.41 magnum - The Firearms Forum

Telcotech · 01-30-2010, 07:37 PM

Hey.....who else out there enjoys and like's the ol' .41 MAGNUM caliber??
IMHO....I think its a joy to shoot and reload for.....ITS a GREAT Caliber!!
And has alot of potential!! My hope is that it doesn't go AWAY in the near FUTURE!!

TT

pinecone70 · 01-30-2010, 07:45 PM

I get to shoot my buddy's .41 Magnum sometimes. It is fun!!

Big ugly · 01-30-2010, 08:13 PM

I love my 41. I am taking it Ferral hunting this spring.

Alpo · 01-30-2010, 08:23 PM

I like my OM Blackhawk, but I believe my Smith 58 is more accurate. This was the first time I ever fired the gun.

pinecone70 · 01-30-2010, 08:24 PM

Nice!!

muddober · 01-30-2010, 09:35 PM

Alpo, why is a bit off center???

Alpo · 01-30-2010, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muddober

Alpo, why is a bit off center???

That's perfectly centered. Your eyes are crooked.

Oneida Steve · 01-31-2010, 08:08 AM

I enjoy shooting my S&W Model 57 with .41 handloads. I use Berry's plated .41 bullet and enough Unique to get it going about 900 fps. Accurate and fun, but in truth very close to shooting .44 Special loads from a Model 29.

Double D · 01-31-2010, 08:50 AM

I love my 41 blackhawk. Great round.

Terry_P · 01-31-2010, 10:42 AM

Hey whats that black spot? Powder burns?

Nice shooting.

I don't own the 41 mag but have heard a lot of positive feedback on it. I own 2 Ruger 44 mags, one for hunting and one for general woods carry and enjoy them both.

runswithscissors · 02-05-2010, 10:45 PM

I like the .41 a lot. I had an 8-3/8" 657 at one time, and still have my 1st .41...it is a retired SFPD 1st year (1964) "S" stamped M&P model 58.
I have the original pc grips numbered to the revolver but it had the pachs on it in the pict.
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flintlock · 02-06-2010, 07:46 AM

My .41 Blackhawk is my favorite! I wish I had one of the Marlin lever guns to go with it.
It's a pleasure to shoot, and for a reloader it gives you a decent range of power levels to work with.

10 Spot Terminator · 02-06-2010, 11:33 AM

Upgraded my model 57 to a 657 Hunter Classic and life just keeps getting sweeter !!!

Olympus · 02-09-2010, 12:10 PM

I really like the .41 cartridge. I've been toying with the idea of having a T/C Encore rifle barrel made for .41. It would be a very good, short brush gun.

trapperdick · 02-10-2010, 04:13 PM

I have S&W 41 mag Airlite PD 4". I love it!! It's all I carry in the woods.........TD

RonC1 · 02-13-2010, 03:47 PM

Agree. There is a lot to like about the 41. Unfortunately, I feel it is on the endangered list. It was designed to fill the 'void' between 357 and 44. I guess the void isn't as large as some thought.

I have a Taurus Tracker in 41. It has a very stern recoil. Gets your attention.

JERICHO941 · 02-21-2010, 11:04 PM

Its my favorite cartridge. Im a small fry, and while I dont have any problem shootn a 44mag, I personally can do with my .41mag anything I need w/out the .44mag recoil. 6" 57 and my stout (215gr LSWC Keith-Type over 10.0gr of Unique) hand loads and snappy but still nowhere near that a hot .44 feels like(to me anyways). Also have a 4.625" Blackhawk and an 1894 with an old steel tube weaver in .41mag. They are my Hog Harvesters.

zfk55 · 02-22-2010, 08:53 AM

Bought this brand new in 1982 or 83 from Lew Horton Limited Editions. Built before and much heavier than the S&W.
This is my favorite heavy revolver caliber.

zfk55

01-30-2010, 07:37 PM	#1
Telcotech V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Central Iowa Posts: 257	.41 magnum Hey.....who else out there enjoys and like's the ol' .41 MAGNUM caliber?? IMHO....I think its a joy to shoot and reload for.....ITS a GREAT Caliber!! And has alot of potential!! My hope is that it doesn't go AWAY in the near FUTURE!! TT -->

