Shawnee
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In one respect I'm just as bad as the 30/06 trigger jerks - I hunt deer with a .44 magnum Super Blackhawk mostly just because I've done it for 187 years and its' easily my favorite deer gun.
Except for any minor difficulties finding components and/or ammo, I think the .41 magnum is a "sleeper" as a deer gun that many lads would really like if they messed with it a bit. I know many people have long felt: "Why the .41 when there is the .44?" and I guess that has some validity.
But a handgunner I knew in Florida has two .41 Blackhawks (with some very good trigger work) and they both are very accurate with some pretty healthy handloads he has for them. He has shot 3 or 4 deer and quite a few hogs (all under 350lbs.) with excellent results. Seems to me a .41 magnum Blackhawk with a 5.5" barrel would make a dandy deerswatter.
Any of you lads out there using a .41 for deer ? What's the skivvy on deer loads for it ?
Except for any minor difficulties finding components and/or ammo, I think the .41 magnum is a "sleeper" as a deer gun that many lads would really like if they messed with it a bit. I know many people have long felt: "Why the .41 when there is the .44?" and I guess that has some validity.
But a handgunner I knew in Florida has two .41 Blackhawks (with some very good trigger work) and they both are very accurate with some pretty healthy handloads he has for them. He has shot 3 or 4 deer and quite a few hogs (all under 350lbs.) with excellent results. Seems to me a .41 magnum Blackhawk with a 5.5" barrel would make a dandy deerswatter.
Any of you lads out there using a .41 for deer ? What's the skivvy on deer loads for it ?