The .41 Magnum Club - Page 4

jetinteriorguy · June 10, 2022, 09:22 PM

If you can stand the smell of Trailboss.

Crankylove · June 10, 2022, 11:05 PM

4.5 gr of titegroup and a 210 gr cast SWC make a good .41 Special load in my Blackhawk.

redhawk41 · June 11, 2022, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetinteriorguy

If you can stand the smell of Trailboss.

Before or after it burns? Can’t say I’ve ever noticed either, but now that you’ve mentioned it I’ll probably get some kind of weird psychosis.

jetinteriorguy · June 12, 2022, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by redhawk41

Before or after it burns? Can’t say I’ve ever noticed either, but now that you’ve mentioned it I’ll probably get some kind of weird psychosis.

I shoot indoors so the odor is very noticeable, in fact those in booths next to me usually get a funny look when they smell it.

MarkCO · June 12, 2022, 01:32 PM

I just keep looking at this thread for the pictures.

rodfac · June 13, 2022, 05:24 PM

If you're looking for a pic or two: here's my 4 digit serial numbered Old Model (3-screw) with a set of stocks I made up from horse fencing. Given the unthinkable demand to limit my handguns to one and only one...this pistola would be a very strong contender. Best Regards, Rod

MarkCO · June 13, 2022, 09:30 PM

gorgeous Rod

CleanDean · June 14, 2022, 06:35 AM

My Mod. 58 was my second purchase of S&W guns. It was lightly used as I first saw it.
It saw use in finishing off a feral Hog. I shot an Exotic Ram with it … 6 years after I bought the .41. It is going to be retired as one of my house guns. ( loaded all the time … naw)
Later on I bought a 10 inch TC/Contender Barrel with a schnabel / front fore end. My Hotter handloads go thru that single shot.
Yep, I am glad to be a member of the “ .41 Magnum Society” .

RJM52 · December 8, 2022, 08:24 AM

...so did anyone get anything with a .41 this hunting season?

Was about to drop the hammer on a nice doe opening morning in Pennsylvania when a friend hunting nearby shot at one and scared mine off... Was the only shot I had all week...

Bob

tex45acp · December 10, 2022, 02:31 PM

I recently went to a local gunshow looking for a set of flat bottom grips for one of my 1911's and though none of the dealers had none, one did have this new in box TALO edition Redhawk in .41mag. When I saw it I had to really contain my excitement and try to make a deal. I did and now my .41mag Redhawk collection is complete.

**44 AMP** · December 10, 2022, 07:26 PM

Got a shorter barrel Ruger 3 screw .41 back in 79 or 80 and liked it some, was beginning to get an appreciation for the .41 mag, but unfortunately where I lived the revolver I had wasn't legal for deer (barrel too short) and I needed a deer rifle, so I wound up letting it go and getting a Marlin .30-30.

After that, I never got another .41, got interested in .44s and .45s instead.

Nothing wrong with the .41, just not for me.

RJM52 · March 18, 2023, 07:34 PM

Tex...was that the round butt 2.75"...

tex45acp · June 13, 2023, 10:27 AM

Here it is.

44caliberkid · June 14, 2023, 11:30 AM

What a rare bird! As a snub revolver lover I gotta say awesome.

gnappi · June 14, 2023, 11:18 PM

I've had a 57 and a 58 both went years ago for something else that's also gone. I'm likely to get a 657 at some point or maybe a Ruger Redhawk, but for now the Bisley Blackhawk fills my needs.

MarkCO · June 15, 2023, 07:42 AM

Very nice @tex45acp

krimmie · June 15, 2023, 08:24 AM

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cmdc · June 16, 2023, 07:47 AM

I had a pristine 58 that I stupidly traded years ago, but still have a 6” 657 and a Blachhawk 4 4/8”. Don’t shoot them much but I’ll never get rid of them.

tex45acp · June 19, 2023, 01:28 PM

Thank you....It's definitely a hand full to hold on to when shooting full house loads. I'm going to work on some loads that could be considered .41 special just for some plinking. I was also thinking about sending it off to Mag-na-port for the barrel slot treatment. I have the Taurus 415 that has a ported barrel and it really helps to keep the barrel down.

MarkCO · June 19, 2023, 02:46 PM

Just my opinion, I'd not devalue that with ports. Just load some softer loads for practice and plinking.

jetinteriorguy · June 20, 2023, 05:17 AM

My go to load with 210-220gr bullets for the last 35+ years has been 8.2-8.4gr of Green Dot. Shoots clean and substantial enough to be potent but not too bad recoil wise, about the level of a stout .357mag. I’ve also loaded it down as low as 4.5gr for an almost .38sp level recoil without any issues.

rodfac · June 20, 2023, 06:11 PM

Guess I forgot to list my favored load in the Ruger above as well as three others in the family, plus a M57 Smith. With Hornady's 210 XTP or RCBS 215 gr 41-215 (LSWC), 6.7 gr of Win 231 will give a chrono'd 938-955 fps and superb accuracy. Benched these are ~1.5" groupers at 25 yds. Both give all the smack I could ask for, short of real hunting loads.

For my KY whitetails, 17.0 gr of 2400 with the Hornady 210 XTP gives me 1170 fps from my 4-5/8" Ruger and a bit more from the Smith M57.

