Why a .41mag?

[Hookeye]

.327 gets you 6 instead of 5 in a smaller package.
And J frames are just cool.

Outside of that............don't think there's much call for it.
Rifle? Might as well go .357 mag.

Never was a fan or rifle handgun combos. Kinda boring IMHO.

But I grew up reloading, so a few different cartridges was the norm.

 

[throttletony]

I am a big fan of the 327 mag. I thought that it would go over big. So much for that. I have been trying to get a S&W with a 3" barrel and have not been able to find one. I have seen it advertised on the net but it's always out of stock. I think it would be a good concealed carry gun. I still don't know why it didn't go over better.

the .327 Fed Magnum really is a great little cartridge, I thinkit didn't take off because of the timing of its release and a highly volatile firearms market.
Hypothetically, if you thought that you weren't going to be able to buy STANDARD capacity semi-autos and you didn't already own a few, you would be much more likely to buy a generic Glock or similar instead of a revolver in a cool new cartridge.
I like the capacity increase with the 327. Did S&W ever release an 8-shot version?
Also, a full-power 327 Federal Magnum has more pressure than a 357 magnum, IIRC.

 

[trucker777]

My dad bought a Ruger BH in .41 mag when I was a kid.. he still has it. It was the first "big gun" I ever shot. (Talking late 70s early 80s here). We still scour the local gunshows when they come to town looking for .41 ammo.
So I asked my old man "why a .41?" He said because it reminds him of a Colt. So I leave it at that...lol
He will never get rid of that gun.

 

[NKBJ]

Grubbing around in the funatorium.
Found about fifteen pounds of 215 SWC's, 245 SWC's, 240 round noses... yeah, guess I need a lever action.