Buried Near the Bottom...

[Dave Workman]

Buried near the bottom of this little essay about reloading for my Model 57 is a little shout-out to the great folks on this forum, expecially a fellow named J. Carter Taylor of Evansville, Ind.

Devoted shooters are indeed the best..

Adequate Horsepower - American Handgunner

 

[toddimusnimski]

Looks good Dave. Thanks for sharing your knowledge through the years.

Todd

 

[Dave Workman]

Looks good Dave. Thanks for sharing your knowledge through the years.

Todd

Very kind of you!
Stay safe and shoot straight

 

[Cdog]

Great article. Thanks for sharing!

I have had a lifelong love affair with the .41 Mag caliber and N frame large bore revolvers. My love affair with the .41 Mag played a major role in getting me into another lifelong affair, handloading.

In the late 1980's early 90's I landed a 6" 657. It was one my Dad wanted every bit as much as I did. My Dad kept it the majority of the time until his death in 1996.

After his passing it came back home to me. I kept it for several more years, but a friend with what I thought at the time had more money than sense made me an offer on it that I couldn't make myself turn down.

Compared with today's prices I let it go for peanuts. I'd love to find another 657 4" or 5" barrel at a price I could do without taking out a second mortgage.

The only .41 caliber I have at this time is identical to my first one. A 4 5/8" NM Blackhawk started it all.

Again, thanks for sharing the article that not only sheds light on a great combination, but also on the great members here on this site!

 

[fishwishin]

Wow! What a great and informative article. I am a new reloader and I have always loved the .41 magnum. I have a S&W 57 (4"), S&W 58 and a Ruger Blackhawk .41 (6 1/2"). I am going to give it a whirl with the 2400 and 215's I have on hand.

Thank you!

 

[kev74]

Great article, Dave!

I like the 41 mag more every time I shoot it.

 

[STORMINORMAN]

Another pretty good (but, not as good) article about the 41 Magnum in FIREARMS NEWS (March 2023 | Issue 6) by Patrick Sweeney, no less.

Just an FYI for all the Model 57/657 fans. It also mentioned some interesting info about the Blackhawk in 41 Magnum I had never heard before (teaser)...

Cheers!

 

[dave1918a2]

I've been shooting and loading 41's for 4 decades. I concur with everything in this article, including the comment about this forum.I still shoot close to maximum loads, but I have shot 220 gr LSWC's over 16.5 of 2400 for most of those years and My top load has always been that same bullet with 19.6 of H110.

 

[Hair Trigger]

Devoted shooters are indeed the best..

Adequate Horsepower - American Handgunner

Great article. I'm also a big .41M fan, have a 6" M57 and a M58 that get a fair amount of range time, and I reload for both. I've stayed away from full-power rounds, as there are no elephants or rhinos around to worry about, and my increasingly arthritic hands are thankful.

One question related to a comment you made: Just how many MOA of hold-over do you need at 600 yards to get on target with a 6" .41M?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Believe it or not I have never shot a 41 Magnum. I have always thought it was a good cartridge. Too bad it came along at the time law enforcement was switching over to semi-autos. From what I know it was developed with them in mind.