M41 v. Marvel Conversion v. High Standard

If you like your 41 and don't want to spend the money on a new pistol but like the feel of the 1911 frame you can put a grip adapter on your 41. It changes your 41 frame to feel like the 1911 frame and accepts standard 1911 grips.
http://www.cmmshootingsports.com/index.php?cPath=21_24&osCsid=dfj2f0jrn61eqgv457v58lai00
A friend has these on his 41 and they feel nice
Scott

+1 on the CMM Grip adapter, especially if you have smaller hands. For larger hands, the Herrett flat trainer grips may work as well.

I tried both. The CMM adapter effectively moves the grip forward by having most of it's bulk forward of the frame and works much better for my small hands. Think of it as not only changing the shape to that of a 1911, but adding a short trigger.

Tom,
I've gone down a similar route. First Ruger MKII, then old High Standards with really great triggers, then back to Rugers, then back to Hi Stnds, then back to Rugers, now to the Marvel Unit 1 and am still swapping back to the Ruger occasionally.

From my experience, I absolutely love the triggers on the Hi Stnds, but they are too nice and crisp. I shoot better with a short to medium roll trigger on the 3-3 1/2# range. It helps me get set on the target while moving the trigger to the rear. Thus far the Marvel has been every bit as reliable as my Rugers with better slow fire scores. The Hi Stnds seemed to be either 10's & x's or 6 & 7's. I always had higher x counts with the HS but a lower overall score than with the Rugers. An error with the Ruger would be an 8, with the HS it was a 6.

So far I've only got about 3K rds through the Marvel and see it becoming my main 22 (the Ruger will always be there as backup). So from my little corner of the world, I'd go with the Marvel if I was looking to change something.

I agree with your assessment of the M41 grip. They're great if they fit you, and frustrating when they don't.

Scott, Allan, and Al, I appreciate your comments.