I have wanted a 617 for quite a while
I got a chance to shoot a rental and MAN oh MAN I knew I needed one

I got mine Monday (from a member here) shot it today and I love the feel but its really a heavy trigger pull. I dont have a gauge so I cant put a number on it. I called S&W and they dont offer trigger jobs on 22s.
I have a local smith who would do a FANTASTIC job but I am concerned it may be tied up for way too long.

I dont know what to do now
I bought this gun wanting to try to wear it out but with the trigger like it is I just dont see it being as usefull.
One thing I didnt think about that range gun probably had 2 million rounds through it, so maybe if I go to a metro are and rent it out maybe thats the answer

If I compare it to my Trooper (22) well there is no comparing it.But the purpose was to make this the work horse

What would you do?
better yet what have you done?
Hank

Buy one of these and 15 minutes later you will be in love:

http://media.midwayusa.com/productim...365/365183.jpg

Just put one a 29 and it is night and day difference.Bought an extra kit for a 617 coming in as well.Travis

Hey Travis

How about a part number so I can do some snooping

Thanks Hank

Pop the side plate clean well and put some lubrication where it does the most good.....then shoot that puppy till your digit hurts....

22 revolvers are very prone to ignition failures if one attmepts to lighten the trigger pull in the same fashion as one would do a CF revolver. I have a 617 which has almost 10,000 rounds through it and the trigger pull is very smooth. I would take off the sldie plate, clean it and and spary is leberally with RemOil before reassembly - then shoot the c_ _ p out of it!

That's the Wolff Power Pak.

I put 13lb rebound springs in all my S&W's, that's what works best for me. I leave the hammer spring stock on all my 617's, it's not worth the trouble, too many miss fires.

Here you go:


Wilson Combat Custom-Tune Spring Kit S&W K, L, N-Frame

Product #: 365183 Wilson Combat #: 178

I used the middle weight spring and had good results.

The spring kit referenced above can be seen here:
Custom-Tune Spring Kit S&W K L N-Frame

And, the Wolff alternative is shown on the same page, down a little.

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I have the Khunhausen manual. I have a good set of screw drivers. I've put Wolff spring kits in a number of my S&W revolvers. It helps to have the tool to remove the rebound spring.

I like the full power main spring and 14 pound rebound. Polishing the bearing surfaces with 600 wet/dry sand paper really helps. If you don't have the manual you can see most of what you need here: S&W model 10 disassembly,inspection,select repairs and reassembly - discussion - THR

Stay away from the sear.

My 4" 617 10 shot had a mediocre to unsatisfactory trigger out of the box. After the replacement and polish it has a delightful trigger. I think 20 minutes of polish is equivalent to 20-30,000 trigger pulls without the time and expense.

I've put plenty of Woffle spring kits in my S&W revolvers. But, with my 617, I never found a aftermarket main spring that would give me reliable ignition.
The bearing surfaces can be smoothed up and rebound spring changed. This will help smooth out your double action trigger pull.

(if I remember right I even used a Cylinder & Slide extended firing pin in my 617)

and I agree with Robctwo: Polish with 600 wet /dry on a nice flat surface ( I use good piece of tooling steel ) on the rebound block and a few other places will help..
and, STAY Away from the hammer & trigger sear engagement !!! either than or look up the phone # for S&W parts dept. before you start.

I installed the Wolff reduced power main spring and the 14 pound rebound spring in my 617. I picked the middle rebound spring to help to prevent misfires. I use CCI SV and have gone through a brick, with no FTFs, I am pretty happy.

Chris