Neal, when I first went to Chaffee Co., I carried a M-57 .41 mag. Never felt undergunned. It was a ton of steel to carry on your hip all day. That was back when everything was leather too.
But, I also carried the Rem. 210 gr. jacketed softpoints, not the 210 gr. soft lead semi-wadcutters, that were suppose to be the duty ammo.
It was interesting to qualify with that stuff. I always found a way to do it. When we were finding large tracks, that was on my hip, and my .338 Win. Mag. or my .350 Rem. Mag. was in my patrol car.
I have a long fond memory of the .41 Remington Magnum. Was with me for alot of miles, before the Department attorney decided we had to standardize on caliber. Then, we ended up with .38/.357 Mag. Everyone had .357's. And finally they furnished ammo.