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No, but if you reload and want to shoot bullets under 240 grains there is no reason not to get a 41.I'm buying a new revolver is there any reason why 41 magnum would be preferable over 44 magnum?
No, but if you reload and want to shoot bullets under 240 grains there is no reason not to get a 41.I'm buying a new revolver is there any reason why 41 magnum would be preferable over 44 magnum?
I'd check to see if it isn't one of the Direct Connection Rampages.Funnily enough the one I posted has the front end of a Shelby charger on it and the previous owner had Shelby decals on it
Nothing specific really, just thinking of something new. I've owned a few 44s, own a great 45lc and 357.....
Mostly it's just a new gun
Well "technically" .41 vs. .429/.430-.431 there Blue Brick, and in "metric" terms 10.4mm vs. 10.9mm.From what I understand:
Shoots flatter.
41 vs .429.
I seriously doubt it is, 2.5l lebaron engine swapped in for oneI'd check to see if it isn't one of the Direct Connection Rampages.
Todd.
Well on the "Shelby Rampage" topic Dodge did make a "California Special" version that had a Shelby Charger nose on them.Funnily enough the one I posted has the front end of a Shelby charger on it and the previous owner had Shelby decals on it
Unless they do it in a Redhawk frame and still call it a GP100, a hybrid like the Super GP100, a misnomer really, a 41 Magnum in a GP100 is not going to happen while remaining 6 rounds. I wish that notion would not keep coming up.I know this is a loaded question but....if I'm buying a new revolver is there any reason why 41 magnum would be preferable over 44 magnum?
Years ago I wanted a taurus 415 in 41 magnum but ended up with a 44c in 44 mag. I feel I came out ahead because it was the same size, ammo was cheaper, easier to find and 44 special is a thing. I'm not sure anyone does a smaller framed 41 mag anymore, although a 41mag gp100 does sound great.
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If you have smaller size on your mind, you probably should avoid both chamberings. The exception would be if you reload and go with 41 Special.I know this is a loaded question but....if I'm buying a new revolver is there any reason why 41 magnum would be preferable over 44 magnum?
Years ago I wanted a taurus 415 in 41 magnum but ended up with a 44c in 44 mag. I feel I came out ahead because it was the same size, ammo was cheaper, easier to find and 44 special is a thing. I'm not sure anyone does a smaller framed 41 mag anymore, although a 41mag gp100 does sound great.
Opinions?
I think a 357 might approach the performance but would require a large frame gun model to be anything one would want to shoot regularly. The 41 then would be a bit lighter in the same pIatform. I would leave it that 41 is significantly above 357 and below 44, right where the numbers suggest.I like the 41 well enough, my 1st centerfire revolver was a used Ruger Blackhawk in 41 mag. After buying the gun and trying to find ammo I found out why the gun was so cheap. This was the late 1970's, I was still in college with very little spare money for ammo. The last box of ammo I bought for it cost me $30, which was a ton of money back then. Ammo, and prices for 41 has gotten better, but it is still best left for reloaders.
From a performance perspective it doesn't do anything you can't do as well, if not slightly better with a 357 or 44 mag. But at the same time I'd not feel the least bit handicapped with a 41. At the end of the day the only real reason to own one is to be different. And that is reason enough if that is what someone wants.
I know this is a loaded question but....if I'm buying a new revolver is there any reason why 41 magnum would be preferable over 44 magnum?
Years ago I wanted a taurus 415 in 41 magnum but ended up with a 44c in 44 mag. I feel I came out ahead because it was the same size, ammo was cheaper, easier to find and 44 special is a thing. I'm not sure anyone does a smaller framed 41 mag anymore, although a 41mag gp100 does sound great.
Opinions?
Do you have any 38 Specials on 357 Magnum frames?This is a fairly silly reason but none the less the reason I don't own a 41 Mag is the same reason I don't own a 20 Gauge shotgun. Nearly all the 20 gauge shotguns are built on 12 gauge frames and all the 41 mags are built on 44 mag frames. Very few maker scale the frame to match the 20 Ga or 41 Mag. This is also my objection to most 9mm revolvers for CCW despite my love of moonclips and rimless revolvers. YMMV
Nothing specific really, just thinking of something new. I've owned a few 44s, own a great 45lc and 357.....
Mostly it's just a new gun
Maybe the very cheap ones are, I have a few 20's and none are on 12 gauge frames.Nearly all the 20 gauge shotguns are built on 12 gauge frames
Do you have any 38 Specials on 357 Magnum frames?
Maybe the very cheap ones are, I have a few 20's and none are on 12 gauge frames.
This is a fairly silly reason but none the less the reason I don't own a 41 Mag is ... all the 41 mags are built on 44 mag frames. Very few maker scale the frame to match the 20 Ga or 41 Mag.
Big frame with smaller holes in cylinder and barrel = heavier .41 than "same" gun in .44. Feature, not bug. Because magnum recoil.