Great find! I'm part of your problem with them 4" barrels as I'm up to 3, 2 blued and 1 in nickel. If I owned your 57 I would have it refinished, but thats just me.

From my experiences with the round I truly believe it's one of the most accurate rounds going. When I bring out my 4" 57 for bowling pin matches I usually do well, even with the lighter reloads. They ALWAYS go down with one hit. In an earlier post I stated that I shot a six point Sitka Whitetail from 130 paces and it was a one shot kill. Knew and heard the bullet hit him right where I was aiming. Little meat damage thanks to a hard cast SWC.

You got a great deal on that baby and I hope you enjoy it as much as I love my .41's!

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