Model 57, 41 mag.

[Printer]

The model 57, 41 mag never got its moment in the spotlight and is probably the most under rated and forgotten gun Smith made. Timing is everything and when Clint Eastwood started making Dirty Harry movies the .41 rode off in to the sunset. Its really to bad because it is a beautiful gun, great action, confortable to shoot and has great stopping power. If your out looking, give this one a look you won't be sorry.
Bob St.George

 

[Erich]

All that praise and no pictures?!

 

[Printer]

Wish I did. All thoughs years at Smith and no 41mag. Probably because I could take any gun home.
Bob

 

[Printer]

Beautiful gun you have. NIce grips too.
Bob

 

[M29since14]

The .41 is very well regarded around here. In fact, sometimes it can get a little out of control. We're only talking about 0.019" difference between the two guns. Not much to make a big deal of, but there are those who will do it.

 

[k20350]

I want a 4" 657 in the worst way. But I blew up my gun budget on new Smith's big time already this year. I kind of went on a buying frenzy.... Beautiful piece you have there. A friends father was a small town police chief for many years and carried a almost identical revolver.

 

[kennyb]

i love the caliber and have a bucket load of em!i agree they are overlooked by many as well as its the ideal round to reload for!

 

[Gunhacker]

It's also a shame that the samething that keeps the .327 Federal & H&R Mag from taking off, also contributed to the lack of commercial success of the .41 Mag... lack of readily available factory loaded ammo.

I love my .41 Mag guns... if nothing else, just for the knowledge that on any given day when I'm at the range with them, odds are they will be the only .41 Magnums there on the line.

 

[abbadon]

ahh .41 m57 6" last revsolver i carried as a duty gun. it could reach out with more authority than 357 and less recoil that a 44. could never double tap a 44, but learned to with 41 after about 6 cylinder full

 

[BigBill]

Here's my new S&W M58 w/4"b and M57 w/6"b in 41mag in nickel. I hope to add the M57 w/4" barrel too. I think today the 41mag is having its second comming. If the net was avalible back then it would of taken off but now its soaring in popularity. Lets not forget the S&W 41mag is the middle child caliber wise. If you have the 357mag and the 44mag you have to have the 41mag if your any kind of S&W collector. I been a 44mag guy for all my CCW life and i love the 41mag too. The 41mag rocks. With all the gun ban talk about smaller magazines this just may bring the revolvers back to the popularity they once had. I'm into revolvers more and more now.

On my last range visit it was very quiet with the auto's being fired. I took out my new S&W M58 and rocked the place with some real gun noise. I woke and shook up the auto guys with some magnum noise. I still like my auto's but revolvers still rock my world just don't tell my wife.

My thanks to Bill Jordan and Elmer Keith for getting S&W to manufacture the revolver and Remington to manufacture the ammo. I guess it wasn't easy to get these two manufacturers to work and talk together but they did it.

 

[SS57]

I want a 4" 657 in the worst way. But I blew up my gun budget on new Smith's big time already this year. I kind of went on a buying frenzy.... Beautiful piece you have there. A friends father was a small town police chief for many years and carried a almost identical revolver.

Sir, yes you need to get your hands on a 657 4". I was fortunate to nab one a few yrs. ago. I would like to get a 58 but the prices are nuts. Hands down my 657 trumps the 58.

 

[colt_saa]

Printer,
I think I have hear of that 41 Magnum thing

 

[max]

Here is one I got from Lee. The nickel was in bad shape, so I had the factory redo it. Now it is too pretty to shoot.

 

[Xfuzz]

One of my favorites..
Here is a first year production(1964) with a Gold bead
front sight.

 

[DR505]

 

[YogiBear]

Aloha,

Some of mine, missing the 2 Marlins

Nothing like a cylinder full of magnums to get total attention on a range full of semi autos.

The Big Dog Barking

 

[JPriest]

How hard is it to find ammo for the .41 mag? None of my usual sources stock it, or even list it in their catalogs.

 

[P&R Fan]

How hard is it to find ammo for the .41 mag? None of my usual sources stock it, or even list it in their catalogs.

I can usually find it at the bigger stores. Scheels almost always has it, and I think I saw some at a Bass Pro Shops in Des Moines, Iowa recently. It's pretty expensive, usually more than a buck a round.
The Winchester Silvertips are a good carry load, as are the Cor-Bons. I think Remington makes a 210 Grain JHP too. The Partition Gold is a good hunting load. (Can't remember the name of the company that makes it).

I have a really nice 4" M57 no-dash I bought at Scheels about 12 or 13 years ago.I don't think they knew much about it, and let it go for about $250. I carry it sometimes in my Lobo IWB holster, and feel VERY well armed.
Jim

 

[getoff]

traded mine last year and have been kicking myself lately... might have to try and find another.

 

[DR505]

How hard is it to find ammo for the .41 mag? None of my usual sources stock it, or even list it in their catalogs.

I haven't bought factory ammo for my pistols in some time...though I am curious about Buffalo Bore's Heavy .41 magnum load. It is pricey...$35.00 for 20 in my area.