Found a "shooter" K22 Outdoorsman (pics added 12/21/12)

410bore · #1 10-26-2012, 01:46 PM

Found this on Gunbroker yesterday.....I need to do a little cleaning and find some period correct factory grips.....or some nice stag or kurac magnas

Smith & Wesson Model 17 22LR Classic : Revolvers at GunBroker.com

EDIT: I found some period correct Pre War Magnas and a nice set of vintage stags the other day. Here She is

alaskavett · #2 10-26-2012, 01:56 PM

Nice K-22 there. Looks like 1966 or so. There a lot of fun to shoot and nobody can have just one! Kyle

Sprefix · #3 10-26-2012, 02:06 PM

Nice gun and price!! Congratulations.......

410bore · #4 10-26-2012, 02:12 PM

Kyle, she's a bit older than 1966

Sprefix · #5 10-26-2012, 02:15 PM

With that hammer and M&P barrel profile, I thought it should be quite a bit older myself.........But I'm no scholar here. When is her B-day 410?

410bore · #6 10-26-2012, 02:21 PM

i think 1939

Mike McLellan · #7 10-26-2012, 02:23 PM

Pre WWII. I want one just like it.

Sprefix · #8 10-26-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 410bore

i think 1939

I don't usually throw names around, But "thief" comes to mind!! :-) The .22 revolver is like cheese for me.....the older the better. DARN NICE SCORE!!!!! I'm gonna go pout now while looking for one on GB......

fat tom · #9 10-26-2012, 03:38 PM

Nice grab Kris. I thought when we talked the other day that I might have a set of grips for you,but when I checked the woodpile,no luck. Must have sold 'em.

f.t.

410bore · #10 10-26-2012, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fat tom

Nice grab Kris. I thought when we talked the other day that I might have a set of grips for you,but when I checked the woodpile,no luck. Must have sold 'em.

f.t.

aw shucks! thanks for thinkin of me anyhow!

Jebus35745 · #11 10-26-2012, 04:29 PM

Kris, you find some interesting guns. As long as the timing is OK, should be a good shooter. Watch e-bay, the grips come up quite often or put a want to buy here. Maybe someone will donate a set from this post. Larry

DCWilson · #12 10-26-2012, 04:32 PM

Fine gun, better price. With all the money you saved you can afford a nice set of prewar Magnas, which is what that gun probably wore when it left the factory in the late 1930s. (But the standard 1930s service stocks would be appropriate as well.)

I would agree it is probably a 1939 gun, but other specimens with nearby serial numbers are known to have shipped in late 1938.

Hondo44 · #13 10-26-2012, 05:12 PM

My goodness what a sleeper! And you were the only bidder. What a great buy and a very nice classic gun. They aren't much fun to shoot though, they never miss!

kritter · #14 10-26-2012, 05:18 PM

Hey 410.. go for the stags....
heres mine , just a touch older than yours...

it's a 1937 #6669xx
great shooters

bullmack · #15 10-26-2012, 06:22 PM

I was looking at this real hard but seller was being a knucklehead about my proving it was C&R. Glad someone on here picked it up.

Iggy · #16 10-26-2012, 06:43 PM

That's gotta be up there among the bargains of the month or several months.

Ya done good, mighty good in fact.

410bore · #17 10-26-2012, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bullmack

I was looking at this real hard but seller was being a knucklehead about my proving it was C&R. Glad someone on here picked it up.

i used my c&r with no troubles...just scanned the page that displayed the eligibility of the gun and i was home free

JP@AK · #18 10-26-2012, 09:02 PM

Hey, 410bore
Are you looking for pre-war Magnas for that Outdoorsman?
Send me a private message and I'll see what can be worked out. I believe I may have a pair I can spare.
JP

RKmesa · #19 10-26-2012, 09:36 PM

Great Gun at a Super Great price!! With the price that you paid, you should still have enough money to buy the stocks, the box, a prewar SAT, the brochure, etc...

