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Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by handcycle 10/2/2021, 2:50 am
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I get stovepipe once in a while. Also get FTE occasionally with my Model 41.
Seems to be a common issue among 22 semi auto handguns.
I had tried Eley, S&K(Lapua) and others. I find Federal (shiny ones ) ammo most problematic.
So far the S&K Flatnose is my favourite ( no issues at all!
)
What are your experience?
Handcycle
I get stovepipe once in a while. Also get FTE occasionally with my Model 41.
Seems to be a common issue among 22 semi auto handguns.
I had tried Eley, S&K(Lapua) and others. I find Federal (shiny ones ) ammo most problematic.
So far the S&K Flatnose is my favourite ( no issues at all!
)What are your experience?
Handcycle
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by jglenn21 10/13/2021, 1:58 pm
One thing you should do to increase your reliability is to install a volquartsen extractor.solved many issues with the 41. The 41 suffers from an extractor that is simply too long.. old school fix was to bend the nose down to shorten the claw. The volquartsen is shorter to begin with and works fine.. even better if it's tuned to only grab the rim and not press against the case..
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by Travlr99 10/13/2021, 7:01 pm
GME wrote:The CCI website limits sales to one brick at a time, and charges $12 shipping for each brick. So, if I bought a case, a brick at a time, the shipping alone would be $120. What's that about?
I suppose it's all about what the market will bear and maximizing profit. I also ordered a brick of Blazer for shooting steel and got free shipping, and repeated the order a few times. But overall Brownells was a better deal (assuming it's still in stock).
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by zanemoseley 10/13/2021, 10:09 pm
Travlr99 wrote:GME wrote:The CCI website limits sales to one brick at a time, and charges $12 shipping for each brick. So, if I bought a case, a brick at a time, the shipping alone would be $120. What's that about?
I suppose it's all about what the market will bear and maximizing profit. I also ordered a brick of Blazer for shooting steel and got free shipping, and repeated the order a few times. But overall Brownells was a better deal (assuming it's still in stock).
It's more about making it less attractive for scalpers to buy it all up and resell.
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by hengehold 10/14/2021, 3:55 am
I had your same issues, (FTE/ stovepipes) with CCI SV on a newer production SW-41. After much reading I sent the pistol and mags to Dave Sams for some tweaking. He said that it is common to need to do that for newer production M41. Below is a link to his site.handcycle wrote:I get stovepipe once in a while. Also get FTE occasionally with my Model 41.
Seems to be a common issue among 22 semi auto handguns.
I had tried Eley, S&K(Lapua) and others. I find Federal (shiny ones ) ammo most problematic.
So far the S&K Flatnose is my favourite ( no issues at all!
What are your experience?
Handcycle
http://www.samscustomgunworksusa.com/
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by handcycle 10/14/2021, 4:31 am
I read that the newer production Model 41 has much issues as well. Not sure exactly why? I always think more testings plus good quality controls should take care of these problems. A brand new gun doesn't automatically mean it's rid of problems. When the latest runs of the Colt Pythons came out a few years ago, many of the pricey revolvers have minor problems. I believe the issues had now been fixed ( not 100% sure )
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by hg401 10/14/2021, 3:59 pm
hengehold wrote:I had your same issues, (FTE/ stovepipes) with CCI SV on a newer production SW-41. After much reading I sent the pistol and mags to Dave Sams for some tweaking. He said that it is common to need to do that for newer production M41. Below is a link to his site.handcycle wrote:I get stovepipe once in a while. Also get FTE occasionally with my Model 41.
Seems to be a common issue among 22 semi auto handguns.
I had tried Eley, S&K(Lapua) and others. I find Federal (shiny ones ) ammo most problematic.
So far the S&K Flatnose is my favourite ( no issues at all!
What are your experience?
Handcycle
http://www.samscustomgunworksusa.com/
At the price of a new M41, you shouldn't have to tweak it to function properly.
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Re: Most reliable 22 LR for S&W M41
by orpheoet 10/17/2021, 7:38 am
My 41 which is a 1984 runs flawlessly with CCI SV, Eley Club, SK Standard Plus, Wolf Match, and Geco Bolt Action. It has a 6.5 lb recoil spring and a Volquartzen extractor. It is in fact the ONLY .22 I own that has never had an alibi.
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