Redcoat3340
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I've been looking for a S&W model 41 for a while. My local gun store may have one at $995. Not cheap, but it might be reasonable for this gun (at least from looking at Gunbroker.)
While I've been looking, however, I purchased a Ruger Mark IV Target as I didn't really have a good .22. I like it. Put some Hogue grips on it (not "best" but better than stock) and am waiting for FO front sight and two more mags.
Here's my question:
Rather than spend a grand for the Smith, what would I have to do to the Mark IV to get it close to the 41 in terms trigger and overall performance??
I figure at least some Altmont grips? (Or are there better target grips?); a new trigger (Volquartsen Pistol Cometition kit at $170 or Tandemkross at $144.99??). A compensator at $59.99??
Anything else? Sights? (If I go with red dot, which one??)
While I'm thinking about getting back into competition, maybe a postal league, my eyes are six decades old and I ain't as steady on my pins as I used to be. But I hate not shooting well and maybe some upgrades might help cheat the aging process.
Wadda ya think? (Cost of the trigger kit + grips + compensator = a lot less than a grand for a used 41, about $700 less...and even if you add in what I paid for the Mk IV, it still a lot less...and it's a new gun. No?)
While I've been looking, however, I purchased a Ruger Mark IV Target as I didn't really have a good .22. I like it. Put some Hogue grips on it (not "best" but better than stock) and am waiting for FO front sight and two more mags.
Here's my question:
Rather than spend a grand for the Smith, what would I have to do to the Mark IV to get it close to the 41 in terms trigger and overall performance??
I figure at least some Altmont grips? (Or are there better target grips?); a new trigger (Volquartsen Pistol Cometition kit at $170 or Tandemkross at $144.99??). A compensator at $59.99??
Anything else? Sights? (If I go with red dot, which one??)
While I'm thinking about getting back into competition, maybe a postal league, my eyes are six decades old and I ain't as steady on my pins as I used to be. But I hate not shooting well and maybe some upgrades might help cheat the aging process.
Wadda ya think? (Cost of the trigger kit + grips + compensator = a lot less than a grand for a used 41, about $700 less...and even if you add in what I paid for the Mk IV, it still a lot less...and it's a new gun. No?)