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Old 02-16-2020, 09:38 AM
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Hi!

I am completely new to this forum and... I'm french...
I discovered the S&W Model 41 3 weeks ago and...I really love it!

I think mine (a 5,5") is an old one (There is no drilling on the top and the sighting is not recent) but I don't know when it was manufactured
Here is the engraved serial number: 338058XXX. (XXX are also numbers)
Could a nice person tell me what the manufacturing date is?

Second question please: I would like to equip my model 41 with a threaded barrel. Could you tell me which one is most suitable for maintaining good performance at 50 meters?

Thanks very much for your help.
Kind regards from France.
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Old 02-16-2020, 10:25 AM
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Welcome to the Forum from Canada,
The serial# you posted contains to many digits to be a serial# applied by S&W. Best to take a pic of the serial# on the frame and post. I'm not aware of threaded barrel options for the Model 41 as it's a target pistol but someone may chime in.
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I found places in the USA where a threaded barrel is sold and places threading the factory barrel. I doubt that will help you in France. You should consult your silencer dealer.

An "engraved number 338058XXX " has the right number of digits for a US Social Security Number. The serial number is stamped on the left side of the receiver above the trigger.
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Hello @824tsv cousin du canada!

@JimWatson:
In France, we have not good gunsmith capable to thread a barrel... So your places interest me

Here is the serial number that I note on the left side ...

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Bonjour!!
I'm not sure what to make of your serial#. I've personally never seen one with that many digits. I have 2, one early (1964) and one later (1985) and here is a pic of the pistols with serial#s. I'm not exactly sure when in the 80's S&W changed from 6 digits to 3 alfa/4 digit serial#s for the Model 41. Tough to read the serial# on the second one (29450). S&W went to a "A" serial# prefix in the 70's.
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That is the right font and the right location but far too many digits. Even leaving off the XXX, serial numbers without prefix stopped at 115000.

A thread about threading (English joke) on this board:
Model 41 Super Sport Suppressor ready barrel

Google search results
threaded barrel for s&w model 41 - Google Search

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Thanks for your answers.
I'm disapointed, I thinked I would have the manufacture date.. Maybe is it because it's an "european" gun?

I've got an other question please: When I tried different ammunitions, I encountered problems inserting the cartridge into the barrel ...
At the time, I did not understand but by dismantling the barrel, here is what I see:

I think the burrs are not normal ...
Do you think it is possible to file them very gently so that the circle is round?

Many thanks for your help
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Have a gunsmith clean up the chamber with a reamer for .22LR. Considering the number of target pistols out there, it should be available in Europe. It might not be possible to buy a threaded barrel in the US and ship it to France because of certain international agreement on firearms and parts.
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I have Clark and Bully threaded barrel. Both work fine. Clark makes them by threading the S&W barrel and looks stock. The Bully is lighter than the Clark.
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Many thanks @batman4706 for your update.
After some researches, I have the impression that it is not possible to find a threaded barrel which looks like the original barrel (BOP barrel)...is it correct?

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Hello!

An other question please: What type of red dot do you recommend for a S&W 41? Burris Fast Fire 3 with Picatinny mounts?

Many thanks for your help!
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Many thanks @batman4706 for your update.
After some researches, I have the impression that it is not possible to find a threaded barrel which looks like the original barrel (BOP barrel)...is it correct?
Bully has one that is similar with a pictinny rail that you could mount a red dot on.

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Clark sells barrels & they will thread them for you.

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An other question please: What type of red dot do you recommend for a S&W 41? Burris Fast Fire 3 with Picatinny mounts?

Many thanks for your help!
Here is a Fast Fire III mounted on a 5 1/2" bbl. on a BME base that fits in the dovetail. My 75 year old eyes like the FFIII.
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Bully has one that is similar with a pictinny rail that you could mount a red dot on.

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Clark sells barrels & they will thread them for you.

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Clark will thread their standard barrel but not the bullseye versions. Also, they charge $150 to do the threading, and that's on their barrels only. So for a threaded barrel, you are looking at $475. I don't believe they will thread a factory barrel.
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Thanks for your answers. That's perfect

So the Burris FF3 is a good red dot for the S&W41 (thanks @72AV8R).
No other suggestion?
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Thanks for your answers. That's perfect

So the Burris FF3 is a good red dot for the S&W41 (thanks @72AV8R).
No other suggestion?
As I've said in many Model 41 / red dot posts, consider the variable power Leupold extended eye relief scope. I have two 41's with this set up and love them.
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Thank you very much for your reply @ Tom S.

Please do you have the exact reference of the Leupold variable power extended eyepiece scope or a link to a web site?

Thank you
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