Andrey, its a question of taste, thirty years ago FN Herstal presented me with a 22 Challenger, which is a lighter pistol than the Medalist, and I had a lot of fun with it,grips are similar to those of the Medalist and are excellent, reliability is ok, though it prefers stronger loads to clear the spent ctdge,precision is perfect-
The S&W 41 that I also own is one of the best proucts of the S&W line, grips are simpler than those of the Medalist but good enough, precision and finish are excellent-There are in
my experience two points that I should mention, the trigger is extremely sensible, and when you try to minimize the overtravel(which is adjustable) the trigger does not lock properly and you can not shoot, it seems that it does not return to the proper position-I never tried to have this porblem solved because I have the pistol since 1978 and shot maybe ten boxes-The second observation is that when I bought the gun it had the 7 1/4" barrel, I loved the long barrel, but once in the field the nose was not as heavy as I wanted, I wanted a steadier nose-Left the pistol aside and some three years ago I found a 4"barrel and installed it, the balance changed dramatically<IMO the gun is steadier with the shorter barrel-
The decision is yours, either way you'll end up having a good pistol-Enjoy
The S&W 41 that I also own is one of the best proucts of the S&W line, grips are simpler than those of the Medalist but good enough, precision and finish are excellent-There are in
my experience two points that I should mention, the trigger is extremely sensible, and when you try to minimize the overtravel(which is adjustable) the trigger does not lock properly and you can not shoot, it seems that it does not return to the proper position-I never tried to have this porblem solved because I have the pistol since 1978 and shot maybe ten boxes-The second observation is that when I bought the gun it had the 7 1/4" barrel, I loved the long barrel, but once in the field the nose was not as heavy as I wanted, I wanted a steadier nose-Left the pistol aside and some three years ago I found a 4"barrel and installed it, the balance changed dramatically<IMO the gun is steadier with the shorter barrel-
The decision is yours, either way you'll end up having a good pistol-Enjoy
