Electricmo
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Why did the .41mag fade away?
It didn't...Why did the .41mag fade away?
More meat in the barrel, more meat in the chambers, more weight overall. Not an efficient package.
Oddly enough, I have a similar story...
My bestest buddy, that grew up 2 houses down from me... He bought a .41 after he shot my brother's, even carried it on armored car duty over a college summer. He sold it to me when he got married... he thought he had to sell his guns, his dirt bike, and his 4x4 so he could be a 'responsible' married man. Years later, after having lamented selling everything off, I gave him my old Browning HiPower to assuage his sorrow. I did not give him my dirt bike, or my 4x4, however... he's on his own there. He still has it, and used it to introduce his three boys to shooting as they grew up, and even *gasp!* bought more guns.
Everyone has their favorite... my favorite revolver is the .41, I have 3. The only other revolver I own is a .45 Colt Vaquero, and I'd sell it tomorrow if I could find a reasonable replacement in .41. I've never owned a .44MAG, nor do I intend to. I have owned a single .44SPC... which I did not find to be particularly 'special,' even given the hoary internet lore. I am no longer in the .38/.357 business.
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Kind of like the 1911, eh?
You didn’t read my post or your reading comprehension fails you.
While the “Forty-One Cult” will constantly try and defend this caliber as the greatest thing since pre-packaged mechanically divided pieces of grain based baked foods, the truth of the matter is it does a great many things that any other caliber such as the magnum .44 or even a warmly loaded Colt’s .45 in a full strength Blackhawk can do, but in lighter packages. Nearly all .41 guns are built on .44/.45 frames. More meat in the barrel, more meat in the chambers, more weight overall. Not an efficient package.
I don't think I have ever seen or handled a .41 mag. However I do own a .44 SBH. Once in a while I stumble across some "range pick up" brass for it. At the range I shoot at never a piece of .41.
I’d go as far as to ask who the heck is letting their 41 brass hit the ground to begin with!?That's because everyone who shoots .41 picks up all their precious brass for reloading.
For me, it’s how you come into the guns. My first revolver was a 41 mag Blackhawk. Because I have the 41 I have little need for a 44mag. Same as you boys who had the 44mag first and have little interest in the 41.
Also it’s not always about need, I own a 44spl flattop Blackhawk and a 357 gp100. I could tailor handloads in the 41 to approximate those others cartridges, but where’s the fun in that.
I’m not sure why people argue one vs the other when it comes to 41vs 44 but I do know that most people who are the loudest about one being crap and the other great have never spent much time with or studied both cartridges very thoroughly.
I’d go as far as to ask who the heck is letting their 41 brass hit the ground to begin with!?
I’d go as far as to ask who the heck is letting their 41 brass hit the ground to begin with!?
Had I gotten into .41 Mag first, I would likely have then bypassed .44 Mag
I guess we don't need every rung in the ladder.
Oh, I see...another 10mm thread.I certainly enjoyed it for a good while. I think once I got a 10mm, the practicality of choosing the .41 over the 10mm for woods wandering reduced somewhat. Not the the 10mm is as powerful, but if I thought I needed the extra power enough to deal with reduced capacity and speed of followup shots, I could see no practical reason not to go straight to the .44.
I do still like the cartridge, but I don't have the "room" for it amongst all the others. And yes, my friend's need was a big part of the reason for the decision. I was not going to put it on consignment, or sell to someone I didn't think would make good use of it.
Oh, I see...another 10mm thread.
I will keep mine.