.41 Magnum
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I was looking for a 4" at the time. [pushes tjhands aside] No! ME! Pick ME! PM Me instead! 
I'm open to any Model 58 that's in very good to excellent condition and any 6" Blued M57's you see for sale.
I'm not much for nickled guns, but a Nickled 4" M57 is a beautiful gun.
The bad news is that I'm in Kalifornia so that limits my purchasing options a great deal!
I'm open to any Model 58 that's in very good to excellent condition and any 6" Blued M57's you see for sale.
I'm not much for nickled guns, but a Nickled 4" M57 is a beautiful gun.
The bad news is that I'm in Kalifornia so that limits my purchasing options a great deal!
Person of Interest
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I have a shot from another angle.
22-rimfire
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Bill, I would be more than tempted with an "S" prefixed Model 57. (Park it and find another one to shoot!)
I love the 41 Magunum caliber and especially like the S&W revolvers chambered for it. I keep looking at the Rugers (hunter-limited edition) and always just put them back down and not take the plunge$. As I have said before, for me, I can shoot the 41 Magnum better than a 44 magnum and I have also found that they are not that choosy about which factory ammo you run through the gun relative to accuracy. I generally shoot the PMC stuff, but have a wide assortment of other available brands to play with.
It may be a recoil thing for me in terms of hitting what I shoot at with the 41 magnum, because I have trouble with my 480 Ruger SRH getting consistant groups out past 50 yards. It may be the gun too?
I am probably going to lay down the $$ for the Model 57 that is going to be released later on this year. Just because...
I love the 41 Magunum caliber and especially like the S&W revolvers chambered for it. I keep looking at the Rugers (hunter-limited edition) and always just put them back down and not take the plunge$. As I have said before, for me, I can shoot the 41 Magnum better than a 44 magnum and I have also found that they are not that choosy about which factory ammo you run through the gun relative to accuracy. I generally shoot the PMC stuff, but have a wide assortment of other available brands to play with.
It may be a recoil thing for me in terms of hitting what I shoot at with the 41 magnum, because I have trouble with my 480 Ruger SRH getting consistant groups out past 50 yards. It may be the gun too?
I am probably going to lay down the $$ for the Model 57 that is going to be released later on this year. Just because...
I have had a .41 Magnum since it first came out. There is something happening to the .41 Magnum that I do not like.
With everybody going to semi-auto's; the 10mm and the 40 S&W have taken over the spot held by the .41 Magnum, since the late 60's. I reload. I guess I'll eventually have to start casting, when bullet makers [Rainier has discontinued .41 Magnum bullets, already.] discontue making bullets for this beautiful round.
With everybody going to semi-auto's; the 10mm and the 40 S&W have taken over the spot held by the .41 Magnum, since the late 60's. I reload. I guess I'll eventually have to start casting, when bullet makers [Rainier has discontinued .41 Magnum bullets, already.] discontue making bullets for this beautiful round.
S&W Test Marketing?
When 22-Rimfire said...
it set off a bell in my head. S&W hasn't really marketed a .41 Magnum other than the 7.5" and 6" guns for hunting for several years. I'm wondering if their offering the .41 Mag with classic S&W lines in the form of a "Mountain Gun" and the lightweight 357PD in .41 Mag aren't one way for S&W to judge how willing the market will be to purchase the .41 in the future?
My suggestion is that if you want one, start bugging your dealer or go to Davidson's and put a "watch" on the Mountain gun or 357PD. Likely they'll see the interest and buy them or pass along the info to S&W.
Or go bug your dealer on getting price/availability information. All of this gets back to S&W in the form of questions or request.
When 22-Rimfire said...
it set off a bell in my head. S&W hasn't really marketed a .41 Magnum other than the 7.5" and 6" guns for hunting for several years. I'm wondering if their offering the .41 Mag with classic S&W lines in the form of a "Mountain Gun" and the lightweight 357PD in .41 Mag aren't one way for S&W to judge how willing the market will be to purchase the .41 in the future?
My suggestion is that if you want one, start bugging your dealer or go to Davidson's and put a "watch" on the Mountain gun or 357PD. Likely they'll see the interest and buy them or pass along the info to S&W.
