I own a model 41, and I like it, but anyone looking for one should understand where it fits into the current market. For a long time, a model 41 was a top level bullseye pistol, but that is no longer true. All of the serious bullseye shooters I know who own a model 41 have upgraded to a Pardini. They all say they shoot better with a Pardini, and many of them also say that the Pardini is more reliable.
My own experience is that a model 41 can be extremely reliable. But they can also be very ammo picky, and I have seen a few that were almost reliable, but not quite.
For someone who wants a target .22 for range practice, or for getting started with bullseye shooting, the Ruger MK IV, S&W Victory, or Browning Buckmark are all good choices. None of these is as nice as model 41, but they are accurate, reasonably priced, and not too ammo sensitive. All of them are good entry level pistols for a new target shooter.
And the advice I hear from the serious bullseye shooters, who all upgraded from a Ruger, to a model 41, to a Pardini, is to skip the 41 if you want to move up from the Ruger. They all compete with a Pardini, get new shooters started with the Ruger, and leave the 41 in the safe.
I am not saying not to get a model 41. It is a beautiful pistol which I think is much more satisfying to own than a Ruger MK IV. But anyone making the investment should know about developments over the decades since the model 41 was introduced. And right now, the model 41 sits in the middle of a market where the top and the bottom of the market have made huge strides in value and precision.