Always liked the caliber. It reminds me of the Elmer Keith designed 41 magnum made for revolvers as a Police revolver round. More power than a .357 magnum less recoil than a .44 magnum. It failed as a Police revolver for multiple reasons. But it is a hell of a hunting round with revolvers slightly lighter than the .44s and with a bit less recoil. I always wanted one for $h!ts and giggles.
I have a Ruger Black Hawk 7 1/2” bbl in 41 Mag. I like it too.
As I understand it, there were two loads when the .41 was introduced, a full power hunting load and a reduced police load. It seems the full power load generally issued by police departments and the officers were turned off by the blast and recoil.
What went wrong, if you have time to elaborate?