I fired my new to me model 46 to-day for the 1st time as I received it only yesterday. Its a cheaper version of the 41. I am amazed as I can nail either Bulls or 10's all day with ease with it every time. The trigger feel is identical to a 41 as I fired one on Thursday night which belongs to my club. My gun has the small metal weight on it at the front but not the other 2 optional ones that hang under it. No box or paperwork but it sure shoots really sweet. The serial no. for it is 45427 which I believe is around 1963. I am turning green with seeing all the 41's in this thread. They certainly are beautiful for sure.

gobbler - 1961 SN, but since not in actual sequence for finishing or shipping - Jinks is the GURU. As noted, the verticle mark on the bbl is a mark for positioning the upper piece of the 3 piece weight set consistantly. As noted elsewhere, the "A" indicates a duplicate correction

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Thanks Tom! The fit and finish during that era is great.

Hello All!

I figured I would do my part to keep this thread alive by posting my first Model 41. This is a 4 digit serial number from 1957 or 1958 . I just picked up an old (not as old as the gun but an earlier oner I think) 5" field barrel. I don't know if the number on the bottom the barrel really means anything, but the 5" has a 2 stamped on it. The 7 3/8" has an S (not a 5 but a curvy S) stamped on the bottom.

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Very nice gun, and excellent first post! Welcome to the board!

John

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Here's one I purchased a while back, used but in excellent condition, serial TFM04xx. Not sure of it's age...included were both barrels (7 & 5.5), seven mags, orig box and cleaning stuff...haven't seen a scope mount base like this before, full length of the bbl and recessed front and rear to fit over the sights, anyone recognize this mount?

Thanks in advance, great forum here!

Ron

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Here are my 1958(7 3/8", no brake) and a 1967-8(5.5" EFS barrel) babies. Must learn to take better pics. Got a new barrel for the scope, original put away.

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Saw all the 41 pictures and thought I'd add mine. After bouncing around the post office for a week, it was finally delivered today. Can't shoot it until the weekend but the gun feels great and is well balanced. I have been shooting the same High Standard HD Military for 50 years and decided to retire it. Looked at the Ruger 22-45, used HS Trophy, Hammerli. Realized all would have to be tweaked to shoot Bullseye. So I ended up with the 41. I believe mine was made in 1978. Is dry-firing a no-no? Don't like the idea of the firing pin spring always being compressed.

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With modern rimfire firearms, I don't worry much about it, although there's always the chance that mis-fitting or wear could allow the firing pin to strike the edge of the chamber. For dry-fire practice, a fired case in the chamber works, but is awkward.

To guard against the possibility of chamber damage, before I put the gun away, I check to be sure there's no round in the chamber, then retract the slide just a tiny bit (just barely enough to release the disconnector), and at the same time pull the trigger to release the hammer and ease tension on the hammer spring. This works with almost any semiauto rimfire.

John

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Bought this new in '86.

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Here is my S&W Model 41, it was made in 1960. I have scoped both the 7 3/8" barrel (bought the gun with barrel tapped already) and 7". I use the 5.5" heavy barrel for iron sights only it is not tapped. Love the gun.


By jstanfield at 2011-12-26


By jstanfield at 2011-12-10

Here's my "A" prefix with a Trijicon RMR mounted:

Pre-A Model 41
Original owner, from around 1970. The box and all the accessories disappeared from home while I was in the USCG.

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Love mine. Never any malfunctions.

Great thread with a lot of good looking 41s. I like em' all. This here one should letter to 1957 if I get around to requesting one. Serial number 331X. 100 percent. No box.

Scott

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Here's one you won't find on every table at the show. Dangdest Model 41 I ever did see. Feels good in the hand. Handy, but solid and steady. Last photo is with the early gun with the long tube for comparison.

Scott

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And here it is again with a little Class 3 touch:

Hi Guy

Where can I buy/get/steal/borrow that beautiful gun carrier you got there ?

NICE

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That Loveless is very kool...

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Bought this new in '87

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'97 model with a new 7" barrel assembly from Smith, got it used for an excellent deal and I've been shooting it with no feeding issues whatsoever (to date, knock wood). I started with HV ammo and just started feeding CCI SV's and it's great, and talk about accurate and unreal trigger pull!

I just added the Hogue grips, the next shot is of it running HV ammo and me trying to get used to red dot's with both eyes opened again, ugh!

I was happy to find this A-prefix Model 41 recently. It is about 30 years old and came with 2 barrels, one of which is tapped with a rail. i was looking for a shooter that I could use for Bullseye and this will fill the bill nicely.

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Well, I certainly can't compete with all of these beauties, but here's mine anyway. I like to shoot the plate racks at my club from 25 yards. I can mow 'em down fast, ten straight 'til the mag runs dry. Sure wish I could find some high cap mags, since there are two racks of six and I always leave two standing!

S&W has a 12 round mag on their website.
SKU: 206450000

Bob

Try GunBroker.com

Mine is an early 1980s model. I'm keeping an eye out for a long barrel.

I bought this one new in 1976. It's killed a zillion golf balls (for $) a pickup load of Ground Squirrels and 100s of Jack Rabbits.

This Model 41 left the factory in May, 1972. It has the old-style long barrel, compensator and cocking indicator.

