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Just picked up a model 17 and it's probably the best shooting 22 revolver I have owned. Can anybody help me figure out when it was made? Serial number K367XXX
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Welcome to the forum.
If you've been shooing plastic fantastic semi-autos and similar handguns up to this point, get ready for a completely new experience. These earlier K-22 (Pre 17) K frame .22LR handguns are precision handguns with some heft, balance, and often awesome triggers. You model 17 was made just a couple of years after they started marketing the K-22 with model numbers.
Cherish it. You've acquired a classic.
If you've been shooing plastic fantastic semi-autos and similar handguns up to this point, get ready for a completely new experience. These earlier K-22 (Pre 17) K frame .22LR handguns are precision handguns with some heft, balance, and often awesome triggers. You model 17 was made just a couple of years after they started marketing the K-22 with model numbers.
Cherish it. You've acquired a classic.
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How'd you get my gun from my safe??????Congrats on a fine addition to your collection. I have a 17-4 and I don't shoot it enough. Let us know how it functions for you. looking forward to future range report.
Was lucky to stumble across the one I purchased at a LGS for a sweet price. Here is mine...
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.........bought mine at a flea market a few years ago
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Thanks for the info. I have always liked revolvers but over the last few years I had drifted away from them. After shooting this one I remember why I liked them. I'm now looking at selling the semiautos I have left and buying more wheelguns again.
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What would be a good 4" barrel 357mag? Maybe a model 19?
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That would work fine. I bought mine at a local gunshow and have not been disappointed.
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But if you want one that will make a .357 seem like a ***** cat give the Model 28 a look.
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I really like the look of the 28
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or a 66 or a 686 or a Nframe 27 or 28
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The S&W M17 .22 revolvers are without peer. I've owned several in my lifetime including a beauty built in the early 1950s. I had to sell my last M17 but still have my older M18. The .357 M 28 will always be a favorite of mine. Treasure your M17.
.357 M19. .357 M28. & .22 M18.
.357 M19. .357 M28. & .22 M18.
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I would vote for a Model 66, but if you want a blue gun then the 19 would be great.
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Where's the I frame and X frame?....................
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Check out the K (Model 19 or SS Model 66); L (Model 586 or 686); and N (Model 28) frame revolvers.
Ideally, get your hands on examples of each of them and feel the mass, balance and overall size. Some of your decision depends on what you intend to do with it. If you're going to shoot on a lot, opt for the beefier frames. If you're mainly going to shoot .38 special, look to the smaller frame. They created the "L" frame as the sweet spot between a really hefty hand full, and something a bit light for the .357 round in terms of longevity and stress on the frame and components.
Ideally, get your hands on examples of each of them and feel the mass, balance and overall size. Some of your decision depends on what you intend to do with it. If you're going to shoot on a lot, opt for the beefier frames. If you're mainly going to shoot .38 special, look to the smaller frame. They created the "L" frame as the sweet spot between a really hefty hand full, and something a bit light for the .357 round in terms of longevity and stress on the frame and components.
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