Charlie98
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Bullet selection and availability is just so much greater with the 44 that I still think it's a better choice.
I won't argue the point, but in reality, how many bullet choices do you need? In the 30-odd years I've been reloading the .41, I've never had a problem finding components. For most .44 bullets, there is a .41 counterpart... the XTP, the Gold Dot, the Silvertip, etc, etc, although I'll grant the 'availability' part has been an issue as of late. Sourcing cast .41 bullets has never been a problem.
Funny story... right when the shelves were stripped bare a few years ago, I went into the local Cabelas just to window shop. The handgun bullet aisle was just about stripped bare... all that was left on the shelf was a busted open box of Extreme 9mm, 2 boxes of LaserCast 32-20 bullets... and a single box of .41 XTP's.