Going to shoot my Model 41 finally.

[AveragEd]

A Weaver #62 rail is what S&W finally told me is what they used to determine mounting hole spacing but you can't find a #62 rail anywhere. Weaver/Bushnell advised that #62 is a wholesale identifier and won't work on the retail level - there you need to look for a #48062. I installed one after shortening it yesterday; it fits the curvature of the top of the slide and its mounting holes perfectly.

Ed

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

I shot my zombie match today. Only 8 shooters. My drop holster molle rig worked fine. Had 4 clean stages and a train wreck and a half on the other 2 stages. The train wreck was the first stage where I had to engage targets from a 'boat' [using my pistol] actually a pontoon platform with no railings floating in a homemade pond. Got on the boat but needed a steady hand to get off. Then 5 more targets through 2 windows standing in a box. A difficult contortion stage for an old dude. Over 100 seconds, I'm usually in the 40s. My half wreck was where the sunlight caught my red dot weird and was throwing a false image, I thought my battery was dying, so I used the false image and was a foot low with the M41 for 3 targets. Clean on that stage with the rifle. My rifle is deadly accurate but I'm still learning the red dot on my pistol. Was a warm day but we had a breeze. A fun shoot. Top score was 220, I was 411. Before next month I will run some ammo through the 41 and AR. John Z creates pretty good shoots.

 

[Larks]

Sounds like the gun itself performed well...?? nice to hear. I've heard a few guys complain about glare on reflex red dots, I have a Leupold Delta Point Pro and have never had such a problem - maybe it has a longer hood over the lens than your Burris. The only time I've ever had a slight problem was on a steel challenge comp' in the rain and a rain drop in the centre of the screen gave men about five dots to choose from (I ended up ignoring it altogether and shooting by instinct and did OK)

 

[Engineer1911]

The Heretic

I might be the only M41 owner that shoots CCI Blazer in my guns. I'm on my third 5K case, ammo is more accurate than I am. In a bullseye match, I put a small drop/smear of oil on the top case before inserting the magazine. At a shooting range, I've tried shooting without the oil and after 10 rounds, problems begin.

During 22 LR matches, I have never had an alibi because of feeding / ejection problems. There have been 2 or 3 for failure to fire.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Been using federal 550 box .22's in both guns and have not had any ammo issues. 100% reliable. I have gotten burned from brass bouncing off walls and barricades and ending up in the crook of my arms. Gets your attention.

 

[Rosco Shooter]

I have an issue similar to Model 15 4-ever.The safety on my Model 41bumps the top of my thumb and moves half-way between fire and safe with each shot. Finally, I put a folded piece of paper under the part touching the safety that is held down by a screw. This makes the Safety inoperative, but I was getting frustrated beyond belief, especially during Time and Rapid Fire stages in our local Bullseye matches.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

My safety is crazy stiff. Played with it some and it's easier now but still very positive.