HTH's Rod

June 10, 2022, 11:05 PM	#77
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	4.5 gr of titegroup and a 210 gr cast SWC make a good .41 Special load in my Blackhawk. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

June 12, 2022, 01:32 PM	#80
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,308	I just keep looking at this thread for the pictures. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

June 13, 2022, 05:24 PM	#81
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	If you're looking for a pic or two: here's my 4 digit serial numbered Old Model (3-screw) with a set of stocks I made up from horse fencing. Given the unthinkable demand to limit my handguns to one and only one...this pistola would be a very strong contender. Best Regards, Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.

June 13, 2022, 09:30 PM	#82
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,308	gorgeous Rod __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

June 14, 2022, 06:35 AM	#83
CleanDean Member Join Date: March 18, 2012 Location: Penna◇VIGILANT CURMUDGEON Posts: 80	My Mod. 58 was my second purchase of S&W guns. It was lightly used as I first saw it. It saw use in finishing off a feral Hog. I shot an Exotic Ram with it … 6 years after I bought the .41. It is going to be retired as one of my house guns. ( loaded all the time … naw) Later on I bought a 10 inch TC/Contender Barrel with a schnabel / front fore end. My Hotter handloads go thru that single shot. Yep, I am glad to be a member of the “ .41 Magnum Society” . __________________ FNH Scar 17 s --Black ; cause it goes so well with my formal wear, for those special occasions. Customized Mini 14 ,& ATI stock and a 3.5 lb.-- Pittsburgh trigger. / SIG P227 / Colt Python 8 in.Nickel / Colt Gold Cup N.M. ; Voere * KDF in .270 ; N. frame S&W revolvers; and TC Contender in 41 Magnum .

June 10, 2022, 09:22 PM	#76
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,176	If you can stand the smell of Trailboss.

December 8, 2022, 08:24 AM	#84
RJM52 Member Join Date: September 17, 2006 Posts: 31	...so did anyone get anything with a .41 this hunting season? Was about to drop the hammer on a nice doe opening morning in Pennsylvania when a friend hunting nearby shot at one and scared mine off... Was the only shot I had all week... Bob

December 10, 2022, 02:31 PM	#85
tex45acp Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,032	I recently went to a local gunshow looking for a set of flat bottom grips for one of my 1911's and though none of the dealers had none, one did have this new in box TALO edition Redhawk in .41mag. When I saw it I had to really contain my excitement and try to make a deal. I did and now my .41mag Redhawk collection is complete. __________________ “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.“

December 10, 2022, 07:26 PM	#86
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,839	Got a shorter barrel Ruger 3 screw .41 back in 79 or 80 and liked it some, was beginning to get an appreciation for the .41 mag, but unfortunately where I lived the revolver I had wasn't legal for deer (barrel too short) and I needed a deer rifle, so I wound up letting it go and getting a Marlin .30-30. After that, I never got another .41, got interested in .44s and .45s instead. Nothing wrong with the .41, just not for me. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

March 18, 2023, 07:34 PM	#87
RJM52 Member Join Date: September 17, 2006 Posts: 31	Tex...was that the round butt 2.75"...

June 13, 2023, 10:27 AM	#88
tex45acp Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,032	Here it is. __________________ “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.“

June 14, 2023, 11:30 AM	#89
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,104	What a rare bird! As a snub revolver lover I gotta say awesome.

June 15, 2023, 07:42 AM	#91
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,308	Very nice @tex45acp __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

June 15, 2023, 08:24 AM	#92
krimmie Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 280	Ppl opp what [mention]texagun [/mention] place do I l Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

June 16, 2023, 07:47 AM	#93
cmdc Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Florida Gulf Coast Posts: 721	I had a pristine 58 that I stupidly traded years ago, but still have a 6” 657 and a Blachhawk 4 4/8”. Don’t shoot them much but I’ll never get rid of them.

June 19, 2023, 01:28 PM	#94
tex45acp Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 1,032	Thank you....It's definitely a hand full to hold on to when shooting full house loads. I'm going to work on some loads that could be considered .41 special just for some plinking. I was also thinking about sending it off to Mag-na-port for the barrel slot treatment. I have the Taurus 415 that has a ported barrel and it really helps to keep the barrel down. __________________ “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.“

June 19, 2023, 02:46 PM	#95
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,308	Just my opinion, I'd not devalue that with ports. Just load some softer loads for practice and plinking. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

June 20, 2023, 05:17 AM	#96
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,176	My go to load with 210-220gr bullets for the last 35+ years has been 8.2-8.4gr of Green Dot. Shoots clean and substantial enough to be potent but not too bad recoil wise, about the level of a stout .357mag. I’ve also loaded it down as low as 4.5gr for an almost .38sp level recoil without any issues.

June 20, 2023, 06:11 PM	#97
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	Guess I forgot to list my favored load in the Ruger above as well as three others in the family, plus a M57 Smith. With Hornady's 210 XTP or RCBS 215 gr 41-215 (LSWC), 6.7 gr of Win 231 will give a chrono'd 938-955 fps and superb accuracy. Benched these are ~1.5" groupers at 25 yds. Both give all the smack I could ask for, short of real hunting loads. For my KY whitetails, 17.0 gr of 2400 with the Hornady 210 XTP gives me 1170 fps from my 4-5/8" Ruger and a bit more from the Smith M57. HTH's Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.