The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - No worries Sir.

No worries Sir. (reply)

Hoot — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 01:08:09 +0000

I was just seeking edification. There is much I do not know.

5" Redhawk? (reply)

Remington40x — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:25:44 +0000

Probably misremembered. Been a long time since I measured it.

5" Redhawk? (reply)

Hoot — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:14:04 +0000

I had thought they were originally either 5-1/2" or 7-1/2". Just very curious...

I have a blued, 5-1/2" in .41 as well.

.41 Mag Convert (reply)

Jhenry — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:44:43 +0000

That is indeed a rare Redhawk. Nice find.

.41 Mag Convert (reply)

Remington40x — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:41:55 +0000

I own two - A Freedom Arms 97 6" and a Ruger Redhawk 5" blue (a relatively rare version of the Redhawk). The 97 is a joy to shoot with 210 grain cast at 1000 fps, but a bit of handful with full house loads. The Redhawk will handle anything I've ever fed it.

I wouldn't turn down a Marlin 1894 in .41 Magnum, were someone to offer me one. It would be a great Pennsylvania deep woods deer rifle.

I've pondered the 41 occasionally (reply)

Jhenry — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 02:41:17 +0000

I picked up a pinned and recessed minty no dash 6 inch M57 a time back, maybe 1990, for 275 bucks. That one stays forever.

There are more (reply)

Jhenry — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 02:36:29 +0000

Agreed.

The Gyrojet is top shelf gear (reply)

Jhenry — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 02:34:13 +0000

Very impressive ballisticaly according to Julian Hatcher.

There are more (reply)

Robb Barnes — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 01:41:18 +0000

41 caliber guns in my safe than any other. Everything from old model 357 conversions to full blown customs to TLAs and 414 Supermag.. There is just something about that caliber that rings my bell.

I've pondered the 41 occasionally (reply)

bj — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:48:30 +0000

A lot of cartridges suffer from baggage from the past such as improper bore and throat diameters. I wondered if the .41mag, being a cartridge that started as a "clean slate", might have the advantage of no old baggage.

It also seems that various sixgun platforms are marginal for the .44 mag but perfect for the .41 mag. For instance the S&W N-frame has problems with extensive shooting of full power .44 mag, the airlight model with Ti cylinder can have problems with not that much shooting. The .41 mag leaves a little more meat in the cylinder and maybe allows the gun to be more durable. Occasionally I look at prices of used S&W 57s and get frightened off every time.

The Freedom Arms 97 for instance is just a bit too small for .44 mag so is perfect for .41 mag.

But now consider the large frame Ruger- it handles .44 mag and heavy .45 Colt very well. It would seem to be overkill for .41 mag. If a person was going to buy one in .41 mag why wouldn't they go for .44 mag or .45 Colt instead? Well there isn't that much power difference between .41 and .44 and if a person is not wanting to overtax their wrists the heavier Ruger in .41 mag might be just right.

Having said all that, I've still never owned a .41 mag.

All out one mag left for my Gyrojet... (reply)

Rob Leahy — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:30:38 +0000

I'm down to three. (reply)

Jhenry — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:41:57 +0000

Do you have any extra from your BUG?

I Heard a rumor that you were on the hunt for Trounds for (reply)

Rob Leahy — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:38:14 +0000

your Dardick pistol?

.41 Mag Convert

Jhenry — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:30:52 +0000

Of course most of the good folks here already realize the inherent goodness of the cartridge but I was surprised to hear our own Rob Leahy state he felt it was the bees knees for the lower 48 and a decent chunk of Alaska. Nice. I always knew he was good people.