S&W Model 41 Discussion

diopter said:
If you have extraction problems, it will most likely be due it not being broken in yet.
Always bring some oil with you to the range and put one drop of oil on the top round of each mag for the first 1000 or so rounds.
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Thanks for the pm on the subject, diopter- your mailbox is full right now.

(With my older 41, I'd found that I had to do the same thing- will see if maybe lead buildup, etc, is interfering with a round)
 
Lol. Had to edit first post, because I initially thought I had the 5.5 inch barrel. It turns out its the 7 inch barrel. I'm surprised I confused myself. I might benefit from the longer sight radius, I suppose. It's a long pistol. might have preferred the 5.5. Anybody with opinions?
 
Sharpi said:
Lol. Had to edit first post, because I initially thought I had the 5.5 inch barrel. It turns out its the 7 inch barrel. I'm surprised I confused myself. I might benefit from the longer sight radius, I suppose. It's a long pistol. might have preferred the 5.5. Anybody with opinions?
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7 is mo better than 5.5... but the 5.5 did come in an extended front sight version, and in the USA you could get a bully barrel
 
Appreciate all the helpful posts, guys. Went to the range, and played with my new 41, for the first time. What a joy to shoot! Fed it some CCI SV's. Quite happy with the accuracy, although I need to improve, lol. Zero malfunctions. after 200 rounds. That trigger is something else!

Now I really want a 5.5 inch barrel, only, with red dot, as a companion to my 7 inch barrel, with open sights. I started asking around, and it seems to be difficult to find a 5.5 inch barrel. If anybody can help me, I sure would appreciate it, bigtime.
 
Second outing today. Still impressed with pistol. makes me realize, that I can improve my accuracy. 500 rounds total, since new. 4 stovepipes total. all CCI SV's. hope that's normal, for a new gun?
 
Normal for new S&W41s.
Clean bolt face and chamber face. Chamber also with a brush.
Try a drop of oil on every top round in each mag and see if it improves reliability.
 
The stovepipes surprise me a bit. I have no experience with the new ones, but back in the 70's it was one of the clubs range guns, along with a high standard and a Ruger Mk1 bull. I don't recall it ever having a fail to feed or eject. It was way more accurate than I was (evidenced by other guys who could make me look real bad), but I shot it better than the High standard or my own Ruger Mk1.

What has me scratchin' my head is that you had 200 rounds without a malfunction - and then 4 in the next 300. Maybe something to do with cleaning or oiling?

Unrelated probably, but out club used only Ely ammo.

Nice gun! :cheers:
 
5.5 barrels are a good addition. Not easy to find at a reasonable price. Sometime Smith &Wesson puts them on sale.
I got two from them that way
 
Did you clean your gun between the first and second outings? My Beretta 89 never has an issue for the first 200 rounds. But by 300 I'll start getting stovepipes and other failures. It has to be cleaned well after every range trip.
 
Clark Custom makes some nice replacement barrels for the M41

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Same goes for Falcon Machining,

E.W. Kovachic Technologies,
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and Bully Barrel.
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Baal said:
Did you clean your gun between the first and second outings? My Beretta 89 never has an issue for the first 200 rounds. But by 300 I'll start getting stovepipes and other failures. It has to be cleaned well after every range trip.
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Yes I did clean it between 1st and 2nd outing (G96CLP). Perhaps the film of clp, was a little too thick near the chamber. Took a friend out on the 2nd outing. he had 3 stovepipes. Maybe riding slide with finger. First two shots, on second outing were stovepipes.
 
Wow! So there is hope, in getting a 5.5 inch barrel. Local gunstore has no luck so far. Still waiting on potential last distributor hookup, from them. Elwood Epps said they cant get one. Wolverine Supplies said they would call me back, since their contact were closed on Saturday. I'm assuming that I need to go through a gun store, to aquire a 5.5 inch barrel? Specific instructions on how to get one would be appreciated
 
Wanted to add that both gunstores said they could not get one directly from S&W. Was disappointed, and not optimistic. Also wondering if the second barrel is likely to just fit, without any type of gunsmith fitting? Thought I read that some people weren't so lucky
 
The Model 41 is what I call a very "honest" gun. It's very heavy at the muzzle. This can pay real benefits in stabilizing the sights; helping to keep them aligned once they have settled and produce excellent results if you do your part with the trigger. OTOH, if you have problems with anticipation and move the sights a bit just before the shot breaks, all that mass at the muzzle will create momentum that will create nasty flyers. It needs good trigger and mental control; given that it is one hell of a fine gun.

I have my Model 41 as my "backup gun" and mostly shoot my Matchguns MG-2. A mental error that will create a flyer in the 7 ring with the Model 41 will probably only be a 8 with the MG-2. But when it comes to shooting tens, they're both perfectly capable.
 
EdGCNM said:
The Model 41 is what I call a very "honest" gun. It's very heavy at the muzzle. This can pay real benefits in stabilizing the sights; helping to keep them aligned once they have settled and produce excellent results if you do your part with the trigger. OTOH, if you have problems with anticipation and move the sights a bit just before the shot breaks, all that mass at the muzzle will create momentum that will create nasty flyers. It needs good trigger and mental control; given that it is one hell of a fine gun.

I have my Model 41 as my "backup gun" and mostly shoot my Matchguns MG-2. A mental error that will create a flyer in the 7 ring with the Model 41 will probably only be a 8 with the MG-2. But when it comes to shooting tens, they're both perfectly capable.
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Hi Ed, unfortunately my new 41 is in for warranty...its been 7 months !
 
EdGCNM said:
The Model 41 is what I call a very "honest" gun. It's very heavy at the muzzle. This can pay real benefits in stabilizing the sights; helping to keep them aligned once they have settled and produce excellent results if you do your part with the trigger. OTOH, if you have problems with anticipation and move the sights a bit just before the shot breaks, all that mass at the muzzle will create momentum that will create nasty flyers. It needs good trigger and mental control; given that it is one hell of a fine gun.

I have my Model 41 as my "backup gun" and mostly shoot my Matchguns MG-2. A mental error that will create a flyer in the 7 ring with the Model 41 will probably only be a 8 with the MG-2. But when it comes to shooting tens, they're both perfectly capable.
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Helped a friend buy an MG2 around 2010. Really nice feel, but that one was rather short on reliability.

 
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