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617 with 4 inch

Kony, I saw a S&W 617 with 4 inch barrel on Guns America. :cool:
Number is GA# 976509389.
Take a look. :uhoh:
 
Speaking of new guns...

Did you guys catch the M10 in the Buy/Sell/Trade Handguns area?

It's mine, it's mine!

Now I just need to find some good grips for it. I hate rubber grips. I'm debating on whether or not I want to buy a set of Nill grips. They'll cost more than half the price of the gun. :eek:

Chris
 
Some of yall missed a good night of shooting. The 640-1 was taken out for the first time since coming back from S&W and it performed spectacular! Now, the trigger on this bad boy is no classic Smith but I've been dry-firing it a bit since it came back on Monday. At 22", it was grouping quite nicely for me as opposed to my first night out where I was all over the place. And best of all, no more spitting! Thank you Smith & Wesson!

Also, I really like the new grips I slapped on. Although they increase the size of the grip making it less compact, it gives me a better grip. Interestingly, unlike bigger wheelguns, this sucker disappears in my hand and it feel like I'm shooting a pistol with a low bore axis. Really quite cool actually.
 
At 22", it was grouping quite nicely for me as opposed to my first night out where I was all over the place.
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What's the difference? :neener:

Jus' kidding. I'm in a smarta$$ mood right now.

Some of yall missed a good night of shooting.
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Yeah, I really wanted to be there, even had my stuff packed and ready to go. Unfortunately, my wife and daughter innoculated me with the mess they've had this week. I didn't want to send any projectiles down the range other than lead. :barf: :what:

Chris
 
mtnbkr said:
What's the difference? :neener:

Jus' kidding. I'm in a smarta$$ mood right now.
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My definition of a "group" is very loose. ;) Really though, once I get some more dry-firig practice, I think this will be my EDC. Now I just need to get a nice holster for it. My current one is too basic. Don Hume, RafterS and K&D are at the top of my list as all offer good value.

mtnbkr said:
Yeah, I really wanted to be there, even had my stuff packed and ready to go. Unfortunately, my wife and daughter innoculated me with the mess they've had this week. I didn't want to send any projectiles down the range other than lead. :barf: :what:
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Yikes! One of the many pleasantries of family life.:uhoh:
 
Kony,

Your gun is a 2" J-frame, correct? If so, I've got a Don Hume JIT belt slide you can have. It's well used, but still sturdy.

Chris
 
I used it for my M36, which is a 38special. Dunno if it'll fit a magnum or not. You could always try it and go from there. I'm not using it anymore since I gave the gun to my brother. He's left handed, and a right handed holster was useless to him.

Chris
 
mtnbkr said:
I used it for my M36, which is a 38special. Dunno if it'll fit a magnum or not. You could always try it and go from there. I'm not using it anymore since I gave the gun to my brother. He's left handed, and a right handed holster was useless to him.

Chris
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Well, I'll give it a whirl then. :cool:
 
No excuses!

Just lettin' you guys know that Virginia Arms has several snubs all less than 4 bills. a couple were under 3 bills. You won't be doing as good as Mr. Sinsaba, but you'll be doing well ... While there, I spied the new PX4 and the FiveSeven. Both were ok, but not worth going into hock for.

Kony, you might be interested to know I just did a swap on the trigger return spring on 2 of my N-frames and the results were positive :cool: Probably about 1 pound reduction in pull, maybe 1.5, reset is still excellent and it should not affect reliability in the least. You can get the springs from Wolff...

Chris, here's what you need: http://www.bang-inc.com/products.htm
I couldn't believe it in class, when I was covering the grip, I asked the students "What does W.W.J.D. stand for?"
<awkward silence>
"None of you dumbasses knows?"
<pause>
"uh... not sure what that J stands for ..."
<another one interjects>
"he was that guy who shot kennedy from that book suppository"...

HAHA. J stands for JERRY! ...

It just got worse from there. Not one person knew who Jerry was. we need a DVD player for class I tell you.
 
Smurfslayer said:
Kony, you might be interested to know I just did a swap on the trigger return spring on 2 of my N-frames and the results were positive :cool: Probably about 1 pound reduction in pull, maybe 1.5, reset is still excellent and it should not affect reliability in the least. You can get the springs from Wolff...
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Well, the trigger isn't unmanageable. Although I never did take to the idea of swapping springs, I'll take it into consideration. We'll see how the next few shoots go. Its already bada$$ as is! :evil:

Smurfslayer said:
I couldn't believe it in class, when I was covering the grip, I asked the students "What does W.W.J.D. stand for?"
<awkward silence>
"None of you dumbasses knows?"
<pause>
"uh... not sure what that J stands for ..."
<another one interjects>
"he was that guy who shot kennedy from that book suppository"...

HAHA. J stands for JERRY! ...

It just got worse from there. Not one person knew who Jerry was. we need a DVD player for class I tell you.
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Hope each one was thorougly slapped then informed. :D
 
S&w 617

Kony, go to guns america and search on S&W model 617. There are only three of them right now and only one 4 inch. The gun is located in Denver CO.
 
I dunno. They really didn't do much for me when I shot your gun. I'd have to try it again though. To be honest, I'm leaning heavily towards something more traditional for this gun.
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They don't lend themselves as well to standing in a lane and taking shots. What they do lend themselves well to is drawing and getting up on target fast. Jerry explained this in a TV show a month or so back, that you need not have the perfect grip when your hand meets the gun, and that he often does not, and that he corrects it as the gun is coming up out of the holster and going to target. When I first looked at them, I scoffed. When I first tried them, they were... OK, but most of the ICORE shooters have them. The really good ICORE shooters use them. So I tried them and lo and BEHOLD --

They work. I should have the videos up from ICORE today...
 
Oh, I don't doubt they work well for their intended purpose. However, this gun isn't going to be a high volume or competition gun. It's going to get some range time here and there, but I plan on babying it so I'll have a nice revolver to give to my daughter when she's old enough. It's practically new. I want something with a more traditional flair.

Chris
 
mtnbkr said:
Oh, I don't doubt they work well for their intended purpose. However, this gun isn't going to be a high volume or competition gun. It's going to get some range time here and there, but I plan on babying it so I'll have a nice revolver to give to my daughter when she's old enough. It's practically new. I want something with a more traditional flair.

Chris
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I'd try Ahrend's then. A guy here on THR (DHart) with a serious revolver collection has many nice examples. If you run a search, you'll get some serious eye candy.
 
KONY said:
I'd try Ahrend's then. A guy here on THR (DHart) with a serious revolver collection has many nice examples. If you run a search, you'll get some serious eye candy.
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I've seen them. They're hard to get though. Brownells currently lists them as unavailable.

Chris
 
I'll have a nice revolver to give to my daughter when she's old enough
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She's certainly a sweet enough little girl to deserve daddy's nice heirloom revolver. Heck, she has my son's stamp of playworthy approval.

As far as Ahrends goes - I think they are a pretty small outfit. There was a thread here in THR about them earlier in the year (Kim actually posted on it and said they were no longer supplying Brownells).

Here's his contact info.

Kim Ahrends, Custom Firearms Inc.,
Dept. PS, Box 203, Clarion, IA 50525,
telephone (515) 532-3449.
[email protected]
 
His tacticalness baits:

Why the applause at the end of the third clip? Because you finally knocked them down?
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Shyeah. I should clarify, the penalty for a low shot which knocked down the remaining birds was a disqualification for that round. There were quite a few DQ's from my understanding and one just before I shot :eek:
 
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