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Don't feel bad Reddog - he made me buy one too. And to add insult to injury - it shoots better than I do.
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Don't feel bad Reddog - he made me buy one too. And to add insult to injury - it shoots better than I do.
Reddog
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I'm fine, O.C.!
I had four other .41s before this 58. It's been one of my favorite cartridges for over 20 years! Fireman just pushed me over the edge towards the 4" with fixed sights! A well used 6" was my first larger than a.357. And it is very accurate! My son claimed it a few years ago. All my .41s have been very accurate. Same way with the .44s, both Magnum and Special. I've always felt it had to do with the mass of the bullet. I cast 99% of my bullets. I did a lot better with the large calibers a few years ago, though. Now that I'm nearing 80, I find myself shooting .38 Special most of the time! It doesn't hurt so much!
Dick
I had four other .41s before this 58. It's been one of my favorite cartridges for over 20 years! Fireman just pushed me over the edge towards the 4" with fixed sights! A well used 6" was my first larger than a.357. And it is very accurate! My son claimed it a few years ago. All my .41s have been very accurate. Same way with the .44s, both Magnum and Special. I've always felt it had to do with the mass of the bullet. I cast 99% of my bullets. I did a lot better with the large calibers a few years ago, though. Now that I'm nearing 80, I find myself shooting .38 Special most of the time! It doesn't hurt so much!
Dick
I'm thinking "The Load" would be more unpleasant to shoot from a J frame, steel or aluminum, than full power 125 grain .357s from a 2.5" 19 or 66 with wood stocks.
Remington 125 grain +P (scalloped jacket) .38s aren't a whole lot of fun out of a 36 with magna stocks. Not bad, like 240 grain .44 Spl from a Charter Bulldog with wood grips, but not a lot of fun.
That tiny grip accentuates felt recoil.
Gold Dot is my current factory HP.
I do like Buffalo Bore's FBI and Outdoorsman .38 loadings.
I don't like them in a J frame with magnas.
In a K or L frame or a Ruger DA, they're sweet.
In a glorified .32 frame, like a J frame, I don't enjoy them.
Lately, I've been loading all my .38 and .357s with Hornady HBWCs and Cowboy bullets. 2.8 grains of Bullseye (can't go wrong with that) for the wadcutters, and 3.5 grains of Red Dot for the 140 grain Cowboys.
Cheap, accurate, easy on the hands.
Remington 125 grain +P (scalloped jacket) .38s aren't a whole lot of fun out of a 36 with magna stocks. Not bad, like 240 grain .44 Spl from a Charter Bulldog with wood grips, but not a lot of fun.
That tiny grip accentuates felt recoil.
Gold Dot is my current factory HP.
I do like Buffalo Bore's FBI and Outdoorsman .38 loadings.
I don't like them in a J frame with magnas.
In a K or L frame or a Ruger DA, they're sweet.
In a glorified .32 frame, like a J frame, I don't enjoy them.
Lately, I've been loading all my .38 and .357s with Hornady HBWCs and Cowboy bullets. 2.8 grains of Bullseye (can't go wrong with that) for the wadcutters, and 3.5 grains of Red Dot for the 140 grain Cowboys.
Cheap, accurate, easy on the hands.
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