Congrats,

29aholic · #20 10-26-2012, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RKmesa

Great Gun at a Super Great price!! With the price that you paid, you should still have enough money to buy the stocks, the box, a prewar SAT, the brochure, etc...

Congrats,

Maybe not the SAT

bullmack · #21 10-27-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 410bore

i used my c&r with no troubles...just scanned the page that displayed the eligibility of the gun and i was home free

Cool - I quoted him verbatim the reg's and sent him a link to the page and he never responded. Back slap to you for going the extra mile - head slap for me!

bullmack · #22 10-27-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 29aholic

Maybe not the SAT

I paid twice that for a box and SAT!

410bore · #23 10-27-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bullmack

I paid twice that for a box and SAT!

I can understand that

.....I, myself, will not be looking for a box and SAT for mine

bullmack · #24 10-27-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 410bore

I can understand that

.....I, myself, will not be looking for a box and SAT for mine

I understand. A real nice K-22 OD with a great box and SAT was on a different site two weeks ago. Went for just shy of $1900.

BigBill · #25 10-27-2012, 02:08 PM

I never see any for under $595 here. The average price seems to be $695 to 895. I did see one sell for as high as $1,700. It seems we can't lose on the lower priced ones for sure. My first K22 came with the gold box and S&W knurled screwdriver too. I couldn't get out the plastic fast enough when the price tag said $595. It had some slight freckling on it but some simi-chrome polish took care of it. She looks like new now.

410bore · #26 11-05-2012, 01:55 PM

Received the gun today; it needs a good cleaning. But, The ejector rod is bent! Should be an easy fix but I need to find one first.....Anyone have one or know where I can find one?

Wiregrassguy · #27 11-05-2012, 03:14 PM

You should be able to straighten it, Kris, unless it is totally warped. I think there is a tutorial on the forum about that. I've seen it somewhere and think it may be here.

DCWilson · #28 11-05-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 410bore

Received the gun today; it needs a good cleaning. But, The ejector rod is bent! Should be an easy fix but I need to find one first.....Anyone have one or know where I can find one?

Make sure the center pin is not bent, too. You can straighten both, as Guy suggests, but it may be easier in the long run just to replace both. Check out Dave Chicoine (oldwestgunsmith.com) and Larry Poppert (Poppert's Gun Parts Main Menu) for the pieces you need.

I fixed a Brazilian with a bent ejector system once, but I finally decided just to swap out the reshaped pieces for some that had never been bent in the first place.

MJS5678 · #29 11-05-2012, 10:31 PM

Kris, I have you covered, just checked and I have three rods. Let me know if you want magnas or service stocks. I will be at the usual place in two weeks, hope to see you there.

nipster · #30 11-06-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by alaskavett

Nice K-22 there. Looks like 1966 or so.

How do you figure?

5 screw, old style barrel and sight

410bore · #31 12-21-2012, 12:13 PM

to the top with pics

Engine49guy · #32 12-22-2012, 12:02 PM

Very nice Kris, Something about that pre war checkering its like a giant upturned smile !
I stumbled on another one the other day priced a bit higher than yours but its near perfect....
I am with you on the $500 cardboard, Surprised at those prices some enterprising young man hasnt started making affordable reproductions for the common folk, cant be too hard to make a box especially if you have the artwork scanned .

RKmesa · #33 12-22-2012, 05:51 PM

Love the "new" wood on it. Those pre-war K-frame magnas are some of my favorites. On the Stags, I would have my sanding blocks and hand files out to fit them a little more closely to the gun.

Very nice package!

Tom K · #34 01-04-2013, 02:12 PM

Kris, I also picked up a K-22 Outdoorsman at a reasonable price. Mine was a little more than yours and I found it on Guns America, but I'm happy. It's been refinished but although it doesn't appear to be a factory job (no date stamp) it seems pretty well done. And the grips are original with the serial stamped into the wood - none of this "kinda can see a pencil mark that might be the serial number" business.

Vulcan Bob · #35 01-04-2013, 02:51 PM

Yes Sir,I like it,well done!