WrongHanded
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My one and only adventure into .41 Magnum...
...left me last weekend. She never got fired until I'd made most of the modifications you see, and she never saw a factory cartridge.
There are two good reasons I let it go.
1: Any time I decided to carry something more powerful than a .357 Sig, .357 mag, or 10mm, I had a choice. If I didn't want to take the .44 Mag Redhawk, I could choose this .41 Mag pushing a 225gr LFN or WFN to around 1250fps. Or I could choose a SBH Bisley loaded with .44 Mag 300gr WFN at around 1200fps, that weighed only slightly more.
The SBH Bisley always won. And it left the .41 unwanted and unused.
2: I have a friend who is starting reloading and really wanted a powerful woods walking/hiking/camping handgun. So I gave it to them. With all the ammo, reloading components and dies I had. It wasn't a sale, it was a gift. And I'm confident it will see far more use and attention as a result. Perhaps it will become a family heirloom in time.
The .41 Magnum is an interesting cartridge. But I have no niche for it fill. Bye bye .41, I'll see you around.
...left me last weekend. She never got fired until I'd made most of the modifications you see, and she never saw a factory cartridge.
There are two good reasons I let it go.
1: Any time I decided to carry something more powerful than a .357 Sig, .357 mag, or 10mm, I had a choice. If I didn't want to take the .44 Mag Redhawk, I could choose this .41 Mag pushing a 225gr LFN or WFN to around 1250fps. Or I could choose a SBH Bisley loaded with .44 Mag 300gr WFN at around 1200fps, that weighed only slightly more.
The SBH Bisley always won. And it left the .41 unwanted and unused.
2: I have a friend who is starting reloading and really wanted a powerful woods walking/hiking/camping handgun. So I gave it to them. With all the ammo, reloading components and dies I had. It wasn't a sale, it was a gift. And I'm confident it will see far more use and attention as a result. Perhaps it will become a family heirloom in time.
The .41 Magnum is an interesting cartridge. But I have no niche for it fill. Bye bye .41, I'll see you around.