Nice 617's.
I've been looking for one for a while. Preferably a 4" pre lock.
Went to Cabela's today and there lay a very nice 617-1 6" with combat stocks. They were firm on their price at $600 so I said I'd walk around and think about it for a while.
I caught up to my wife in the shoe department...
I have mountain guns in .41mag & .45colt. A four inch N frame just feels right. More often than not I reach for the .41.
If you reload you can make either caliber to suit your needs.
IMO .41mag shoots like a laser.
You might check out Trijicon. They have some different reticle choices. I bought a Trijicon Reflex sight in 1998 because I destroyed a Tasco red dot on my Contender. I have used the Trijicon trouble free on a Dan Wesson .414 super mag., and on a S&W 500 shooting up to 500gr. bullets. Also the...
I bought a 657 mountain gun recently. Shot 50 round & cleaned it. Shot another 50 rounds & cleaned it again. After the second cleaning the cylinder didn't want to close. If I spin the cylinder and try to close it again, sometimes it closes and functions properly, and sometimes it won't. I...
I bought a 657 mountain gun recently. Shot 50 round & cleaned it. Shot another 50 rounds & cleaned it again. After the second cleaning the cylinder didn't want to close. If I spin the cylinder and try to close it again, sometimes it closes and functions properly, and sometimes it won't. I...