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I've wanted a Mdl 41 for many years, I finally purchased one. It's serial no. is 952XX which puts it in the 1966-8 era I believe. It has a few hickeys but still in pretty good condition. It was fired enough to get pretty dirty but I doubt even 1000 rounds have been through it. I have the original box but no paperwork and two mags. It has the extended front sight option.

Did a quick clean and lube and it fired both magazines fully loaded without issue.

Great find ! I love the old Smiths,best of luck with it .

Best 22 made

My favorite .22LR pistol also.
I switch barrels back and forth depending on my mood.

I've never fired one, but what I've heard and read about them leads me to think I'd like one. Congrats on a great find.

41's are very nice, especially the older one..........beautiful polish & blueing compared to current versions.

MM

Nice one 1911.. tough to beat a 41, comfortable and accurate

I am bidding on several right now.

Been wanting one since the early 80s. Finally going to scratch that itch. Will probably screw up and end up with at least two!!

Ya got two hands, don'tcha?

LOL.

That one looks like it has a 5” sporter barrel.

Superb gun, any way you slice it. I’ve only shooting them for 46 years. Haven’t seen any .22 auto I like better.

There’s a bunch of ‘em of different generations on Cabelas used guns page…

Never met an early 41 owner that did not love them. They do well with pistol match type ammo.

I love mine with a 5” barrel. Shoots CCI Standard Velocity like a dream.

The heavy barrel extended front sight version is hard to find and collectible. Also a great set-up for bullseye.
Bob

I love mine!

1911a1: I have also been a long time admirer and occasional shooter of my friends S&W Model 41's.
Finally this past summer I found a 1977 vintage (Serial # A440,XXX) MINT condition Model 41 in an estate sale and bought it for my collection.
It has the 5 1/2" barrel and has the cocking indicator.
I doubt I will ever shoot this one but its there if I need to.
Enjoy your "41" and let us know about the accuracy you obtain.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Remember….standard velocity only.😊

I took it out last Wednesday but it took to long to get another rifle sighted in and I had to check the zero on the rifle I'm using for deer season.
Ran out of time to shoot the Smith 41.

Thanks for the comments and I will only use standard velocity ammo. Don't won't to beat it to death. Changing the springs so it MIGHT not hurt it to shoot High velocity is not worth it to me. I have lots of other 22 pistols to use.

41s can be fussy about ammo, but once you find the round it likes, it's a great pistol. Both of the below pistolas are superb shooters. I use Eley Tenex in mine.
Bob



The 7" 41 below has BoMar sights installed by the FT Benning AMU shop when I was in the Army Marksmanship Unit. The new 41s seem to shoot quite well.

I've had a couple Smith 41s in the past of the older type quite excellent shooters and like a dummy somebody offered me too much money I felt like so I no longer own them.. if I'd known then what gun values were going to do especially the older Smith stuff I would have held on to them for another 10 years anyway.. this is been probably 10 or 12 years ago I give like $650 a piece for them then turned around and sold them in 6 months or so for like $1,200 a piece very nice shape but definitely used and no box.

The 41's are a sweet gun.

I' d allways shot mk2 rugers and liked them still do for the money.. like HS autos alot but obtaining mags that work well and reliable is problematic. One day I got a heck of a deal on a 41 with 6 factory mags. It seems like a major enlightenment. Just the tits.mb

I did end up with two.

I have one listed for sale here, for $50 less than I have in it.

Sold a 41 long ago. Shot well. But folks would not believe what can …and has been done with a Ruger 5.5

The Browning with the trigger spring flip is also another great option. Many choices that will put a smile on folks faces including old HS and Colts.

When I first started shooting handguns a lot a 41 was very hard to find & crazy money. I bought a Hi Standard. Great sights, trigger & accuracy. But as has been said, damn picky about function & finding suitable mags wasn't easy. I bought a MkII. Threw a couple hundred bucks at it trying to make it better, meh.

Fond memories of the HS had me buying another only to be reminded of same problems as the first. Well bye, again.

Finally bought a 41.................the end.

A perfect example of cry once.

So is the 41 out the box Good to go or now with HV ammo? Or ltd to just Std vel ?

No doubt Rugers need trigger work to get the potential, but I found myself shooting both quite similar with hunting ammo. I would assume say CCI SV will group tighter in a 41, and should cycle. Anyone run Hi Vel in the stock 41 ?

Thanks.

I just traded for a M41. Looks beautiful, grip is excellent, balance is hard to believe - have not shot it yet. Hoping it will shoot Fed AutoMatch ok. I have a bunch of it....

I run CCI SV in mine. It is reliable and accurate with this ammo. You shouldn’t shoot high velocity ammo in these guns. .

Thanks Sir

Smart purchase. Nill makes anatomical grips which offer lots of contact and support. The trigger is fine for bullseye. Classic looks and another reason to not buy the latest offerings in a semi auto 22 S&W. Extra barrels are affordable way to modify your game. Congrats. To get much better, you’d be looking at a Pardini SP22 or AW93