Model 41 Chow?

[Karl in NY]

The S&W public range in Springfield rents M41s, with them providing the ammo (can't bring your own for rental guns). Guess what they provide for the M41? CCI mini-mags!

That's also all I shoot in my 41, but I'm a plinker and not into bullseye. Many M41s are squirrel guns, besides being plinkers...they all get HV hollowpoints, too.

I would say avoid hyper-velocity stuff, but HV is fine in terms of long-term durability, maybe not so good for bullseye accuracy, though.

 

[axon]

The S&W public range in Springfield rents M41s, with them providing the ammo (can't bring your own for rental guns). Guess what they provide for the M41? CCI mini-mags!

That's also all I shoot in my 41, but I'm a plinker and not into bullseye. Many M41s are squirrel guns, besides being plinkers...they all get HV hollowpoints, too.

I would say avoid hyper-velocity stuff, but HV is fine in terms of long-term durability, maybe not so good for bullseye accuracy, though.

Hi Karl

After reading all the responses I wrote to S&W about it.

I asked them what specific ammunition the M41 factory recoil spring was made to function with:

This was their answer:

"We use whatever we can get from our suppliers at the best price. We did not design that model to handle a specific ammunition. It should be able to handle any standard .22 LR ammunition. We do not recommend the use of high velocity ammunition in that model."


What you say makes sense though. They want the 41s to shoot, not jam.

It seems that the factory spring might have a 200fps range. With 1150fps as a functional mid point, 100fps less and it will still shoot, but it becomes unreliable and 100fps more it is very reliable but has more recoil.

axon

 

[GaryO732]

Ammo in stock!

Natchez Shooters Supply has CCI Standard Velocity in stock…
Natchez Shooters Supplies

 

[Wayne02]

I shoot Federal Bulk in my model 41. Order a spring
fron Wolff Springs, it will work fine. Don

What weight spring do you use for the Federal bulk?

Thanks