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I don't think they have made those for years and years.
SCSW says they made fewer than 1000 complete guns in .22 Short 1960-1973 but no details on the conversion.
Very few of the model 41-1 (short cartridge when model numbered) were produced. The model which started in 1960 was discontinued in 1973. S&W built 28 of the 41-1 to use up parts on hand in 1976-77, and that was the end of the .22 short conversion. The kit was never sold to the public, just installed on factory new guns as far as I know. History provided courtesy of The Standard Catalog/Supica & Nahas
Must be why i never seen or heard of it, selling S&W handguns.
The ISU rapid fire competition in the 70's used shorts . I think thats change today.
With the High Standard kit to convert to shorts , the barrel had a different twist rate. If you fired shorts in the standard LR barrel (I did), accuracy was not as good. Shorts need a fine tuned gun/magazine as a unit.
Would love to hear more, with photos on the Smith and Wesson short, gun or kit.
Found a photo. Kit is like my old/sold High Standard.
The ISSF rules were changed in 2005 banning the use of the short. The rule change was to try and have competitors use one gun for both Standard Pistol and Rapid Fire Pistol, but you know those sneaky manufacturers and they managed to make pistols that were slightly better for Rapid Fire.
The thread I linked from the S-W board said the Short conversions were $50 mailorder, $62 installed. Doesn't say how many they sold, though. Not many. The OP would be better off buying a whole gun or another brand.
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