10-Ring
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My Taurus 94 is a 9 shot...as has been mentioned. Recently picked up a S&W mod 17 and I'd make the ammo capacity trade off for the function trade I've made
High capacity .22LR revolvers
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MatthewVanitas
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Do note that the S&W 63 (as another member linked) is back in production after a period of absence.
The earlier S&W 63 held 6 rounds, the new holds 8 IIRC.
I have really small hands for a guy, and found the 63 far more comfy than the 617. Really cute and compact little gun, but solid steel and well-built.
Oh, the reissue is with a 5" rather than 4" barrel. No word yet if a snub version is in the making. I vaguely suspect that the sudden appearance of 5" J-frames in the S&W catalog is due to the Canadian market. Confirm/deny?
Link to review of 63 reissue: http://www.gunblast.com/SW-63.htm
The earlier S&W 63 held 6 rounds, the new holds 8 IIRC.
I have really small hands for a guy, and found the 63 far more comfy than the 617. Really cute and compact little gun, but solid steel and well-built.
Oh, the reissue is with a 5" rather than 4" barrel. No word yet if a snub version is in the making. I vaguely suspect that the sudden appearance of 5" J-frames in the S&W catalog is due to the Canadian market. Confirm/deny?
Link to review of 63 reissue: http://www.gunblast.com/SW-63.htm
countryrebel
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If you can find one a high standard double nine is a very fun gun to shoot.I take the old mans on fourwheelin trips and boating and it is a very handy tool to have,also it is very accurate.
Bellevance
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AlbcAlbrr, the term "kit" here refers to whatever you may be taking with you on a backpacking or fishing trip--your outdoor gear, in other words. A kit gun, then, is a gun that's easy to pack--not really a self-defense weapon but more a plinker, or a rabbit-getter.
This (below) from: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_19_46/ai_65017380
Between the two World Wars fishermen and hunters used kit bags to carry their outdoor necessities, which often included a small handgun. Right after the .357 Mag. was introduced by S&W in 1935 as "The World's Most Powerful Revolver," the company went the other direction and brought forth the compact model of the .22/32 Target I-frame revolver called the .22/32 Kit Gun. The name came from the fact that this little .22 was designed to be carried in a kit bag--be it a hunter's, fisherman's, hiker's or backpacker's.
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