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Section 8: Handguns Subject: Smith 10mm Msg# 919918
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In lead 210gr LSWC form at 1000fps, the .41 Magnum was indeed a tweener. In JHP at 1300-1400fps in was far closer to the .44 Magnum to really call it a tweener, eh? I think that's what killed it off. That and the "magnum" name hung on it. The originators, Jordan, Keith--didn't want it to be called a magnum, but in 1964, that word was sales dynamite, eh? Roy Weatherby staked his personal fortune on just that truth. 
As to the .40S&W, its a tweener in many ways, but power isn't one of them. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: 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 |
