Thanks, 6string, for the photo. If that is an early slide stop/ejector, mine is clearly a later model. Yours has the ejector face at about one eighth of the distance and mine is at about three eighths. I have found the slide stop/ejector is very important in proper functioning. My 41 works fine...
My friend, a very accomplished pistolsmith, told me that Smith and Wesson updated the ejector in Model 41s to make it eject the empty shell sooner in the cycle than the early models. Does anybody know when this was done and how to tell if an ejector is an early or late model. Thanks.
I just returned from the National Matches at Camp Perry. The High Standard company owner told me that the Smith and Wesson Model 41 field or sport barrel has a different and larger chamber than the long barrel and bull barrel models. Is this so and if so, what are the long barrel and field...