razor
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Post by razor on May 31, 2012 21:21:17 GMT -5
Sounds like I will have to try the 41 with some good cast bullets.
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Post by bigbore442001 on Jun 3, 2012 7:41:26 GMT -5
There seems to be a bit of a cult following in Maine regarding the .41 magnum. I know a number of bear hunting guides who favor the .41 Magnum for their back up work. Some have stated that they believe the .41 Magnum kills better than the .44 Magnum.
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Post by whitworth on Jun 3, 2012 7:50:36 GMT -5
There seems to be a bit of a cult following in Maine regarding the .41 magnum. I know a number of bear hunting guides who favor the .41 Magnum for their back up work. Some have stated that they believe the .41 Magnum kills better than the .44 Magnum. I know a number of handgun hunters that swear to this and it typically out-penetrates the .44 mag when we have tested it. |
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Post by caterman on Jun 14, 2012 23:11:56 GMT -5
I shot a black bear last week in Idaho with Montana Bullet's 240 WFN. It was quartering away at 35 yards and I aimed for the off-side shoulder. The bear ran 10 yards and rolled for 5. When we were skinning the bear, the guide bet me that we would find the bullet. I knew better. The bullet had center punched the shoulder leaving a neat, 41 caliber hole. I don't have the experience of many on this forum but the 41 has gone through everything I have shot with it. Montana bullets are excellent.
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Post by whitworth on Jun 15, 2012 8:48:57 GMT -5
I shot a black bear last week in Idaho with Montana Bullet's 240 WFN. It was quartering away at 35 yards and I aimed for the off-side shoulder. The bear ran 10 yards and rolled for 5. When we were skinning the bear, the guide bet me that we would find the bullet. I knew better. The bullet had center punched the shoulder leaving a neat, 41 caliber hole. I don't have the experience of many on this forum but the 41 has gone through everything I have shot with it. Montana bullets are excellent. I rest my case! ;D |
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jun 15, 2012 11:27:16 GMT -5
There seems to be a bit of a cult following in Maine regarding the .41 magnum. I know a number of bear hunting guides who favor the .41 Magnum for their back up work. Some have stated that they believe the .41 Magnum kills better than the .44 Magnum. I know a number of handgun hunters that swear to this and it typically out-penetrates the .44 mag when we have tested it. OK, somebody is going to have to explain this to me... is it just that the 41 mag is a slightly smaller caliber but at similar or greater velocity to the 44 mag, so it punches a slightly smaller yet deeper hole? Can it be that simple? If the 41 out penetrates the 44, then why isn't the 41 more popular than the 44? (availability of ammo and components aside)... confused... |
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COR
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Post by COR on Jun 15, 2012 16:21:08 GMT -5
Grab some popcorn fellas! ;D
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Post by whitworth on Jun 15, 2012 20:08:50 GMT -5
It doesn't necessarily make a lot of sense to me and it doesn't neatly fit into a box of explanation, but it consistently seems to happen that the .41 mag out penetrates the .44 -- with similarly profiled bullets -- same thing seems to happen every time I test .45 Colt bullets against the .44. Very odd and very unscientific -- I know.
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Post by woodwright on Jul 27, 2012 23:01:35 GMT -5
I had a Blackhawk in 41m. It was very impressive with heavy hardcasts. I had a mountain molds 270g wfn mold that produced somereal thumpers. When i gave the 41 to my brother, i gave the mold to Montana bulletworks. I'm not sure if he's listing the bullets yet. They're very similar to one that buffalo bore uses.
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