Stainz
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For $16 over the new 3" 317K's MSRP, you could have the new-this-year 3" 63 with, like the 3" 317K, a HiViz front sight. Of course, at 26 oz (It's made of SS...) vs the 12 oz 317, it's a mite heavier. Don't rush to your dealer - they haven't started making them yet. Aggravating!
I bought a like new 5" 63 from a friend's estate last summer. I replaced the hammer spring with a 9 lb Wolff J-frame spring - and the recoil with the lightest, 13 lb, I think, trigger rebound spring. What an improvement in DA pull - and no ftf's. Accurate shooter, too - and the larger squared Hogue rubber monogrips helped there, too. The J-frame rimfires can be improved. I have shot 300-500+ rounds, mostly WallyWorld Federal el-cheapo 550 ct 36gr copper splashed hp's, between cleanings - probably ~2k rounds now (24 + whatever S&W tested with it when I bought it!) - no problems loading/extracting - and zero ftf's. I use a DS-10 speedloader with now - easy to load. I got in the habit of spinning the cylinder with my thumb bearing on the rims to insure they all sit flush before closing the cylinder.
When I bought my 617, 9/08, the choice was between it, the 5" 63, and the 3" 317K - I made the right decision - for my plinking. Just before I bought the 5" 63, I fondled a new 317K (No 5" 63 at the pusher's!) - and just couldn't see a perceived need... like that is necessary. It was neat - as was the LN used one my pusher had a month ago for $375 - a good price, indeed. I just couldn't 'pull the trigger' on that buy. I should have. Hind sight - missed buys - always bad...
Stainz
I bought a like new 5" 63 from a friend's estate last summer. I replaced the hammer spring with a 9 lb Wolff J-frame spring - and the recoil with the lightest, 13 lb, I think, trigger rebound spring. What an improvement in DA pull - and no ftf's. Accurate shooter, too - and the larger squared Hogue rubber monogrips helped there, too. The J-frame rimfires can be improved. I have shot 300-500+ rounds, mostly WallyWorld Federal el-cheapo 550 ct 36gr copper splashed hp's, between cleanings - probably ~2k rounds now (24 + whatever S&W tested with it when I bought it!) - no problems loading/extracting - and zero ftf's. I use a DS-10 speedloader with now - easy to load. I got in the habit of spinning the cylinder with my thumb bearing on the rims to insure they all sit flush before closing the cylinder.
When I bought my 617, 9/08, the choice was between it, the 5" 63, and the 3" 317K - I made the right decision - for my plinking. Just before I bought the 5" 63, I fondled a new 317K (No 5" 63 at the pusher's!) - and just couldn't see a perceived need... like that is necessary. It was neat - as was the LN used one my pusher had a month ago for $375 - a good price, indeed. I just couldn't 'pull the trigger' on that buy. I should have. Hind sight - missed buys - always bad...
Stainz
