Just won one of Lumberjack's GB auctions Sunday. My first 22 caliber pistol. I was going to use this for plate matches, about every two months my local match will be for 22 rimfire only. It took me six months to work my way up to the expert group. Starting off with a Wilson Supergrade 5 inch 45acp but switched to 9mm Supergrade three months ago. After thee months in expert and never doing better than middle of the pack with my 45acp, I moved down to 9mm and am now doing better. But I always had to skip rimfire night. Until now.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/783434825
This was to be my plate gun, but after Lumberjack suggested that I not shoot this, I decided to purchase a either a later edition Match Target or a Model 41. Why the Match Target? A few guys shoot Volquartsen Scorpions or other modern high end guns, and I wanted to show up and smoke them using a circa 1950's Match Target. Or this circa 1938 beauty. The Model 41 would perhaps be my best choice - I can't get a Volquartsen Scorpion because of the "no threaded barrel" rules here in CT. The guys that have them had to wait a year, special ordering them without the compensator. It being CT and all, I do see a few nice High Standard Supermatic Trophy's but from what I have read on the rimfire forum, it's getting hard to find replacement parts for them.
A few things I wanted to ask.
1. Shoot something else besides the 1938? Perhaps I shoot this for a year while I wait for my Volquartsen Scorpion to be built?
2. What is the best barrel length for steel plate? We set out six plate racks at 15 yards, the plates are 8 inches across. Is a short barrel better for plate? Match Targets on GB right now are have either 6 inch or 4.5 inch barrels. The Model 41's range from 5.5 inch to 7 inch barrels.
3. Am I wrong about the High Standard Supermatic Trophy above?
4. I do like the Model 41 because it's set up like a 1911 - everyone likes the older one's but why? What is the cuttoff year? Say anything made prior to 1980? My fear with these older guns is that they have been shot thousands of times. Is it true that a barrel described as bright and shiny may have worn down lands and groves?
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/783434825
This was to be my plate gun, but after Lumberjack suggested that I not shoot this, I decided to purchase a either a later edition Match Target or a Model 41. Why the Match Target? A few guys shoot Volquartsen Scorpions or other modern high end guns, and I wanted to show up and smoke them using a circa 1950's Match Target. Or this circa 1938 beauty. The Model 41 would perhaps be my best choice - I can't get a Volquartsen Scorpion because of the "no threaded barrel" rules here in CT. The guys that have them had to wait a year, special ordering them without the compensator. It being CT and all, I do see a few nice High Standard Supermatic Trophy's but from what I have read on the rimfire forum, it's getting hard to find replacement parts for them.
A few things I wanted to ask.
1. Shoot something else besides the 1938? Perhaps I shoot this for a year while I wait for my Volquartsen Scorpion to be built?
2. What is the best barrel length for steel plate? We set out six plate racks at 15 yards, the plates are 8 inches across. Is a short barrel better for plate? Match Targets on GB right now are have either 6 inch or 4.5 inch barrels. The Model 41's range from 5.5 inch to 7 inch barrels.
3. Am I wrong about the High Standard Supermatic Trophy above?
4. I do like the Model 41 because it's set up like a 1911 - everyone likes the older one's but why? What is the cuttoff year? Say anything made prior to 1980? My fear with these older guns is that they have been shot thousands of times. Is it true that a barrel described as bright and shiny may have worn down lands and groves?
