I been shooting cheep Remington Thunderbolt ammo in my Mod. 41 (1987 5 1/2"). There is a misfire about every 10th shell. The pin mark is deep in the shell but no bang. What ammo should I use to prevent misfires or is there a problem with the fireing pin?
Ammo for my mod 41
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smitret
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M41 ammo
Much better performance out of Winchester or
CCI.
Good Luck
Much better performance out of Winchester or
CCI.
Good Luck
My 41 loves CCI Stingers.
afultz075
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CCI Standard Velocity is all I put through mine.
ncbengal
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The problem is Remington! They have had a terrible problem with misfires in their rimfire ammo, which, in my experience, is standard velocity "target" grade sold in plastic 100 packs. They know about the problem, and have been working very hard to fix it because their reputation gets around quickly thanks to forums like this and "Rimfire Central". I have talked to and written letters to the facility in Arkansas when misfires would be in the range of 5-6%. The folks there as a good faith gesture sent me a "brick" packed the old fashion way of 10 boxes of 50, as the "new and improved" and asked for feedback. I will give it to them as soon as I finish the 500; so far I have had 4 misfires in 200 rounds, AND 2 split cases which had to be punched out. An interesting sidelight: in most of the misfires with this material, you rotate the bad round 180 deg. in the chamber and it goes off. Begs the question: how many "good" rounds fire only by virtue of position in the chamber? Weak firing pin strikes are not an issue.
With all due respect to S&W, my testing is done with my Browning URX Target 7.5" fluted bbl which will shoot with the 41's any day.
With all due respect to S&W, my testing is done with my Browning URX Target 7.5" fluted bbl which will shoot with the 41's any day.
ncbengal
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BTW: Why run HV Thunderbolt ammo in one of the finest target guns ever made, the Mod 41? I am surprised that the 41's recoil spring doesn't object. Be nice to it and use std. vel. for better performance and accuracy.
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That's another good point. Don't run cheap gas in your Corvette!
Yes, in this day and age the model 41 is used far more as a target pistol, not a field gun. You will hear all sorts of claims involving many different types of ammunition, including by S&W customer service, and I think I can say, without too much fear of contradiction, that the CCI Standard Velocity ammunition is the "gold standard" of ammo for the 41.
I got soom new ammo according to messages made on this forum. I shot 10 rounds each,CCI Stingers, CCI Mini-Mags and CCI Match Ammo. I had 2 missfires (marked with firing pin), 2 that hung while ejecting and 2 that didn't fire THAT HAD NO marks by firing pin. I cleaned the gun and shoot same ammo again this time all fired but for 1 the last round (CCI Mini-Mag) it had no mark made by the firing pin. I shoot that shell and it fired. ANY IDEAS?
