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BlackSky & Iggy
Those are a pair of nice deuce deuce's!...Here's mine
It's a 22 mag,lr,long and short
Those are a pair of nice deuce deuce's!...Here's mine
It's a 22 mag,lr,long and short
The absolute best .22lr handgun!
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Minnesota Wild
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I have both a Hamden High Standard Victor and a Smith Model 17. They are both extraordinarily accurate and are two of my favorite guns. For cheap shooting they can't be beat, and the Model 17 is great because you can get a matching model 14 to do some cool reloading if you are/get into that.
jad0110
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Yessir, Model 14s and 148 grain .38 wadcutters over 3.2 grns of W231 are made for each other...
Savage Shooter
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Dan Wesson VH-22 6" barrel blueing so deep you could almost jump in and swim in it.
Great accuracy exellent trigger and reliable what more could you ask for
Great accuracy exellent trigger and reliable what more could you ask for
stinger 327
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Isn't the Model 17 the blue finish version of today's 617? Do they sell speed loaders for these 10 shot revolvers?
Minnesota Wild
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They're essentially the same gun. The 617 is available in blue or stainless and in 4" or 6" and is a 6 shot, not a 10 shot. I am only aware of Model 17s being available in 6" blue.
The model 17 was the successor to the K22 Masterpiece crown, and the guns truly live up to being masterpieces. The bluing is spectacular and the accuracy is outstanding. I have seen people write that they are capable of 1.5" accuracy at 50 yards. I've never pulled this off myself, but I have shot 2" groups at 25 yards, which I think is probably about my personal standard deviation.
The Model 14 is identicle to the Model 17, and as jad0110 already alluded to, the Model 14 is as accuarate as the Model 17 with HBWCs over a light load of 231 or Bullseye.
I've never tried to find speed loaders...
The model 17 was the successor to the K22 Masterpiece crown, and the guns truly live up to being masterpieces. The bluing is spectacular and the accuracy is outstanding. I have seen people write that they are capable of 1.5" accuracy at 50 yards. I've never pulled this off myself, but I have shot 2" groups at 25 yards, which I think is probably about my personal standard deviation.
The Model 14 is identicle to the Model 17, and as jad0110 already alluded to, the Model 14 is as accuarate as the Model 17 with HBWCs over a light load of 231 or Bullseye.
I've never tried to find speed loaders...
Minnesota Wild said:
Just for accuracy's sake, it was actually a set of three: K-38, K-32 and K-22. (later models M14, M16 and M17)
The guns were not identical. The had varying barrel diameters and rib widths so that their loaded balance would be identical for NRA Slow Fire
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All I could find is the 617 stainless and it's a 6 inch barrel 10 shot .22LR.
Leaky Waders
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I have a 617 and 3 different Mark II's with standard barrels, one blued one stainless and one with the longer standard barrel (forget the length and my gun safe is in the states).
I've also shot the colt diamondback and a highstandard (family members).
The one that I think is the best is my Mark II standard short length (4 3/4?) barrel with walnut thumbrest grip - many rabbit and squirrel souls will testify to it's effectiveness.
The others are no slouches, but this is the pistol that defined my small game hunting in my early 20's and is still old reliable when a can needs a bustin or a squirrel needs a poppin.
I've also shot the colt diamondback and a highstandard (family members).
The one that I think is the best is my Mark II standard short length (4 3/4?) barrel with walnut thumbrest grip - many rabbit and squirrel souls will testify to it's effectiveness.
The others are no slouches, but this is the pistol that defined my small game hunting in my early 20's and is still old reliable when a can needs a bustin or a squirrel needs a poppin.
jad0110
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The 617s are all stainless. I'm not aware of any that were blued, that would go against S&W's model numbering scheme where 6xx revolvers are all stainless. The 617 is available in 6 and 10 shot versions.
I can vouch for this with my 14 and 17; they have the same stocks and I can't tell them apart from the feel of them in my hands.
I can vouch for this with my 14 and 17; they have the same stocks and I can't tell them apart from the feel of them in my hands.
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exactly you are correct.
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