Why 41 Mag?

kennyb · #51 03-03-2011, 04:29 PM

i love the 41 mag.and enjoy several...i guess another way to look at it would be what does a 38 round do that the 44 cannot?or a 32,41,22,357,etc.diff.calibers for diff.applications...a 41 mag.is easy and a pleasure to shoot....even a 3"

Reddog · #52 03-03-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Engineer1911

A full-charge 357 matches a lite 41 mag, a lite 44 mag matches a full-charge 41 mag. It's easy to find 357 or 44 mag brass at the range. New 41 mag brass is right pricey, but then what isn't? Now, why would I want a 41 magnum revolver? I don't.

Another over-priced differing opinion.

I have to disagree with the statement that the heavy .41 Mag load matches a light .44 Mag load. Not in my guns!
Dick

BigBill · #53 03-04-2011, 06:30 AM

I just picked up a few boxes of Cor-Bon 41mag w/210gr JHP hunter ammo and its marked 1350fps / 800ftlbs. Thats not too shabby for a 41mag with a so called "light load" as some call the 41 right. I'd have to pump up my 44mag another 1,000fps to get close to 800ftlbs. There are pro's and con's between the two when me compare them. I've carried the redhawk in 44mag ever since there were offered. I carried the 5 1/2" barrel in the summertime and the 7 1/2" barrel in the winter time on my motorcycle. Since then i went to the 1911's, then to the 9mm's and now i'm packing the S&W M58 w/4" in 41mag in nickel. My point is everytime i look at the ballastics on all the non magnums i go back carrying the magnums again. The 41mag/m58 n frame is a tad heavier than my 357 snubbie but its a 41mag in an n frame. I think its a perfect match, me and my 41. Bill