Medalist or S&W 41?

hatman1793 said:
Don't buy either. You said a good target gun.........a good target gun, inexpensive & with the ability to eat every type of bullet including a diet of high velocity 22LR.......it's the new Ruger MK4 pistol.
C$650.00 buys you a new target Ruger in blue or stainless steel, 5.5" bull barrel....easily upgraded, red dot-able and long life...

The S&W 41 is designed to use "target" velocity 22's, 1050 FPS, while the Browning Medalist can crack the frame with high velocity diets. But the Ruger.....
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Agreed. If the pistol is for me and we are spending my money, it's the Ruger. If it's your money we are spending, it's the Pardini:)
 
I have owned a Medalist, and a High Standard Victor. I enjoyed both of them very much, but I was always nervous of a part breaking & the possibility of the gun being unusable for a long time while I tried to find parts.
I love my 5.5 Heavy Barrel Model 41, and My Stainless Ruger 5.5 inch Target MKIII.
 
marshall said:
I am sure that Beretta owns hammerli now
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Hämmerli is a Swiss manufacturer of firearms aimed mostly at sport shooting, especially Olympic events governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation.

In 2006, Hämmerli was taken over by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen and they have licensed the Hämmerli brand to Umarex USA.
 
hatman1793 said:
Don't buy either. You said a good target gun.........a good target gun, inexpensive & with the ability to eat every type of bullet including a diet of high velocity 22LR.......it's the new Ruger MK4 pistol.
C$650.00 buys you a new target Ruger in blue or stainless steel, 5.5" bull barrel....easily upgraded, red dot-able and long life...

The S&W 41 is designed to use "target" velocity 22's, 1050 FPS, while the Browning Medalist can crack the frame with high velocity diets. But the Ruger.....
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This post is obviously from a plinker not a serious target shooter. You will never find hv ammo on the line of a serious target match. It is inherently inaccurate compared to standard velocity ammunition. Rugers are ok for people transitioning from plinking to seriously competing but its pretty rare to find one in the winners circle.
 
Tradex has GSP's from time to time in the $5-600 range. They even had a couple Pardini's in that range last year. Between the Medalist and the 41 the biggest choice would be preferred grip angle. The Browning has a more aggressive grip angle while the 41 is more like a 1911 grip. The Medalist also has the ability to switch the safety into dry fire mode which allows you to do dry fire practice without using annoying snap caps. A huge training aid.
 
You can find medallists for really good prices quite often on EE.They are fantastic guns,beautifully made.Years ago when I bought my medallist,I also stocked up on spare parts for it.Years later and lots of rounds later,I still havent had anything break or need replacing on the gun.Parts can still be found if necessary(although expensive),so if you see a good deal on a medalist I wouldnt hesitate to get it,it will likely last a very long time,especially if you stick to standard velocity ammo and replace the recoil spring every now and again.Ive owned Rugers as well,and for target shooting they are fine but nowhere near a medalist (or a model 41)
 
dogzilla said:
You can get a walther gsp for about the same as a model 41 for a true target pistol thereis no comparison
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I had one years back when I was into some more serious aspects of paper punching. I had both the .22 and .32 conversion kits and it was, as you've said, at a level all it's own. The only down side, it was also the UGLIEST handgun I have ever owned.
 
Trade x has walther GSP, 's ,I just checked, all that is left is the OPS
those Fas SP602 should be great,$600 ;Mags could be hard to find and he has no extras; I had a FAS SP601 ( 22 short rapid fire) a true match gun, I can never shoot good enough , but just like high end guns ( at low end prices) LOL.
If I remember right they where a recoilless gun, That could have been a Domino?? The older model
 
YES, 1 GSP in stock at Tradex for $650 - that is a good price for that ugly gun....lol

And yes the FAS 602 is a good entry level target gun for $600 as well
 
hatman1793 said:
Don't buy either. You said a good target gun.........a good target gun, inexpensive & with the ability to eat every type of bullet including a diet of high velocity 22LR.......it's the new Ruger MK4 pistol.
C$650.00 buys you a new target Ruger in blue or stainless steel, 5.5" bull barrel....easily upgraded, red dot-able and long life...

The S&W 41 is designed to use "target" velocity 22's, 1050 FPS, while the Browning Medalist can crack the frame with high velocity diets. But the Ruger.....
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The only good reason to pick a Ruger over a S&W 41 is inability to afford the latter.
 
Really, it all depends on just how serious you are and how far you want to get into rimfire shooting.

If your looking at just doing some plinking you can get satisfaction out of any of the lower priced guns like the Rugers or Browning Buckmark type guns; if your more serious about it you can go with the mid level guns like the Medalists, High Standards, etc., but if your looking at serious completion shooting you'll want something much more accurate and better equipped for competition shooting, like the Walthers, FAS pistols, etc.
 
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I like the 41, though I hated the fat and contoured grips. I picked up some Herrets Trainers for it to make it 1911-ish

I shoot CCI SV in it. S&B SV works. Federal Champion SV won't feed 3 rounds without jamming...awful junk - that'll go through the Ruger.

CCI never jams
 
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