41mag vs 44mag

[cowboy4evr]

Supposedly before Elmer died he had some " wire rod " patterns made up . They had a shorter nose and wider meplat . There are several companies out there selling these later designs . I stick with the older / original designs as they work the best for me . I have found that Veral Smith's designs , " WFN and LFN " designs work well also . I have shot them from " mild to wild " with equal accuracy . His molds are " top rail " IMO .

 

[Skeet 028]

My B'ar load for the 41 mag uses a 250 gr WFN Gas check bullet at approx 1050-1100 FPS. Does it need a gas check?.. I doubt it but it is a good shooting bullet. I also had one of the first H&G 258s made. invoice was dated August 1st 1964...and the postage stamp on the package was dated August 4th. I bought it at an auction in 2013 and it was still new unused after all those years. I think it was a true Keith bullet with square grease grooves etc. For some odd reason(money??) I sold it in 2016. I also have an old Lyman(Ideal) 429 421 mold that is or seems to be a true Keith mold. Old enough to be a smooth faced mold. There was some design changes by Lyman that Keith disagreed with I think. One was the square grease grooves as some had problems dropping good clean bullets..Or so I remember. Or dis-remember. I wish I had known what questions to ask all those years ago when I met him a few times. He was kind of a hoot to listen to.

 

[Lordvice]

I have a mod 29 44 mag and love shooting 300 grain TFP through it. I am going to have to buy a 41 mag now . Don't encourage me.

 

[M29since14]

... Seems like the 41mag just came around a little too late. definetly a better round though!

No, not "a better round" at all. I think a very, very minor case might be made for saying the 57 is a "better gun" than a 29, but the .41 isn't one bit better than the .44. Just the revolver - that's all.

We've been talking about this for about fifty years now. They're both great cartridges - and revolvers.

 

[mtgianni]

Nobody yet mentioned the ear-splitting report of the .41 mag. Maybe its just me, but the .41 mag is the most deafening (with both plugs and muffs in/on ears) that I've ever heard. To me it is considerably more painful than the sound from a .44 mag.

IMHO; that's why the .41 mag never 'took off'.

IME and ears the 32-20 and 327 fed both are louder than the 41/44.

 

[Skeet 028]

Actually I always thought the 357 was the loudest AND sharpest of them all.

 

[RobertJ.]

I realize this is a revived "zombie thread" but I'll still chime in.

When I was 11, my dad bought a Ruger BH, 4 5/8", .41 Magnum. I started shooting it the same day he did. We lived in SE Alaska, and he "loaded it for bear" as they say. I don't remember what the load was, but the bullet was a Speer 210 gr. SP. It kicked pretty good. When I was 12, I got the chance to shoot a Ruger SBH. I remember being kind of disappointed, I thought it would kick more than the .41 Mag.

I discovered that recoil has a lot to do with the gun, and not just the caliber.

Most shooters don't shoot at the kind of range where "flatter shooting" would make a difference.

And, in hindsight, my dad should have been carrying a 12 gauge slug gun!

 

[REM1875]

and the 41 SPL

In my experience the 41 mag has the 44 mag beat as far as penetration -ya best have a good backstop for the 41 mag.
I just got a Henry 41 Mag (and I am impressed) so I dragged out the old 58 to play with too.
Starline has released 41 SPl and I am even more impressed with it. 210 gr with 6 grs of Unique equals a sweet shooting round that really smacks the targets with the 58 and the Henry. And very pleasant and accurate to shoot.
I do like this 41 Spl

 

[REM1875]

IME and ears the 32-20 and 327 fed both are louder than the 41/44.

Try military (and other rounds) out of the M-1 Carbine Ruger revolver - might just be sharper than louder but it is the Number One handgun cartridge (barring exotics) that will bring some sort of comment from your neighbors. (good, bad or just interested)

 

[BigBill]

I feel like a dedicated magnum owner. Not to one caliber. I feel I have to own and shoot all three the 357mg, 41mg & 44mg. I had one outing with the s&w m58 (sick) but I love it. The first n frame I ever shot. The 41 mag impressed me. I been a 44mag guy since the first dh movie.

 

[Qc Pistolero]

I been a 44mag guy since the first dh movie.

Aren't all .44 Mag lovers DH afficionados?I also admit I'm one.Admitting is the first step to curing.And the cure is...get another .44 Mag in your battery!
Qc

 

[M E Morrison]

Try military (and other rounds) out of the M-1 Carbine Ruger revolver - might just be sharper than louder but it is the Number One handgun cartridge (barring exotics) that will bring some sort of comment from your neighbors. (good, bad or just interested)

I have a 10" .223 barrel for my TC Contender, it gets a lot of attention when it goes off.