.41 Magnum; it is like 10mm Auto, but for adults with taste and class.

[hittman77]

Oh .... did someone mention 41 Magnums?
Best revolver caliber ever to some of us!

 

[Steve St.]

I love shooting all of my 41 magnums. Either the S&Ws, Dan Wessons or Rugers. I do believe the Dan Wesson is the most accurate in my old hands, but all of them kill paper very well.

Looking for more of them in any brand.

 

[scott1970]

I wish I'd known that, the M520 is my Grail Gun. To me, it's perfect. The tapered barrel doesn't make it look "chunky", but the extractor shroud gives it some elegance. The fixed sights are all business. I sort of wish the M58 had been given an extractor shroud.

The 520 is very possibly my favorite handgun. Here's a picture of it at the range yesterday. I only took the photo to rub it in to a buddy of mine who couldn't make it to go shooting with me.

 

[Truckman]

I've gone from famine to feast...A little while back I couldn't find a 57-any dash to save my skin...Now I've bought five recently...The 6" NIB dash-1 sacrificed itself on the altar of greed to finance the purchase of another one...Today I bought my second nickel 4" no-dash...I'll leave the twins in the dark of my safe a little while and maybe they'll multiply......Ben

 

[Hair Trigger]

The 40S&W is gasping and 10mm is close behind.

Like .41 Magnum, there is a dedicated fan club of both the .40S&W and 10mm. I've owned a 10mm since 1992, when Glock first marketed the G20. I never warmed to the Glock, but love the 10mm, and now have a 1911 in that caliber, it's the perfect marriage of gun to caliber, IMO. As for the .40 "Short and Weak", it still beats 9mm hands-down, and is my preferred concealed carry. People complain about it being "snappy" in a compact pistol, but I've never thought it was all that bad.

S&W has made other revolvers with the tapered 4" barrel, shrouded ejector and fixed sights. But that is for another thread.

Kevin

But not in .357 Magnum. It's the only one, which is why I want one. All I collect are P&R magnum revolvers, and it comes in just under the wire, age-wise.

Yes , the 40 S&W is " short and weak " compared to it's parent cartridge -- 10mm . But , but the 10mm is " short and weak " compared to the 41 magnum , a round the 10mm is often compared to . Regards Paul

I never understood why the 10mm gets compared to .41M. It does match up well with the .357M, though.

.40S&W to 10mm is a similar comparison of .38Spl to .357M, or .44Spl. to .44M. Shorter case, interchangeable bullet, less powder and more forgiving to shoot.

 

[biku324]

Except there are several hundred thousand 40 S&W in or recently in police hands. They won't disappear when retired.

 

[Drm50]

I had to laugh. Dad just gave me his 16 gauge bought new in 1951 - he's taken pheasants, ducks, geese, deer, and all kinds of varmints with it and never needed more.

When 38-40 ammo and components are getting discontinued the 41 mag will only have 85 years left.

I just sold my m12 Winchesters last week. Just stock field models both Full Choke. That leaves me with one Ithaca 37 in 16g. We use to make fun of our buddies down in southern WVa, that is 16g country. I sold my Rem 700 8mm mag two years ago. Cant be very popular because I can sell dies. All the other Magnum dies went quick. I had everything from 7mm mag to 458 mag. The newer Ultras, Short Mags, ect turned out to be dogs. I only had a 270 Short Mag and didn't have it long enough to load.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

saw your post on ARFCOMM...