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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Smith 10mm Msg# 919834
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Well, for those .41 Magnum fans, at least factory ammunition is still being made in a variety of configurations. What I've seen most has been hunting loads, primarily over 200gr, although, IIRC, you can still get 175gr Silvertips.
It's interesting that the .41 Magnum was considered a "tweener" between the .357 and .44, and didn't make a lot of sense to a majority of the handgun population. Yet the .40S&W was (and still is?) considered a tweener between the 9mm and .45acp, yet it has been extremely successful. Go figure. Harvey |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: 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. |
