New S&W Model 57 in 41mag

[BigBill]

Big Bill,
When you purchase dies for the .41 Magnum may I suggest spending a few extra dollars for the Redding Titanium dies,best money for dies I ever spent.I shoot 95% cast bullets and their expander is the best expander I have ever used from a stock set of dies.I usually have to throw away the expander plug and buy a custom for cast lead.

I just received today my new LEE carbide dies from natchez with some remington 200gr jacketed hollow point bullets and some different color green bullet cases so i don't mix up my ammo between my 357mag(red) and my 44mag.(blue) I also got the LEE case trimmer too. I ordered 41 brass from two other places but nothing has showed up yet. Next month i'll pop on 1,000rds of new brass again too. I know the ammo/brass is the only thing thats bad about the 41mag. Bill

 

[Cpo1944]

I like the.41 also , But I just bought a 629-2e with a 3 inch barrel and I love it !

For CC it fits in my fanny pack perfectly , but a 4 inch would not.

I shot both my .44`s last week one: 6" and the new 3"

They are so close in accuracy and recoil I can`t tell which is which .

I am very surprised by and pleased with my 3 incher and will start looking for more.

 

[kennyb]

yep...i too love the 41mag.my concealed carry is a 657 three inch with mepro night sites...love it ! i also have a M57 in the display case and another 657 with the 7.5" barrel...they all shoot great...i have no problem here locating brass etc.to reload this round...surely saves a lot of money and you get what you want,when you want...

 

[mkk41]

There's a few various count lots of .41 mag brass on Gunbroker.com.

 

[thomashoward]

If you want to shoot the very pleasant .41 Special. You can cut cases to 1.16 and load 7.5 - 8. gr of unique for 950 -1025 FPS with a cast bullet.
someone always asks why not load down a magnum ,they do not know the .41 Special.(why have a .38 Special or a .44 Special) the logic does not follow with that line of reasoning.besides its a nice wildcat
I would like to have one in a 686

 

[BigBill]

I found the 38 special and 44 special preform better than there magnum brothers with the exactly the same load using unique powder with a leadcast bullet. This is why i load both special loads and i think i may try to get some 41 special brass too in the near future. I just revieced my 215gr cast bullets and 400rds of new 41mag brass today. The brass i ordered is finally showing up. Bill

 

[mkk41]

If you want to shoot the very pleasant .41 Special. You can cut cases to 1.16 and load 7.5 - 8. gr of unique for 950 -1025 FPS with a cast bullet.
someone always asks why not load down a magnum ,they do not know the .41 Special.(why have a .38 Special or a .44 Special) the logic does not follow with that line of reasoning.besides its a nice wildcat
I would like to have one in a 686

Many indoor ranges do not allow the use of 'magnum' ammo. If it's headstamped 'magnum' , ya can't use it. Trying to explain otherwise is futile.