Or go bug your dealer on getting price/availability information. All of this gets back to S&W in the form of questions or request.
22-rimfire
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The dealers don't know if it is going to have the lock on it or not. But 4"er is labeled the "Mountain Gun". I actually would rather have a 5-inch as it bridges the barrel length between 4 and 6-inches. I am already ordering a Bianchi holster for it. But, I already have a 4" so, it won't be wasted.
I do shoot it, but I will never use it for what I bought it for (I got it in an online auction so I didn't know how good condition it really was in until I got it). I live in MD and do most of my camping in western MD, western PA, and WV where the biggest predators are the (very) occasional black bear and maybe cougar. Many will tell you that .357mag is enough for black bear. However, I wanted a little more insurance (since no handgun is really enough for any bear on the attack). Well, this gun is never going to see any holster time by me. Until I pick up a second .41mag my .357mag S&W 586 with a 6" barrel will have to do the job when I'm camping in the woods.
I always have my eye out for a 6" S&W 57 that is a bit more finish worn, a 6" S&W 58 or a new Taurus Tracker (probably 6" but I'd consider 4") at a decent price. With the much lighter weight (thus greater carryability and possible CCW in some situations) the Taurus Tracker is really looking attractive right now, especially a 4".
BTW- I forgot to mention, my M57 has the original wood presentation box and tools (though the box has a few nicks and scratches).
Mike Irwin
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I got my 58 about 5 years ago for, all told, a little under $300. No box, but it was probaby in 99% condition.
Ben Shepherd
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I have a pair of stainless 41 redhawks with 7.5" barrels.
Here's the quick n' dirty:
They are extremely accurate- I have 6 different loads that easily stay under 2" @ 25yds in either gun. Some say the reason behind the accuracy was the low-volume production(no tooling wear=no loose tolerances).
Recoil- Not bad at all, like a very stout 357 in that big redhawk frame. Even with a 210 hp runing 1600fps.
You are going to reload you said? Well run right out and get an 8lb. keg of blue dot. This caliber and powder are a match made in heaven. Want an ultra-clean heavy load? Try a stout dose of VV n110 with a jacketed slug.
Here's the quick n' dirty:
They are extremely accurate- I have 6 different loads that easily stay under 2" @ 25yds in either gun. Some say the reason behind the accuracy was the low-volume production(no tooling wear=no loose tolerances).
Recoil- Not bad at all, like a very stout 357 in that big redhawk frame. Even with a 210 hp runing 1600fps.
You are going to reload you said? Well run right out and get an 8lb. keg of blue dot. This caliber and powder are a match made in heaven. Want an ultra-clean heavy load? Try a stout dose of VV n110 with a jacketed slug.
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Nice collection there Nick.
But it seems that you still have a little ways to go in collecting .41's. Unless you're only collecting the stainless models, you need to look for 4" and 6" Blued model 57's as well as 4" and 6" Nickle models. And there's the Model 58's in 4" blue and nickle too!
Hope you have a good job!
But it seems that you still have a little ways to go in collecting .41's. Unless you're only collecting the stainless models, you need to look for 4" and 6" Blued model 57's as well as 4" and 6" Nickle models. And there's the Model 58's in 4" blue and nickle too!
Hope you have a good job!
I've only got two .41 Magnums (Magna?), but they see plenty of use. Bought both in 1999 from the same dealer here in the PRM (People's Republic of Maryland), and on the same day. The first was a 657-4 Mountain Gun, which the dealer stated had been sitting around for "quite a while." I didn't hesitate to scoop it up. Then, of course, he said, "You know, I've got another .41 around here somewhere if you want to look at it." Mom always taught me to be polite, so naturally I said yes. After a minute or two of rummaging, he brought out a NIB 657 with a 3" barrel, which he said had been part of a special run in that caliber for some wholesaler whose name escapes me at the moment. That one was decided upon even faster than the Mountain Gun. Food budget was a bit light for some weeks thereafter, but I truly enjoy those .41's!
They now both wear Pachmayr Presentation grips and shoot like the dickens.
Chris
They now both wear Pachmayr Presentation grips and shoot like the dickens.
Chris