RJM52
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Very nice! Have fun with it and be safe!!!Picked up a 1977 vintage 4 5/8" Blackhawk off GunBroker last week...came in the other day and there is no evidence of it being fired... Face of the cylinder is totally clean and nothing but dust around the flashgap... Some turnline and tiny scratch on the topstrap are it...
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....have a 6.5" also made in 1977 but doesn't have the same balance...
Well... crap. I didn't realize they stopped making that... it
Yes, I know the 250 gr bullet is still available.
The 255 gr has been discontinued.
255 bullet was especially good as the crimp was mid bullet, gave more powder space than the 250 grain.
Hello from a prospective female member! I am RachelAnne and I've been getting bored of late as I seem to only take one or two 1911's to the range every week and I decided it was time to take out my oldest 41 magnum. I am embarrassed to say that Smith & Wesson both blinked at the light when I pulled my oldest model 58 out of the safe.
I have several batches of older reloads for it and a couple of hundred empties so I did a quick search for any interesting loads for the Lyman 41032 bullets and, lo and behold, I stumbled across this institution! I have looked at the posted pics and am attaching one of my toys.
I bought the blue 58 at the staggering full retail price of $110, ran home to clean it, and found a forging flaw that looked like an earthquake scar in one of the chambers. Poking my bore light into one chamber let me see through the flaw into the adjacent chamber. Back to the gun shop and they said I should send it in to S&W.. I called them and found out that they had a repair station about 10 miles from me. I drove down and their gunsmith (Jim Fish) installed a new cylinder in less than ten minutes. It has been Mag-Na-Ported.
The nickel 58 and the 57 came later and sadly serve as safe queens. The tiny white thing on the bottom of the model 57 grip is a factory inspection sticker.
At any rate, here is my little collection and my request to be allowed admittance into the 41 Mag Association.
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Gentleman, have you looked at Montana Bullet Works 240 grain WNGC? It looks similar to the aforementioned discontinued 255 from CP. Has the mid point crimp groove which moves the bulk of the weight into the nose & out of the case.
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I recently got a very good deal on a new 8# batch of Unique and have loaded up some with 8.0gr up to 10 gr. but don't know how far I can go with Unique.
n the last few years I have not been able to do much with said supplies, but recently moved to Colorado Springs, and can now get back into it. I recently got a very good deal on a new 8# batch of Unique and have loaded up some with 8.0gr up to 10 gr. but don't know how far I can go with Unique.
Also recently found a place the sells .41 hardcast in 175gr RNHP, a 215gr SWCHP and a 250gr HP, a little more cost each, but would like to experiment. Any help/advice is much appreciated.
went to my local shop and picked up some 2400, some AA#9, Unique, H110, and some Blue Dot.
Ill answer my own question in case anyone is curious. I spoke with him today. He is still accepting work. 6 - 8 month time frame depending on what your having done.Is Andy Horvath still turning out great revolvers? Have a 6 1/2" 357 I'd like him to turn into a 4" 41 special.
Yes, have been working on a load with the MBW 240 gr WFN and some 2400.
Been waiting for better weather on a day I was home. Decided, on today, no matter Mother Nature.Make sure you post about that... I have some of the very same bullets on the way, also.
Are the 3 screw models physically smaller than the new model varieties? If I was going to compare their overall size are the older ones smaller? Say a 357 mag in both old and new model.