Oh for sure!! Here is mine, a 5 " bull barrel. Does anyone remember those Clark grips? Before there was a 22/45, you just bought these grips. IMHO they feel BETTER than the 22/45
I only added the optic this year, mostly to prove I don't need one yet. I returned to Bullseye last year after a 20 year hiatus. My scores were obviously pretty poor, but I was convinced it was loss of technique, not declining eyesight. I proved that right, as I shoot pretty much identical scores with both optics and irons. This gun is the reason I never got a Model 41. Although I want a 41, I can't believe it would shoot any better.
The only thing I did other than switch grips was do a sort of trigger job. I put in a Volquartsen sear and spring kit, and a Clark steel trigger. That and a bit of polishing gave me a safe 2 3/4# trigger pull.
The one thing i didn't like was the excessive forward trigger movement after sear reset. So, I drilled and tapped a hole in the trigger guard for an angled set screw, which lets me limit that.
I well remember getting this pistol in December 1990. My then girlfriend, now wife, told me if I got another gun before she got a ring there would be trouble. What else could I do? I needed a .22, so I got engaged!
It has worked out remarkably.