01-30-2010, 07:45 PM	#2
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: .41 magnum I get to shoot my buddy's .41 Magnum sometimes. It is fun!! __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

01-30-2010, 08:13 PM	#3
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: .41 magnum I love my 41. I am taking it Ferral hunting this spring. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

01-30-2010, 08:23 PM	#4
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,772	Re: .41 magnum I like my OM Blackhawk, but I believe my Smith 58 is more accurate. This was the first time I ever fired the gun. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

01-30-2010, 08:24 PM	#5
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: .41 magnum Nice!! __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

01-30-2010, 09:35 PM	#6
muddober Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,436	Re: .41 magnum Alpo, why is a bit off center???

01-31-2010, 08:08 AM	#8
Oneida Steve Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 1,029	Re: .41 magnum I enjoy shooting my S&W Model 57 with .41 handloads. I use Berry's plated .41 bullet and enough Unique to get it going about 900 fps. Accurate and fun, but in truth very close to shooting .44 Special loads from a Model 29.

01-31-2010, 08:50 AM	#9
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,253	Re: .41 magnum I love my 41 blackhawk. Great round. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

01-31-2010, 10:42 AM	#10
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: .41 magnum Hey whats that black spot? Powder burns? Nice shooting. I don't own the 41 mag but have heard a lot of positive feedback on it. I own 2 Ruger 44 mags, one for hunting and one for general woods carry and enjoy them both. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

02-05-2010, 10:45 PM	#11
runswithscissors V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: CEDAR CREEK, TEXAS Posts: 59	Re: .41 magnum I like the .41 a lot. I had an 8-3/8" 657 at one time, and still have my 1st .41...it is a retired SFPD 1st year (1964) "S" stamped M&P model 58. I have the original pc grips numbered to the revolver but it had the pachs on it in the pict. Best-Mike Attached Images Last edited by runswithscissors; 02-14-2010 at 04:20 PM.. Reason: adding another picture

02-06-2010, 07:46 AM	#12
flintlock Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Upstate NY Contributor Posts: 905	Re: .41 magnum My .41 Blackhawk is my favorite! I wish I had one of the Marlin lever guns to go with it. It's a pleasure to shoot, and for a reloader it gives you a decent range of power levels to work with.

02-06-2010, 11:33 AM	#13
10 Spot Terminator V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redmond Oregon ( middle of state refered to as Central Oregon ) Posts: 82	Re: .41 magnum Upgraded my model 57 to a 657 Hunter Classic and life just keeps getting sweeter !!!

02-09-2010, 12:10 PM	#14
Olympus V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 83	Re: .41 magnum I really like the .41 cartridge. I've been toying with the idea of having a T/C Encore rifle barrel made for .41. It would be a very good, short brush gun.

02-10-2010, 04:13 PM	#15
trapperdick Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Western, Maine Posts: 26	Re: .41 magnum I have S&W 41 mag Airlite PD 4". I love it!! It's all I carry in the woods.........TD

02-13-2010, 03:47 PM	#16
RonC1 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 33	Re: .41 magnum Agree. There is a lot to like about the 41. Unfortunately, I feel it is on the endangered list. It was designed to fill the 'void' between 357 and 44. I guess the void isn't as large as some thought. I have a Taurus Tracker in 41. It has a very stern recoil. Gets your attention.

02-21-2010, 11:04 PM	#17
JERICHO941 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 47	Re: .41 magnum Its my favorite cartridge. Im a small fry, and while I dont have any problem shootn a 44mag, I personally can do with my .41mag anything I need w/out the .44mag recoil. 6" 57 and my stout (215gr LSWC Keith-Type over 10.0gr of Unique) hand loads and snappy but still nowhere near that a hot .44 feels like(to me anyways). Also have a 4.625" Blackhawk and an 1894 with an old steel tube weaver in .41mag. They are my Hog Harvesters. __________________ Happy Shootin! "Creativity is a good thing but sometimes Free Will is a bad thing!" (Don C. 9/14/2012)

02-22-2010, 08:53 AM	#18
zfk55 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lost Prairie Montana Posts: 237	Re: .41 magnum Bought this brand new in 1982 or 83 from Lew Horton Limited Editions. Built before and much heavier than the S&W. This is my favorite heavy revolver caliber. zfk55