s&w 41 help

frisky-maddog

hello
my smith is serial 94234 do any of you out there know what type barrel belongs on it? i am sure that the current one is the wrong barrel but it shoots great. it does not have the lazy and symbol. it is a newer smith version that is drilled and tapped. when i bought it i knew it was the wrong barrel but the price was perfect for me. it also came with a steel follower magazine which i think is correct for its age. when was it manufactured and was this before the extended sight was made.
the one person i know said that it could have had a 5, 5.5 or 7 3/8 inch barrel on it. any help or info would be greatly appreciated.
the only reason i bought it was because i wanted a cocking indictor 41 that was a good shooter.
i run a 22 bullseye league on monday nights and try to carry with me a spare gun of whatever the others that are regulars shoot. so far i carry a spare high standard victor and trophy, ruger mark ii slabside has volquartsen parts it it as well as the originals that i carry for spares, ruger mark ii 22/45 and the 41. it looks like i might need to get a browning buckmark also. what would be a good price for a buckmark so i could carry a spare for that as well. all of these have red dots on them as well.
i always carry a complete set of spare parts for the high standards so if something breaks i can fix their gun for them that night. what spare parts might i need for the 41 and the rugers as i have them currently. also is there any buckmarks that are better then the others as there is such a variety of them. also are the triggers in the buckmarks different from one to the other.
thanks for your help

nmyers

There are no official barrel "types" for the M41, although there are minor finish & marking differences over the years. Based on the SN, yours was made in the late 1960's & most likely had one of the barrels you list. It could have had the 5.5" with EFS.

Neal

perry shooter

I agree with NMYERS could have had any of the factory barrels FWI most had the long barrel . I have been shooting in and running Bulls-Eye Matches for many years camp Perry 1972-2005. I to carry spare pistols and parts for unexpected break downs on shooters guns but only H.S and Karts. for the most part S&W model 41 don't break The High Standard does break a firing pin from time to time but I think it comes from DRY FIRING. The Ruger and Buck mark seem to be solid with the barrel screw and sight screw as well as slide hold-open lever the only problem I have seen on the Buckmark. Most 22 Problems come from Magazines that are filled with BLOW-BACK crud or bent lips and or ammo that may work in one pistol but not another.

frisky-maddog

thanks perry and myers
but do you know wether it should have the lazy & symbol or the regular & symbol. i have a gut locally that will sell me an extended sight 5.5 with the regular & but not the lazy &. his price is 175 and is about 97 or 98 percent i want to buy but would like to know is it a good price and would it be correct for this or is the lazy & correct.
thanks

nmyers

Finding a 5.5" EFS is a rare occurrence; if it's what you want, I wouldn't quibble about the slide markings or the price.

Neal

perry shooter

BUY it not many of these barrels out there. Last one I saw SOLD was much more then his asking price.

bobski

i just sold my efs gun for well over 1000.
grab the bbl!

geeguy

Not much breaks on the 41's, but you might have an extra extractor around.

Also consider a CLARK barrel. This can be a drop in or send the gun to them for fitting. They offer a 5.5" and a 6" already set up for a scope. The 5.5" Hvy barrel from S&W seems to be the most popular for Bullseye (other then the Clark's).

You'll like the gun.

300

Based on 41s that I have lettered, 94234 would be somewhere in the Sept - Dec 1967 or possibly in the very early 1968 range of serial numbers (note that lettered dates indicate date shipped by S&W and not date when frame was produced). The correct barrel would have the "lazy &" and could have had the 5, 5 1/2, 5 1/2 EFS or 7 3/8 inch barrel. You mention a 5 1/2" EFS barrel in pretty decent shape for $175... I recently sold a 90% EFS "lazy &" for $275 and would definitely jump on a $175 EFS (ignore the lazy thing).