317 no dash snub.

[Cal44]

I mentioned on another thread that I was looking for a 22lr snub in 2020.

Well, I visited a LGS that I haven't been to in a while.

They had a 317 no dash on consignment.

It was an early model with no lock.

Had shiny wood-grain boot grips -- I think they are called Diamond Wood.

It had a strange hammer -- looked like the hammer from my M49 Body Guard..

Figured someone replaced the original hammer, but I noticed in the catalog that some of these came with than hammer.

Anyone have one of these? How do they hold up?

Not so sure if I like the Aluminum cylinder, but the gun is very light.

What should one of these go for?

 

[joespapa]

I mentioned on another thread that I was looking for a 22lr snub in 2020.

Well, I visited a LGS that I haven't been to in a while.

They had a 317 no dash on consignment.

It was an early model with no lock.

Had shiny wood-grain boot grips -- I think they are called Diamond Wood.

It had a strange hammer -- looked like the hammer from my M49 Body Guard..

Figured someone replaced the original hammer, but I noticed in the catalog that some of these came with than hammer.

Anyone have one of these? How do they hold up?

Not so sure if I like the Aluminum cylinder, but the gun is very light.

What should one of these go for?

Get it, you'll love it. I bought mine to have something ultra light for a quick trip in basketball shorts. Weighs 10 ounces!


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[ColbyBruce]

I bought this when Jumbo Sports went out of business, $250.00 plus tax. This little gun went on every BSA outing I attended while my son was in Scouts. The finish on the gun is weak, carrying and using it will show quickly. The light weight, short barrel, and heavy trigger pull do not produce great accuracy but a spring kit and standard velocity ammo will work wonders addressing those issues.

I have not seen one for sale in a long time, it was marked $600.00 and was gone in a week.

 

[mikerjf]

I love mine. However, it was my second... the first had to be returned because when you closed the cylinder the sharp edge of the forcing cone would dig into the cylinder face.

I've heard of several having that problem. Luckily yours is local to you, so I would say check the cyl gap and be sure the cylinder opens/closes smoothly. Then you should be good to go.

Those hammers are the worst! With the strong hammer spring, it will punch a hole in your thumb cocking it. That's why mine is bobbed.

 

[MP1]

I have one listed now in the classifieds, believe this is what your talking about.

 

[colt_saa]

The 317 does use the same hammer as the Bodyguard, rememebr they were trying to get it to tip the scales at under 10 ounces

I had to take the factory supplied DymondWood boot grips off of mine when I came across these. I know it is laminated wood, but the Factory calls it Rose Wood.

I also bought 5 sets of these real RoseWood grips because the price was right

I thought I was going to have grips waiting for me to buy guns, but family members made me change their grips out also

I recall that these revolvers were introduced at SHOT in 1997, I got mine in February and it was just past the 1250th one produced

 

[raisedin99]

Saw one a couple weeks ago for 650 and thats about the going price for them.

terry

 

[31FordA]

I stumbled across a 317 ND in early 2018, pretty much like new. Only paid something like $350 for it, which was a steal. The shop was one I visit mainly because they often under price old revolvers. It had the Uncle Mikes boot grips on it. Nice gun, good shooter. I found I preferred my 63-3 snub for the range and sold the 317 for $700 a couple of months later.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

The 317 does use the same hammer as the Bodyguard, rememebr they were trying to get it to tip the scales at under 10 ounces

I had to take the factory supplied DymondWood boot grips off of mine when I came across these. I know it is laminated wood, but the Factory calls it Rose Wood.

I also bought 5 sets of these real RoseWood grips because the price was right

I thought I was going to have grips waiting for me to buy guns, but family members made me change their grips out also

I recall that these revolvers were introduced at SHOT in 1997, I got mine in February and it was just past the 1250th one produced

I have both a 317 and a 317-1. I believe that the differing geometry of the hammer contributes to the perceived HARD STIFF cocking as the 317-1 is MUCH easier to cock than the 317 which has the regular hammer.
BTW Coltsaa I sent you a PM

 

[mikerjf]

FWIW I put a 637 hammer on mine, worked fine and comfortable to cock. But after I bobbed the stock oneI just stuck with that.