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by fourarmed
Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:07 pm
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Does your Smith 41 do this?
Replies: 15
Views: 4441

We were snowed out this week, but I had no keyholes last week after a thorough cleaning, nor during a practice night.
by fourarmed
Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:08 am
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Does your Smith 41 do this?
Replies: 15
Views: 4441

This is 50' indoor NM competition. I use two magazines alternately in all three stages. I drop the slide by pulling it sharply to the rear and releasing it with the trigger held back. The only time I see this occur is the first shot of the first string of slow fire. I do not distinguish between the ...
by fourarmed
Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:31 pm
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Does your Smith 41 do this?
Replies: 15
Views: 4441

Does your Smith 41 do this?

When the frame on my old HS Victor started cracking in the third location a couple of years ago, I bought a new 41. I mounted an Ultradot sight and Fung grips, and made it my bullseye gun. I have generally been happy with it, but it has one quirk that is driving me crazy. More often than not, the fi...
by fourarmed
Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:32 pm
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Number on Smith 41 Barrels
Replies: 2
Views: 1680

Number on Smith 41 Barrels

I have read and heard several times that the number on M41 barrels is the group size that it shot at the factory. Truth or urban legend? Doesn't make sense to me. What would be the point?
by fourarmed
Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:50 pm
Forum: Bullseye Pistol Talk
Topic: Frame Crack H S Victor
Replies: 3
Views: 1972

I don't know of anybody doing it. I bought an old Hamden Victor that had a crack, and shot it for several years without any problem. This year I took it apart and noticed there were now 3 cracks with two of them on either side of the ejector. I sent it to HS in Houston for a new frame. They went thr...