Hi,

 

This morning I picked up my S&W Model 617 4" .22 cal revolver from my first transaction on Gun Broker. The gun was exactly as described..MINT and like new. The FFL dealer I used

was LeRoy Stout in Mercerville, NJ. Very nice older man with pleasant personality and very detailed with the transaction. His basement is a museum of great old guns, rifles dating

back to 1802! Its very interesting! LeRoy will be my FFL for all future purchases. When I pulled into his driveway, he was waxing his 1955 Buick 88.

Pic's or it didn't happen.... lol

 

Really nice pick up.

 

Harry

Huh?? It didnt happened??

Huh?? It didnt happened??

 

Post a pic of the 617. 6 shot or 10?

10 shot, no digital camera, sorry.

10 shot, no digital camera, sorry.

 

Reallly? Every gadget these days seems to have a camera built in... like cellphones etc. For the price for a box of ammo you could buy one.

My cell does have camera, but the quality is horrible.

When I pulled into his driveway, he was waxing his 1955 Buick 88.

 

 

Off topic Nitpick Police:

 

The "88" was an Oldsmobile, not a Buick.

 

That is all

The 617 is a great training gun for the 686.

Probably takes the same holster too! I have a 586 with a Mitch Rosen holster from Dillon I use for IDPA.

 

Nice trainers they are!

Probably takes the same holster too!

 

 

A 686 holster might work for the 617, but probably not the other way round. 686 = L-Frame / 617 = K-Frame

Really? My K-.22 is only a six-shooter. Where did they squeeze in the other four chambers?

I just went to the S&W web site, and the info is rather misleading. Both are listed as "medium frame". It may in fact be a K frame, and if it is I stand corrected!

 

I only ever had one in my hands once. A friends' down at the Monmouth Co. range. In any event, it's a nice shooter and he'll have years of fun with it!

Really? My K-.22 is only a six-shooter. Where did they squeeze in the other four chambers?

 

 

It's a variation. They produce both 6-shot and 10-shot cylinders. The 10-shot guns use an alloy(aluminum) cylinder. First 10-shot guns were part of the 617-2 engineering change in 1996.

O-K, I'll put this is the back of the brain for next time, before I write something wrong.

 

Aluminum cylinders? Really jammed together! I hope that they made it impossible to chamber the hotter .22 mag rounds?

 

Anyway, thanks for the correct answer! I never want to tell somebody something that isn't right.

 

Dave

Smoki'n dont let the name fool you, he knows more than just cheese..

He's good for toppings too!

Good luck. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I have a 617 10 round and it's probably my favorite gun. We also have a 686 and the feel is identical (to me)except for the recoil, of course.

We also have a 686 and the feel is identical (to me)except for the recoil, of course.

 

 

The reason for that is that both the K and the L-frame use the same grip frame. For that matter the X-frame does also. So while there are five different frame sizes (with some subsets), there are only three different grip sizes. Keep in mind, however, that each frame also comes in a round-butt and square-butt variety. If youve done the math, that is ten possible frame configurations with six possible grip configurations.

 

Dave:

 

The L-frame is slightly larger than the K-frame and came about to address the issue of the K-frame being a bit "light" to withstand a steady diet of .357 magnum. Both the K & L are considered medium framed guns.

 

Tony:

 

Thanks for the kind words.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob