I don’t think the 41 ever fully came to fruition from what I’ve read, would have been really cool. There is a 357 on gunbroker

No love for the link I gave ya?

Looks like the starting load with lil gun is 20.5 grains resulting in 1505 FPS at 23,500 CUP, max load is 22.5 grains resulting in 1626 FPS at 29,900 CUP. That is smokin!!! Also a load with longshot which I have a bunch of. Lower speed and much higher pressure though

I loved that one, just betting that when bidding is done it will be out of my price range

That's what you said about the World Series tickets. YOLO remember.

There is a following for the 41 mag. They are a relatively small bunch, but they are serious and dedicated. Good luck prying one out of their hand, unless it is cold and dead.

The H110 gave a little tighter groups lil gun a little more velocity but the difference is marginal. They were both developed for.410 shotshell
Can’t help with the pistola purchase. My buying days are done the last boat crash nearly kilt me!

PS; if I am seeing straight those bullets are for silloett(sp) non expanding

Kick myself every time i think of not buying a super 14 41mag barrel for my contender.

Yes sir I think you are right. JTC-SIL is what the box is marked as. From my understanding they are more meant for heavy metal targets. Great knockdown power, not much expansion

I've been a huge fan of the .41 mag for many decades. Have taken moose, caribou, dall sheep, Sitka deer, grizzly, and black bears with it. It'll do about anything you ask of it.

Jack

X2 I have both as well as a TC contender which was the first 41 mag I got, like others have said vastly underrated and often unless a classic often cheaper then a 44 mag

I have 3 S&W 57's. A 4", 6 1/2", and an 8 3/8. All three are very accurate and I've taken deer with all of them using both jacketed and cast bullets. IMHO the 8 3/8 is a bit unwieldy. I took my first handgun deer with it at an astounding long distance of 15 to 20 feet. The 6 1/2 is very handy, comfortable in the hand, it just feels good. The 4" is my favorite, quick to bring to bear on target. I used it to make my longest shot with an open sighted gun at 89 long paces on a dead run. A doe that skidded 9 paces on her chin. My jacketed bullet of choice for deer/bear is the Sierra 210 grain Jacketed Hollow Cavity. Varmints get the 170 JHC which is very explosive. The 210 gives me a good exit hole, bigger leak. The 170 rarely exited. For cast the 210 grain Kieth bullet is the ticket, good holes and plenty of blood. And it doesn't need smoking velocities, 1200 fps is real good. For the powders, I use H110 to hunt and Bullseye with cast for target work. Compared to a full powered 44 the 41 has 10% less wack with 25% less recoil.

I will have to look into those Sierra 210's for hunting purposes. I've never shot a deer with a handgun so that could be interesting. I'm thinking the 6" barrel would be the "best of both worlds" for my mixed uses of target shooting and hunting. I would be open to a 4" if I could find one for a good deal. Thanks for the feedback Paul!

Well coondagger, we are at opposite ends of the problem. I recently passed up a really good deal on a Ruger blackhawk .41 mag just because of the problem of finding components. I nearly bit but then thought about all the shortages and decided to stick with my .357s and .44s.
If you want to go after a true cult classic, try finding an original S&W model 58, but get out your wallet.

I was able to find a box of those Sierra 210 JHC bullets. I ordered them. That should get me by a long time for hunting purposes, I have plenty of stuff for target shooting. Now to find a gun!

Still got a lead on that good deal for the blackhawk?? How "good" of a deal is a good deal on one of those

Nope. It was at an out of town gunshow and was $325. It was used but not much and had the box. I almost asked for the guys info, but then thought it would haunt me until I bought it.

This model 57 is beautiful. I think it would suit me well, but money doesn't grow on trees

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/914730131

Those older N frames are great guns. This one should have had the fitted wooden case with all the extras. Not sure when Smith quit doing that.