briarhopper, I also found on a few days I just didn't have it, bad form the first shot. I didn't get too frustrated just put the gear away and try again tomorrow. The next day I was on again.... why.... maybe you were tired, had bad form, or just was not concentrating and the proper form did not follow. I also have this theroy about the moon phases and planet allignment, but that's anohter story...LOL. The days you just don't have it save the ammo and frustartion. In time the qualty practice trumps volume shooting by 10 fold.

one 44 mag i have is a 5.5 inch redhawk , my favorite, i did a lot of reloading with differet loads and bullets, the best one that became my favorite is a speer 200 gr. cci mag primer backed by 22.0 grains of 2400 powder, worked great on boar , dear, , bear , and a ram, with very controlable recoil , i do use pachmyer grips

No, not really. My friend has a .41 Blackhawk and is is lighter and recoils much harder and sharper then a .44. I prefer the .44 SBH. Most .41's are on a smaller platform.

To be honest, when loaded alike, I can't tell a difference between the two. The platform is the same on the Rugers but the 41 usually has an aluminum gripframe that is also smaller (XR3red). Now, the 41 in the hunter version is a very light recoiling gun and super accurate. With the 265s running around 1300 or so, its a dream to shoot.

I would say the BH's would be the same but the SBH is heavier. The .41 has a sharper, quicker recoil. Even some .357's are sharper then the SBH. None are enough to worry about though.