remington 541-s vs 541-t hb

[roninflag]

i saw the article in precision shooting about accurate 22 sporters. i have a 541-s. why is there a big difference in the price of the s ( sporter) version versus the target hb model? is the sporter more accurate than the heavy barrel? thanks ron

 

[burtona]

The 541-S was the IR50-50 Sporter of choice untill the late 90's when the Sako Finfire took over. Rumor was that Remington bought Douglas barrels for the S model. They were definitely the more accurate version but I doubt the rumor was true about the barrels.

 

[Don Stith]

The price on these is based on collectability, not accuracy potential.
Don

 

[brad541thb]

All of the folks who have 541S models and have owned 541THB models will more than likely tell you that the 541S was by far the better shooter. I have a buddy who has each. His 541S shoots way better. I've owned a 541thb. It shot ok. More times than not groups were around .5 or slightly under at 50yds. I've seen a 541S shoot, and my 541THB wouldn't do what it did.