price of 617

[rmack]

what is a fair price for a 4", 6 shot model 617 in very good shape with rubber grips?

 

[gr8smiles]

The 4" guns are hard to find and in demand. I saw a 10 shot no lock walking around the gun show the other day for 750 or 800. I kept running in to him for most of the morning and he would not budge off his price. If I did not already have one, I would have bought it.

That said, I would think anything under 700 for a 4" no lock would be a fair/good buy.

 

[Neumann]

$700 used seems a little steep. Cabelas has new ones for $769. Who cares about the lock? The 617 is a plinking gun, not for SD. The 617 is good enough, but .22 LR ammunition, even CCI, is inconsistent and unreliable. Failures of the lock are so rare as to be apocryphal.

I saw a K-22, pinned, tapered barrel, at Cabelas today for $640. Now that's a classic I could go for.

 

[PMRet]

The 617 no dash (like this one) came with factory wood combat grips that are worth $125-150 by themselves. The 617-1 and later versions came with synthetic grips, so depending on what version you're looking at the grips may or may not be original. I tend to agree that anything under $700 OTD for an older 4" 617 in very good or better condition is not a bad deal in today's market. You didn't mention if it has the original box and papers, but if so they would add to the value.

 

[AveragEd]

Prices of $700 and up are not unusual for a 4" 617 no-dash. I watched several sell for more than that on GunBroker and just could not bring myself to spend that much for one as I already have a 6". But I kept watching the various sites like GunBroker and GunsAmerica and got the one below for $639 four months ago.

I like my six-shooters to be six-shooters and it would seem that many other people also do as I've seen both 4" and 6" no-dash 617s sell for more than a new current production piece. The Combat stocks had been replaced with checkered target stocks from that era but I didn't care too much as Combats are about the least comfortable stock for me. But my 6" has nice ones and I don't shoot it nearly as much as the 4" so I leave the Combats on it.

Since buying it, I've installed a target trigger and hammer as well as a Wolff spring kit. It is a fantastic bullseye shooter and a lot of fun to shoot!

Ed

 

[5Wire]

They sure are hard to find used. Here's my track on the model

Smith & Wesson 617 Plus 4-in Bbl Revolver in .22, Long Rifle. Bluebook of Gun Values (32nd Edition) indicates between $325 in 95% condition and $595 in 100% condition for this gun. I have 37 recorded prices for this model gun from $350 to $795 over a period of 7 Yrs 10 Mos ending June 19, 2011. The average price as of that date was $507. No refurbs, no refinishes, regular sights. All represented as 95% or better. No distinction for engineering revision, if any, no special editions, no distinctions for box, papers, tools. Current or last MSRP is $829.

The chart below is four prices and 19 months behind the current track but I think the trend for the average used price is pretty clear. Better examples would command higher prices, especially with box, papers, tools, etc.. A new one can be had from an online source for $693 delivered.

 

[snubbiefan]

$700 for a 4-inch no-lock is a STEAL (IF you can find one) and I wish somebody had one to sell me for that price (6 or 10-shot with SS cylinder). I would trade my 6-inch NL no-dash for a good 617 NL 4-inch in a heart-beat....maybe even give some boot.

 

[one eye joe]

$700 for a 4-inch no-lock is a STEAL (IF you can find one)

I AGREE ! ! !

 

[JamesArthur60]

The 617 is good enough, but .22 LR ammunition, even CCI, is inconsistent and unreliable.

Really? In your 617? Mine eats anything.

 

[snubbiefan]

Mine will shoot anything in 22 caliber that I stick in it too. Haven't tried a 5.56 NATO, or a 22MAG, but that would likely be a stretch.

 

[Engine49guy]

The first 617 six shot with forged hammer trigger is a stainless version of the blued 17-6 .
They are in short supply and high demand ,
If you want an early 617, 17-5 or 17-6 and know where one is for $700 or less ....
IMHO either aquire it immediately or regret not buying it.

Newer revisions are also 4" 22lr revolovers but have different barrels, cylinders, hammers/ triggers, frames and are IL guns ,
More plentiful = less desirable to the purist collector.

Three years ago a 4" 617 no dash could be found easily on GB for $500,
Today any no dash 617 at that price is either a beater or the owner simply does not know what he has.

SS 617 no dash (left) blued 17-6 (right)

 

[fyimo]

There is just something special about the no dash 617's and they are worth $700 in my opinion but it's a shame when the sellers sell the S&W combat grips off of them and replace them with rubber grips.

I have both the 6 inch and the 4 inch and neither would sell for less then $700 but if I did they would come with the S&W combat grips on them but that's only if I ever decided to sell one of them and that isn't likely.
4 inch

6 inch

 

[rmack]

thanks for all the replies! i don't know if it comes with a box. i believe it is a -1 due to the synthetic grips.

 

[hsguy]

I bought a 4" 617 as a shooter to save wear and tear on my K-22's and it has become one of my favorite range guns. Every bit the equal of a K-22 in accuracy and function. The 4" with the full lug balances perfectly for me although the 6" I find a bit muzzle heavy. Mine is and early gun and not drilled and tapped so I am on the hunt for a later gun also to mount a red-dot on. I find the factory combat grips some of the most comfortable I own. The 617 is a substantial gun and being a 22 lr will last several lifetimes with a modicum of care so $700 for a lifetime of use is cheap. Compare it with a $700 television which will be worth $0 in five years.

 

[black1970]

I bought a 617 no dash NIB in 08. I paid 700 and at the time thought I had been beat. Have not fired it. Now I realize it was a good deal. Would not take 1000 now.

 

[bdGreen]

I think the four inchers are the best balanced of them all.
Gotta love 'em.

Here are some of mine.

bdGreen

 

[CALREB]

A NICE 4" 617 probably -1, 10 shot SS cylinder,Hogue grips just sold here in CA on a forum for 680. From a nice guy I have bought from b-4 I was sick for a while , HA !,
Thats a steal here you just dont see the 4" much. Bob

 

[Nick B]

Local shop has a "as new" 4" 617 no dash with the factory wood grips.
They want $1000.00 for it .

 

[jughed440]

Those 617s seem to be in high demand, especially the 4", and the no-dash regardless of barrel length.
Anyone know how many no dash 617s were produced (in each barrel length)??

 

[rmack]

it is a 617-1 with the hogue grips. no papers and not the correct box. only wear i can see is a turn line otherwise it looks very good! i will post pics later.