Recently went to my FFL to start the DROS (and 10 day wait) on a 41 magnum python (conversion done by Jack Huntington) I picked up recently.
I talked to Huntington on the phone today and he asserted that I can 1000 fps loads down it all day long without doing any damage. We're about ready to test that theory: Bullets, dies, brass, and the 650 caliber convesion all arived this week. Only thing left is the end of the 10 day wait.
The additional good news is that (1) it is indeed 41 mag and (2) the seller did send it.
The bad news is that the guy seemed to have stored it in his glove box for an extended off road rally race (perhaps a decade long one). There are numerous scratches. It's extremely extremely irritating. I can perhaps sympathize with a single scratch (e.g., the gun rack breaks and the python falls) but so 5 or 10 is symptomatic of a serious problem. The guy is going through a divorce so perhaps his wife dragged it through the mud. Also the grips have silver medallions.
In any case, here's some quick photos. Lightings not that great. The scratches are actually less bad in person. But still!
Hopefully the thing will hold up under modest loads. From the shell plate doesn't look like the guy fired it much. (He claimed 6 rounds, which I can believe.)
Huntington took off 357 and put "41 magnum" on the barrel:
And his initials (JRH) by the serial number (hard to see):
Now that's a real cylinder:
With matching barrel:
(Was it necessary to scratch the crown so damn much?!?!):
Nice looking shell plate:
Doesn't look like anything was reinforced:
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