Lennyjoe
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Thanks for the inputs everyone. I’ll be keeping an eye out for a .41 Magnum revolver.
Short of the Taurus or Ruger Blackhawk, every.41 Mag I have seen online are over $1K.
the tolerances on the .41 Mag guns were some of the best in the industry.
That's my experience as well, Charlie...particularly the rifle vs. handgun bore difference in .44 Magnum. My Marlin .44 takes 0.432" cast lead alloy bullets or it won't group at all. But all of my .44 handguns use 0.430" with superb accuracy.I would tend to agree. Particularly with the .44... where the bore size can bounce around a bit between rifles and pistols, for example... the .41 is as easy to load for, without pulling teeth. One load that works well in one pistol, seems to work well in all of them, and in the Marlin, too. The .41 Marlin, with it's MicroGroove rifling, puts the lie to the idea that MG barrels can't shoot cast well, too.
I enjoy the .41 magnum...but I handload my ammo. I predominantly use 250-265 grain hard cast bullets. Here are my .41s:
You nailed it squarely! Also, production of 41 Magnum revolvers never been large as of 357 Magnum and 44 Magnum revolvers. As a consequence, companies were running tooling as long as possible. And of course, dull tooling on the end of life makes mediocre products. That is the reason why revolvers have scores in cylinder chambers, too large or too small chambers, and barrels like this:Really like the caliber and have always had several guns in it since the late 60's. Rugers & Smiths plus one Marlin lever.
IIRC, it was Brian Pearce in one of his articles on the .41, who said the tolerances on the .41 Mag guns were some of the best in the industry. Smith, Ruger, Dan Wesson...they all kept their bore and cylinder tolerances tight. He also opined that that was one of the primary reasons .41 Magnums were inherently more accurate right out of the box vs. other big bore offerings.
That's been my experience over the years as well....the guns just work well with most any load combination from tgt level to full house. Good guns, good ammunition (but scarce in factory ammo), adequate selection of lead alloy as well as jacketed bullets...what's not to like....BUT YA GOTTA BE A HANDLOADER TO REAP THE BENEFITS!!.
Best regards, Rod
... I wasn't even trying, just running a few rounds through it before I got busy with it.
Yes, I stupidly sold it some years ago, when I decided to get out of the 'long barrel' business. It remains the One Pistol I Regret Selling after all these years. I won't tell you what I sold it for, you don't want to see me break down into tears.
I had a Winchester limited edition 1886 45-70 I traded off. It to is the rifle that I regret sellingFurther heaping bad stories... at the same time, I also sold my Browning 1886 .45-70 SRC. The Browning is The One Rifle I Regret Selling...
Can't "like" that post but sorry about such a horrible loss.When living out in the country I had an hour drive to work each day, and so was gone for 9-10 hours at a time, every week day. My house got burglarized and they found my 4" nickel model 57 no dash, and my 1939 Registered Magnum 5" .357. Still heartbroken over it . . .
Same here. I hate burglars, they were by far my favorite crooks to catch and prosecute.When living out in the country I had an hour drive to work each day, and so was gone for 9-10 hours at a time, every week day. My house got burglarized and they found my 4" nickel model 57 no dash, and my 1939 Registered Magnum 5" .357. Still heartbroken over it . . .