Well it is a 41 MAG. That alone is enough of a problem.
It seems to me the answer is quite simple. Sell the S&W and buy the ruger you seem to be so enthralled with.
Sometimes a gun is just no good. With over 60 years of gun ownership I can attest to that fact. It has happened to me with many brands and types of firearms. There may be no discernable difference among seemingly identical guns but one will be superior and another will be a high dollar noise maker, no matter how much money and effort is expended on it.