farscott
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My friendly local dealer had a blued M17-4 with the long 8-3/8" barrel in the rimfire display case. He took it in on trade yesterday afternoon, and I took it home a few hours later. The serial number prefix is 248K, dating it to 1982. The barrel is NOT pinned, making it early non-pinned production. This has the target trigger with the adjustable stop and the semi-target hammer. The metal is about 99%, with the only noticeable wear being thin bluing on the muzzle. The bluing on the ejector rod is immaculate, and there is not much of a cylinder turn line, leading me to believe this was a safe queen. The metal polish and resulting bluing is very nice. The stocks are not original, being a set of Pachmayr grips. No box or papers, other than an instruction sheet for a M48.
He had it marked at $495, and I got it for $424 OTD ($400 plus 6% sales tax). Might be a bit high, but it is the only 8-3/8" K-22 that I have seen for sale in more than a decade. In fact, it is one of the best condition K-22's that I have seen for sale in a few years. Anyway I am glad to help my local dealer stay in business as he always treats me very well.
I did not take it to the range, being that the temperatures are in the low 30's and the wind is gusting into the mid 60's. I need to find a set of original stocks for this, seeing as how the Pachmayr grips are out of place with the deep bluing and my personal wants.
He had it marked at $495, and I got it for $424 OTD ($400 plus 6% sales tax). Might be a bit high, but it is the only 8-3/8" K-22 that I have seen for sale in more than a decade. In fact, it is one of the best condition K-22's that I have seen for sale in a few years. Anyway I am glad to help my local dealer stay in business as he always treats me very well.
I did not take it to the range, being that the temperatures are in the low 30's and the wind is gusting into the mid 60's. I need to find a set of original stocks for this, seeing as how the Pachmayr grips are out of place with the deep bluing and my personal wants.