S&W 41's from OSU

[wonderwolf]

Just thought I would share a bit of a find. I've been a rifle club (student club...not the team) instructor and safety officer at Ohio state for almost 3 years now. We have a 50' indoor range that a few other clubs use including the OSU pistol club. I knew they had a bunch of S&W 41's and were planning on phasing them out (sell them) to buy new guns (last I heard they were going with target ruger Mk III's). I had been on the club presidents case for two years to call me or let me know as soon as they decided to get rid of them as I would definitely want a few. Well I must have touched a nerve as I was the last to be contacted. As consequently got the last two guns they had to offer. But paying $350 for the good complete one and $200 for the Slight basket case (along with 2 extra slides and a extra new barrel) I thought wasn't a bad deal. The only thing I need is to replace the trigger guard on the one and it should be good (already tested it with a mocked buffer in place).

These have been at OSU for a VERY long time...somebody even took enough care to stamp OSU inventory numbers on them near the serial number. My best guess is these have seen 80,000 rounds. Not sure when they received the guns but with a little work they will both look great.

Any idea how a trigger guard could get broken like that without being abused? Any recalls on those?

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[holo]

nice find

way to go on the pistols and i luv the buckeys football team

 

[dapperdon]

S&W

You got a great deal there!!

 

[Steave]

When I was in college in the '80's, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, I took a few ROTC classes, even though I was never in the ROTC program. Like many other schools, they had an underground, indoor range, 50', IIRC. Anyway, I remember shooting some S&W 41's, not sure if they belonged to the Army or to the school, but there were some 41's there. I'll still never forget the introduction to them, it was a black fellow, a Sgt. Willey Green, who referred to them as Swift Weston Model 41's.

Wonder if those guns are still around?

 

[surfzombie]

cool find. Way to go.

 

[buckeyeshooter1]

I shot one of those when I was in school in the late 70's! I think the 80,000 rounds might be a bit light.

 

[wonderwolf]

yeah that guess was based on 50rnds a week for 10 weeks 4 times a year x ?????? years

They claimed they were tired of replacing parts and $$$ mags, I'm NOT in the rotc I just like to teach new shooters and we happen to share the range with the ROTC folks.

 

[buckeyeshooter1]

Well, I can tell you that I took a target pistol shooting course for phys ed credit (elective) and I shot in class an hour a week 100 rounds. However, you were allowed to book range time to practice when the rifle/pistol teams and ROTC were there and thus a range officer. So, by adding 'practice' time I was averaging 500 rounds a week for that 10 week quarter.

 

[wonderwolf]

Yeah, My guess was minimum. I shoot in the range after I get done with my coaching responsibilities...usually bust out the K22 and 63 and sometimes the 10 since they let me shoot on the centerfire side sometimes.