41 magnum

[Kenneth L. Walters]

I thought that Smith had dropped all their 41 magnums but RSR is showing numerous new models.

 

[Kenneth L. Walters]

I thought that Smith had dropped all their 41 magnums but RSR is showing numerous new models.

 

[Iggy]

They are offering several models as re-issues.

 

[41collector]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/530103904/m/4341059233

 

[colt_saa]

Originally posted by Kenneth L. Walters:
I thought that Smith had dropped all their 41 magnums but RSR is showing numerous new models.

They are coming back

 

[Chairborne]

I was in Gander the other day looking at ammo.

They wanted $70.00(!!) for a box of 50 Remington .41Mag.

Freaking insanity.

 

[SuperMan]

Originally posted by Chairborne:
I was in Gander the other day looking at ammo.

They wanted $70.00(!!) for a box of 50 Remington .41Mag.

Freaking insanity.

..what do you want for an "antique"...

Bob

 

[rburg]

With "WANTED" being the key word. I see guns for sale all the time where someone wants so much they can retire on the single sale. The bad news is "it ain't happenin'". That box will just sit on the shelf for a good, long time.

Go to gun shows and buy your ammo there. Most private vendors would blush asking half as much for the box they have. A big part of this hobby is knowing a bargain when you see it. The other part is having the $$ to take advantage of the bargains when you see them.

I got real stupid about a year and a half ago. I just started "investing" in ammo when I saw it way too cheap. That pretty much coincided with the copper price hikes.

A while back I started a thread on a gunshow. Charlie Sherrill came up with his son and one of his friends. Jr. hiked the show at a mad run, afraid he'd miss something. Charlie came to our tables and sat down for a chat. He commented later that we had a nice talk, except when I got a whiff of some ammo cheap. I'd be gone for about 5 minutes, then come dragging it back.

Charlie isn't anybody's dummy. He knows what ammo costs and understands the reasons for keeping a minor stockpile. Read his current post about his minor ammo buy. Something about thousands of rounds? OK, that was 357s, but the same theory holds.

Buy when you see it cheap. Then you won't have to pay some opportunists prices.

 

[Jetstream]

If you're going to buy a .41, buy a reloading outfit to go with it. That's what happened to me a little over a year ago.

Bought a model 57, then bought a reloader. Now I reload all my .41's, .44's, and .45 colt.

 

[The Maxo]

Will a 41 Mag or 44 Mag S&W actually go bang with store bought loads? I've never tried it.

 

[rburg]

Originally posted by The Maxo:
Will a 41 Mag or 44 Mag S&W actually go bang with store bought loads?

You betcha. Just as reliably as your or my handloads.

Honest. As I see gen-u-whine factory stuff cheap at gunshows and other places, I buy them. Even yard sales. Factory is good, just normally "uncheap". Never overlook it as a source of brass. But only when the price is right.