Sportsterguy
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I've owned 3 really nice S&W .44 mags and now have 5 .41 mags. The .44's are history, never to be seen in my safe again.
My vote is for the .41. Owned one since 76 and it's my favorite caliber by far. More factory ammo is becoming available for it and it's also a great round to reload. If you buy either you'll have to reload either caliber or have very deep pockets to shoot them. With the right load it will do everything a .44 mag will do with less recoil, muzzle blast, better accuracy and a flatter trajectory. They also don't sohot loose as quickly as a .44 mag. What more could you want in a large caliber revolver?
I have taken 45 deer with the round, all single shot kills and carry my 3" 657 in the winter as a CCW and also out in the boonies. With a good hard cast LSWC loaded heavy it will shot stem to stern on a deer. Makes for a quick and humane kill. With the Speer Gold Dot SB 210 gr. round you have a man stopper extrodinaire!
Buy the .41 and never look back. They're making a comeback and I truly believe in a few years they will be as popular as a .44 mag. JMO
My vote is for the .41. Owned one since 76 and it's my favorite caliber by far. More factory ammo is becoming available for it and it's also a great round to reload. If you buy either you'll have to reload either caliber or have very deep pockets to shoot them. With the right load it will do everything a .44 mag will do with less recoil, muzzle blast, better accuracy and a flatter trajectory. They also don't sohot loose as quickly as a .44 mag. What more could you want in a large caliber revolver?
I have taken 45 deer with the round, all single shot kills and carry my 3" 657 in the winter as a CCW and also out in the boonies. With a good hard cast LSWC loaded heavy it will shot stem to stern on a deer. Makes for a quick and humane kill. With the Speer Gold Dot SB 210 gr. round you have a man stopper extrodinaire!
Buy the .41 and never look back. They're making a comeback and I truly believe in a few years they will be as popular as a .44 mag. JMO
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