S&W Model 41

Snub357 · October 4, 2012, 05:14 PM

Picked this up yesterday.

Time to burn up a few bricks of ammo.

Sid · October 4, 2012, 05:26 PM

It's a beautiful pistol and you will love it. I have one that I bought about 50 years ago. Two years ago I returned it to S&W for a rebuild and they did a beautiful job on it. When I was on the phone with their gunsmith I asked him about the best ammo for this pistol. He said that S&W only recommends CCI Standard and that is what I have been using ever since.

Venom1956 · October 4, 2012, 06:26 PM

made of win.

Snub357 · October 4, 2012, 06:30 PM

I've owned many S&W's over a lot of years, but this is my first 41. Not sure why it took me this long. I guess my Ruger 22's kept me occupied at a cheaper price.

I'm looking forward to shooting it. The weight of it, should be perfect for some standard velocity 22 fodder. Can't see the muzzle rising much at all.

Venom1956 · October 4, 2012, 06:31 PM

its an awesome gun. I love mine.

Snub357 · October 4, 2012, 06:35 PM

It's not an oldie. It's from 2006. But it sure seems to be very well made, and the bluing is almost "old school". Bluer than my pic shows.

rjrivero · October 4, 2012, 06:40 PM

Model 41's are BEAUTIFUL SHOOTERS! Congrats!

WIN1886 · October 4, 2012, 06:41 PM

My older model 41 is not only my most accurate 22 caliber semi auto...its my most accurate pistol period ! Very easy to keep on target in slow or rapid fire , excellent trigger , and just plain fun to shoot ! I mostly feed it Federal gold medal ammo with good results.....its one of those guns I'll never sell !

Fishbed77 · October 4, 2012, 09:18 PM

Quote:

made of win.

Amen.

A Smith 41 is definitely on my firearms bucket list.

igousigloo · October 4, 2012, 09:26 PM

Congrats, only the best!

sgms · October 4, 2012, 09:34 PM

Very fine pistol you have there.

m_liebst · October 4, 2012, 10:30 PM

It's a beaut. take good care of the piece, n hava a blast shooting cheap ammo for countless hours

I love my Ruger, but understand the model 41 to be in a par of it's own (crisp trigger/ superb accuracy/ over-all feel n weight!)

rodfac · October 5, 2012, 08:53 AM

Beautiful pistol, Snub; it's the most accurate .22 lr hand gun that I own. You'll really like it if you go in for the old NRA 50' bullseye competitions. Good sights, great trigger and an excellent pair of stocks that fit my hand...what more could you ask for? IF you carry it afield, be careful of the holster you choose, that mag release button can and will drop the mag when you least expect it...I've lost two mags that way. Rod

October 4, 2012, 05:14 PM	#1
Snub357 Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2002 Posts: 411	S&W Model 41 Picked this up yesterday. Time to burn up a few bricks of ammo. __________________ [Insert prattle here]

October 4, 2012, 06:26 PM	#3
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 2,289	made of win. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph.

October 4, 2012, 06:30 PM	#4
Snub357 Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2002 Posts: 411	I've owned many S&W's over a lot of years, but this is my first 41. Not sure why it took me this long. I guess my Ruger 22's kept me occupied at a cheaper price. I'm looking forward to shooting it. The weight of it, should be perfect for some standard velocity 22 fodder. Can't see the muzzle rising much at all. __________________ [Insert prattle here]

October 4, 2012, 06:31 PM	#5
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 2,289	its an awesome gun. I love mine. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph.

October 4, 2012, 06:35 PM	#6
Snub357 Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2002 Posts: 411	It's not an oldie. It's from 2006. But it sure seems to be very well made, and the bluing is almost "old school". Bluer than my pic shows. __________________ [Insert prattle here]

October 4, 2012, 05:26 PM	#2
Sid Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2009 Posts: 209	It's a beautiful pistol and you will love it. I have one that I bought about 50 years ago. Two years ago I returned it to S&W for a rebuild and they did a beautiful job on it. When I was on the phone with their gunsmith I asked him about the best ammo for this pistol. He said that S&W only recommends CCI Standard and that is what I have been using ever since.

October 4, 2012, 06:40 PM	#7
rjrivero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,321	Model 41's are BEAUTIFUL SHOOTERS! Congrats!

October 4, 2012, 06:41 PM	#8
WIN1886 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 289	My older model 41 is not only my most accurate 22 caliber semi auto...its my most accurate pistol period ! Very easy to keep on target in slow or rapid fire , excellent trigger , and just plain fun to shoot ! I mostly feed it Federal gold medal ammo with good results.....its one of those guns I'll never sell !

October 4, 2012, 09:26 PM	#10
igousigloo Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 2011 Location: central Ohio Posts: 133	Congrats, only the best!

October 4, 2012, 09:34 PM	#11
sgms Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2010 Location: Arizona or Ohio depending Posts: 649	Very fine pistol you have there.

October 4, 2012, 10:30 PM	#12
m_liebst Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2011 Location: San Francisco Posts: 273	It's a beaut. take good care of the piece, n hava a blast shooting cheap ammo for countless hours I love my Ruger, but understand the model 41 to be in a par of it's own (crisp trigger/ superb accuracy/ over-all feel n weight!)

October 5, 2012, 08:53 AM	#13
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,223	Beautiful pistol, Snub; it's the most accurate .22 lr hand gun that I own. You'll really like it if you go in for the old NRA 50' bullseye competitions. Good sights, great trigger and an excellent pair of stocks that fit my hand...what more could you ask for? IF you carry it afield, be careful of the holster you choose, that mag release button can and will drop the mag when you least expect it...I've lost two mags that way. Rod __________________ Our Flag does not fly because the wind blows against it, It proudly waves because a soldier's dying breath blows upon it. USAF Forward Air Controller, 5th Spl Forces, An Loc, lll Corps, RVN, 69-70, Vietnam Vet '69-'73