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A buddy of mine has acquired an early model 58 (1964-'65) and we have been planning on getting it out to the range for a few months. Yesterday, the weather was cooperative and we managed to get out for a couple of hours.
We had a various assortment of ammo. Some of the ammo was mid 1960's Remington 210 grain lead, the rest of it was modern loads, also 210 grain.
I didn't know what to expect with .41 Magnum. I had spent a lot of time shooting .44 Magnum, but this was the first time out with .41.
The vintage ammo was stout. I certainly experienced the recoil the old articles and books described. I can see where the round was not terribly popular as a police round shortly after it was introduced. I got slapped in the webbing of my hand a couple of times, but it wasn't awful. Once I got the feel of it, it was a joy to shoot both single and double action. I think it would be a heck of a gun with some slightly larger stocks, like targets, instead of the magnas.
The modern ammo seemed watered down and did not have the punch of the older stuff. The 58 was still a joy to shoot, but when I shoot vintage, I like using the same loads from "back in the day". It adds to the experience for me.
That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the 58 and look forward to my pal bringing it out again.
Here it is, next to my 1984 586.
We had a various assortment of ammo. Some of the ammo was mid 1960's Remington 210 grain lead, the rest of it was modern loads, also 210 grain.
I didn't know what to expect with .41 Magnum. I had spent a lot of time shooting .44 Magnum, but this was the first time out with .41.
The vintage ammo was stout. I certainly experienced the recoil the old articles and books described. I can see where the round was not terribly popular as a police round shortly after it was introduced. I got slapped in the webbing of my hand a couple of times, but it wasn't awful. Once I got the feel of it, it was a joy to shoot both single and double action. I think it would be a heck of a gun with some slightly larger stocks, like targets, instead of the magnas.
The modern ammo seemed watered down and did not have the punch of the older stuff. The 58 was still a joy to shoot, but when I shoot vintage, I like using the same loads from "back in the day". It adds to the experience for me.
That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the 58 and look forward to my pal bringing it out again.
Here it is, next to my 1984 586.
