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Does anyone know for sure the angle of the forcing cone on a 617?

Anybody know for sure the angle of the forcing cone on a 617?

I'll try that one. Thanks!

Received my order today. The Range Rod gauge that Brownells sells is for a .223 even though it says 22lr. It Measures .215. My barrel is .211. The chamfer gauge is also too big for the .211 barrel.

I assume the guage has numbers on it. How do I find the correct dimension?

Thanks, but a gauge does no good if I don't know what the dimension should be.

I have ordered the tools from Brownells to chamfer the barrel on my S&W 617 .22. I just want to knock off the inside edge of the barrel. Can anyone tell me how deep the chamfer should be? Thanks!

I usually change the springs in my S&W revolvers by using a Wolff reduced power spring set. I normally use a 13# retun spring and the reduced power hammer spring. I recently bought a nice 617 and made the same changes. I had to use a 14# return spring to get the single action trigger to just...

Found several threads. None say they have done it, or how.

Can the "floating hand" in a 686-2 be changed to a 686-4 hand?

The mainspring hammer WAS backed out a little. I took everything apart and cleaned and lubed it. Polished the rebound block, put Wolf springs in. Everything is working smooth now. Still not as smooth as my 66, but pretty good. I wonder what it takes to swap out the hand for a 686-4 hand...

It does have after market grips on it. So somebody might have tried adjusting the mainspring screw. I'll take a look. I plan on a complete cleaning and lube to slick it up a little.

Thanks for the reply. Keep em comin!

Never mind. I gotcha. I'll give it a try.

Sorry, extractor?