlin 1894 lever action .41 Mag in 1987. They became favorites of mine out in the mountains and forests. A wonderful combo. Because of a serious eye problem and physical problems, I no longer hunt or shoot, so I sold them to a good friend who had long admired them. He speaks often of how much he enjoys them. I am glad they went to a person who likes the guns and the caliber.

FWIW.

L.W.

I've always liked the .41 magnum and have several, all Smiths. Like all my guns, they don't get shot enough.

I have a 4" & a 6" M-57 in 41 Magnum, great cartridge

Been enjoying since 74

...favorite revolver round...

https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?276144-41-Magnum-41-Special-Load-Data-Center

Same size gun as .44 Magnum usually bought by reloaders due to limited ammo availability and high cost. Reloaders can reduce .44 Mag loads or just use .44 Special ammo. To me .41Mag is worth a fart .44Mag two farts, zero appeal. I prefer .45 Colt to both.

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So what models of 41 mag have you owned? Loaded for and or hunted with ? Or is it just some preference based on someone else’s s regurgitation?
Im not saying your wrong
But with that philosophy there is no need for a lot of cartridges and guns.
I like them because they are fun … period
Just wish I had more time to play with them.

The .45 Colt checks all the boxes for me, no need to concern myself with anything else.

I love it also.
I have 3 left plus a 454.
My nicest is a Grover No 5 fully engraved.
I recently traded a Ruger 45 colt/acp. That was a difficult one to trade off. It went for No 1 375 HH.

Maser, When was the last time you held a handgun in your hand, hell, any firearm?

Your airsofts do not count.

Yes the 41 is easy to make shoot well. I load from 700 fps up to as much H110 as I can fit under the bullet. I use bullets from 165 gr cast, 210 gr cast, 250 gr cast, 170 Sierra, 210 Berry's plated, 210 Nosler HP, and 210 Hornady XTP. The cast bullets are powder coated.

Universal, Unique, Blue Dot, HS 6 for moderate velocity loads. Titegroup for low velocity, H110 for maximum loads.

I sold a six inch 657 a couple years ago. But still have a Taurus total titanium tracker (restricted to light loads only), a 657 Mountain Gun, a Ruger SBH bisley hunter, and a Marlin 1894.

The 165s at 700 fps shoot about like a 38 special, the 250s shoot like a 44 mag.

The gun shop in Emmett has a 41 Hunter. I don’t remember if it has a scope. If it was a Bisley it probably would be in my safe. I have a 44 Bisley Hunter

I just picked up a S&W M57 , basically to see how it compares with my M65 357, 629 44 Mtn Gun and Tisas 10mm

Not that I am buying. I blew my disposable fun money for this month on a package of rifles.

But, Momma is getting her foo-foo dog clipped in Emmett next week. I will have to go past the shop and drool on the merchandise.

You are such a retard.

Yes.Totally clueless. Any serious hunter/shooter that has owned both and studied it's performance, the 41 Mag out penetrates the 44 with hard cast bullets and at reduced recoil. While it may have been a bust as originally intended (Law Enforcement), as a hunting cartridge, it is in my opinion superior to the 44.

A local newspaper outdoor sports columnist once asked me the old, “if you could only have one handgun and why” question. I said it would be my plain vanilla 6” 657. With a 220 grain cast SWC at 1100 fps it would be cheap and easy to shoot, accomplish 90% of what any rational person would want to do with a handgun and last forever.