I’m always in the market for an older model 17, K22 Masterpiece or Outdoorsman. The search has ramped up a bit as of late, and one 17-3 had me wondering about a specific feature: Did the 17-3 or other 17s ever ship from the factory with ramp sights with red (or any other color) inserts? The SCSW doesn’t specify as far as I could find. The insert looks nicely done, but I can’t tell if it was original or not.
Also, a while ago I posted about a SAO pre-17 (K22 Masterpiece 3rd Model) that was supposedly a factory configured gun. I am still leaning toward making an offer for it, and I am wondering if I were to buy it, would later 17 parts cross reference to the pre-17, if I were to convert it to SA/DA? My understanding is that either the hammer or sear needs to be swapped out, and , from what I can find, the pre-17 is the same as the 17, or at least the early ones...
What say you all?
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