Should I get a .41 Magnum?

[Holland&Holland]

Okay, I am now officially a "gun nut": when you tell yourself "I'm a damn fool" and then go ahead and buy another gun anyway. Oh well, that's what charge cards are for.

[xd ED]

Okay, I am now officially a "gun nut": when you tell yourself "I'm a damn fool" and then go ahead and buy another gun anyway. Oh well, that's what charge cards are for.

Our work here is done

[Lumpy]

Okay, picked it up from Gun Stop Friday:

Lawdy, I've gotten spoiled by polymer frames; That's one hunk o' steel! No need to worry about running out of ammo, you can always crack their skull with it.

[Holland&Holland]

That is a real beauty!

Congrats!!!

[crbutler]

That’s nice!

All my .41’s are stainless.

I need to find a blued one one of these days- nothing says character like an honestly worn bluing!

[daleamn]

New gun day? Always a good day!
I missed out on a great deal on an S&W N-Frame (IMHO the NICEST/CLASSIST guns S&W makes) in 1978 and still remember it and still regret it. Glad you got yours. (Mine was a .357 but N-Frames in all calibers are really nice.)

P.S. THIS might get a flame war going but I consider the blued S&W N-Frames to be on par with the Colt Python. And I consider the Python to be a great, top tier handgun too.

[Ironbear]

All my .41’s are stainless.

I need to find a blued one one of these days- nothing says character like an honestly worn bluing!

A Tanfoglio in .41 AE would be a properly, eccentric choice in .41!

[Lumpy]

A WHOLE YEAR LATER...

Okay, after surgery in April and a truly miserable summer recovering from a medicine reaction, I finally ordered some .41 Mag ammo to put into my wheel gun. Now I could really use a mentor to help me break it in: it still has the factory grease you're supposed to clean off, and it has adjustable sights that may need zeroing which I've never done before. I can meet anyone anywhere any time who'd be willing to help me out to make sure I'm doing everything right.

[OldmanFCSA]

When you're ready,

I have RCBS dies and projectiles, and various powders to use. Save your cases, I have primers also. I will have to look to see what brass I still have.

I had a Ruger Blackhawk in 41 Magnum which I sold to a friend who used it for bear hunting, then sold it but not back to me as originally agreed.

[silvor]

I’ve read in an old reloading manual, the .41 is “less than useless”.

That said, I had a Ruger Redhawk in .41 in the late 90s. Great gun, and lots of fun. But back then ammo was 60 cents a round and I got tired of paying that as I didn’t reload at the time.

[crbutler]

I’ve read in an old reloading manual, the .41 is “less than useless”.

That said, I had a Ruger Redhawk in .41 in the late 90s. Great gun, and lots of fun. But back then ammo was 60 cents a round and I got tired of paying that as I didn’t reload at the time.

What manual is that?

Its essentially identical to the .44 mag except for really heavy cast bullets.