John

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I have 1 model 41 and 3 model 46's. Such a pain to post pictures so use your imagination.
41 is 7 3/8's (no brake but has cap) in the box with 2 mags (about 98% condition).
one 46 has two barrels. One is 5.5 and other is 7. The 7 inch was purchased at a gun show for $100.00 (about 95% condition).
one is 5.5 inch, and is purported to have come from the factory with laminated grips (as plastic were no longer available). Still kinda looking for plastic grips at a reasonable price, too.
one is 7 inch.

I have been shooting this for 53 years- 100,000+ rounds. Recently upgraded with a Clark 6.5" STC barrel. The trophies go back to the early 70's, when I could shoot a 10 or two. Ironically, Blackinton chose a Hi-Standard for their cast lucite awards. At 75, I still shoot weekly gallery matches.

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All the pics of these beautiful 41s is making me envious. I have been looking to purchase a 51/2" new or used for time with no luck. I have tried GunBroker etc. but have not had any luck to date. I WILL have one as I am staying on the hunt. Great photos guys.

My 1972















Purchased it off of GunBroker in January 2012. I've run 700 rounds of CCI sv through it so far and I am loving it!

I like IT!

Just when l thought l was ready to take a breather from chasin these older Smiths along comes this thread. Oh well!!! Guess l'll add a 41 to my want list. Thanks to all who have shared their pics and knowledge.

Blessings,
Hog

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My lone M-41 a five digit gun shipped in 1958 IIRC. Wish I could say it's an ultra rare stainless model, but it's been refinished in Armalloy. The previous owner left it in a cold vehicle one Montana winter, then took it in a warm house, in it's foam lined case. Then never checked on it for several weeks. Needless to say it had rusted rather badly. You can see some pitting on the bbl in the middle.

He had a competant Smith take it down, it was refinished and new rear sights installed. I bought it maybe five or six years ago for a bargain price.

It came with three barrels, the Olympic weight set, several new magazines, and a fairly current 2 moa red dot that I still use on one of the 7" barrels for gophers.

Typical of all of them it's super accurate.

FN in MT

Waiting on form 4 approval.

Waiting on form 4 approval.


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I have a chance to buy a model 41 with a 5.5" barrel. The serial # is a213693 if someone can give any more info on it I would highly appreciate it.

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I bought this Model 41 in 1987 and I paid $200 at the time with a matching Bianchi holster. I have shot more rounds than I can count with. My first pistol.Model41HerrettTrainers.jpg

I have received several inquiries as to how I mounted the Burris Fastfire on my Model 41... as seen near the beginning of this thread.

I've had this setup for about three years and I'm very happy with it in all respects.

I'm posting the instructions in hope that some others may find it helpful.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.



Instructions on Mounting the Burris Fastfire on a Model 41

After looking at several alternatives to improve the mounting of my Fastfire, I think that I finally hit on the best solution.

Weaver recommends their #62 as the mount for a pre-drilled Model 41. However, this is a mount that's about five inches long. I got one but it was much more than I wanted for my Fastfire.

I got a Weaver #46 mount for about $4 from a local gun store. I took in the #62 to compare contour, holes and guide cuts. The #46 is a little over an inch long but the holes were too far apart.... however the contour and cuts were perfect. I ended up drilling one new hole that aligned perfectly with the guide cut. I did need to sand about 1/32 off the back side to ensure clearance with the iron sight. (Since it's the back side and sitting next to the iron sight, the aluminum color can not be seen.)

It got rid of the extended mount rail out front and actually lets the sight sit back another 1/4 inch.

A vast improvement with the before and after appearance.

Question: Would it be possible to cut the Weaver #62 mount down to 1" or so?

Yes you could cut down the #62 quite easily. That was my original plan and I ordered a second #62 as a $6 insurance policy if I screwed up.

However, I took it over to a local gun store to compare the contour and size to other short Weavers that they had in stock. This is where I spotted the #46 (just a $4 investment).

By flipping it 180 degrees... using one existing hole and drilling one new hole, I was able to get the sight mounted rearward an additional 1/4 inch. It sits quite nicely over the front of the iron sight with adequate clearance.

The advantage of doing this versus chopping the #62 was getting the sight back a little further, and not having a cut metal surface visible under the sight in the front. I'm all for pretty!

(I did grind off about 1/16th on the rear of the #46 for safety clearance with the iron sights.... but it is not visible from any angle.)
Like I'd said in a previous post, I worried for a while.... "What if I screw up my cut or my drill hole?????"

Then I thought, "It's a $5 part... basically a Starbuck's coffee!"

I got lucky and it came out great on the first attempt.

Yep....I have one, circa 1986.

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Here is my 1972 model. I live in Norway (the country)



A very nice gun. I only had it for a few weeks, but are very happy with it. Very fun to shoot at 50 yard targets...

Here is it with the new optics cannot wait to sight it in....

NCTexan, You have the exact rig that I am hoping to get!
Any chance of some more photos of that sweet mounting of the Burriss FF ?

Had to get mine out the other day so took a picture.

Have four guns and various barrels. The last one I got was the EFS whick is the second from the bottom.

My wife is modeling mine, here.
Probably going to sell it though.

1980
(manual's tucked under the cardboard)

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Here is the 41's poor cousin the Model 46. Note the difference in the slide and barrel. This one was presented to the Indiana State police at a match in 1965 by the Indiana Ford delaer's assocition.

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