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The .41 Remington Magnum was introduced by Remington in the mid-1960s, intended as a replacement for the .357 Magnum for defensive use in police and civilian hands. Revolvers chambered in this cartridge are generally lighter and smaller than a .44 Magnum and should be easily handled by a moderately-experienced shooter.
Utilizing an expanding 210gr bullet at 1400 ft/sec, this cartridge is considerably more effective than the .357 Magnum (125gr bullet at 1400 ft/sec and making a hole that is 75% the diameter of the .41 Magnum) but it is still somewhat less effective than the .44 Magnum.
For self-defense usage, it is advisable to use the heaviest, quality JHP or other expanding bullet, from a cartridge that has the heaviest recoil that you can still shoot well with. The greatest terminal ballistic efficiency is realized with the slowest pistol bullets - as the wounding potential of bullet velocity at the low velocities that pistol bullets travel at is easily disregarded, it is reasonable to utilize a heavier bullet, which will give you deeper penetration and a larger hole in the target. Hunters may prefer non-expanding wadcutters or semi-wadcutters, for the 30" or deeper penetration such a bullet/load combination offers.
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