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5/7/2015 8:24:05 AM
 
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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Smith 10mm Msg# 919815
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Regarding the .41 Magnum, I always liked the original concept of there being two levels of performance from the same case. A self-defense, or "police" load at around 1000-1100fps, and a true magnum load for hunting. Well, the original police load rather stupidly yet understandably featured a lead bullet in its day, a bullet that leaded badly, as you remember, and that load got swept under the rug, never to see daylight again. And when competing against the .44 Magnum, the .41 Magnum was just not that logical to most people, who, like you, went for the power as well as the bullet diameter. But the handloader who adopted the .41 was free to make the loads he wanted. The so-called .41 Special loads were popular. The real nail in the coffin for the .41 was lack of bullets. Sierra had a 170, or 175 grain, I forget now, JHP, that was the mainstay of .41 Magnum handloaders, and that was about it. Compare that to the state for 10mm handloaders!
The 10mm will likely never become as moribund as the .41 because supply--and variety--of .40 caliber bullets is enormous. Unless the .40S&W dies an unexpected death, its parent is promised a long life as a niche cartridge. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: While maybe a point to debate, I always felt that the (original Norma) 10mm round was quite comparable to the .41 Magnum ballistic-wise. That said, Magnum Research never offered a 10mm Desert Eagle, and I had to make a decision between the .44Magnum and .41Magnum when I bought my DE. IIRC, some of the Israeli DEs came marked ".44Magnum/.41Magnum", but mine was a .44Magnum only. Harvey |
