I do believe the .41 Magnum was unnecessary had someone designed a .44 Magnum load with a 200 grain lead bullet at 800 fps for police use.

But I'm glad they didn't.

I do know that MY .41 Magnums are obsolete, simply because no one is is going to get them for a long, long time.

I would like to add to Rburg's post on "hoarding". If anyone after about 1973 [maybe even after GCA68] wasn't "hoarding" for the potential day when a lot of this will be outlawed, I have no sympathy for them.

As well as hoarding simply because the factory will eliminate favorite components because they don't sell. I like the old Speer jacket semi-wadcutter bullets, in all calibers. When I find them I buy them.

Hence, when I buy a sixgun, I quickly work up a favorite load. Then I go out and buy a lifetime's supply of components necessary for that sixgun.

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