Well ya' just KNOW what a member with a screen name of Model 17 is gonna' like!
Very nice stocks on that revolver. Target hammer & trigger too - that set up is hard (impossible) to beat.
The Mod 18 is my 2nd choice unless it's from the 1950's...
... you don't choose between a 17 & an 18, you just gotta' have both.
GF