RIMFIRE and STEEL CHALLENGE

[TAB]

The thing about rugers is you throw away everything but the serialized part.

I would take a sw model 41 all day long.   My colt woodsman out shoots me despite being 70+ years old.

[alfsauve]

Woodsman are no longer made, but with 690,000 made I’m sure there are plenty available on the used market.  The 41?  At $1,500 sure it’s good but stack that up against the custom models, some a few hundred less I’m not thinking it’s a good ROI.  Then consider using it for Steel, not Bullseye, the Ruger makes so much more sense.

[Big Frank]

From what I've read about them, the S&W 41 was good for what it was made for, but expensive.

My dad had a Colt Woodman that flew out of his home-made shoulder holster when he was running through the woods and was lost forever. He got a Ruger Mk II Target Model which I have now. It had a MK II mag and a MK I mag that I've since replaced. The weight of 6 7/8" tapered barrel and 5 1/2" bull barrel are exactly the same. But the 22/45 Zytel grip frame is lighter than the steel MK II, so my 5 1/2" gun is lighter than my 6 7/8".

[Rastus]

Well when I ride into Tulsa tomorrow I may just have to swing by a gun store or two and pick up various models. 

[Big Frank]

If I was going to buy another .22 pistol right now I'd get a Mark IV 22/45 Tactical with a threaded barrel, either a 4.4" barrel or a Silencer Shop exclusive 3" barrel. I don't have anything suppressed and either of those would be a great first suppressor host IMO. I'd probably get the 4.4" with sights on it, then decide what kind of red dot and light to mount. Something small and lightweight for both.

I was so used to steel frame pistols like my Colt Gov't Model, that my 22/45 felt top-heavy at first. It didn't take long to get used to it, and it should feel good to anyone who shoots a polymer frame pistol. The old non-removable grips were too slippery for me so I put a Hogue HandALL Universal Full Size Grip Sleeve on it. Problem solved. Checkering would be a more elegant solution but cost a lot more to get done than slipping on the Hague HandALL. I'll still consider getting it done when I have more money.

That's got to be cheaper than milling out the grip frame to accept 1911 grips, but now that I think of it, my laser-engraved grim reaper grips would really look cool on it. They were a limited run and the computer programming for the laser was immediately destroyed at the end of the run so they wouldn't be duplicated. Does anyone know where I can get my old 22/45 modified to take 1911 grips? I know someone was doing that before the MK III and MK IV came out.

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