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617-6 Mountain Gun History?
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If you wouldn't mind please post the winning price....
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$2425.00
I think it came with lifetime rotation and balancing.
I think it came with lifetime rotation and balancing.
SweetMK
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How much would it have brought if it was unfired??
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They've all been fired, just a question of how many times. I doubt that it made much difference on the price.
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68sixspeed
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I have one from back in 2016, I wonder if it would be worth getting the letter from Lew Horton and how to do that? (Or more correctly the person who provided the one for the auction gun that was authorized by Lew Horton).
Engine49guy
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Ooooh....pre iL, flash chromed hammer and trigger and made by the Performance Center !
Be still my heart !
SWFan27
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I can see one obvious difference from my 617-6 being there is no full underlug. So, I am guessing that a 686+ Mountain Gun would be something like a Model 620? And I get that none of these are any sort of limited edition runs.
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Engine49guy
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The 686-5+ Mountain gun has a half lug ejector rod shroud like the 620 but it's a 1 piece smaller tapered barrel with a narrow rib (more like a Model 27 barrel profile) .
The 620 barrel is more like the new 19/66 barrel, two piece design with wide rib.
The 620 barrel is more like the new 19/66 barrel, two piece design with wide rib.
Model19man
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Right, S&W will only make as many as they can sell. Looks good to me!
Engine49guy
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A new post went up this am that kinda ties into this thread that Lipseys has unveiled a 629 and 686 Mountain gun and both with no lock hole, I woukdnt be a bit surprised if a non lock 617 Mg is in the works.
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That half-lug 617 looks like a big brother to the 8-shot 63-5. I wonder what the weight difference is?
Glad you like yours I've been temped to take my portaban saw to my 4 in and remove it. Useless steel and makes the gun heavier than a 22 needs to be. My 18 is a much handier gun. Really wish they'd make more of the 617 mtn gun. I'd be on that like a quail on a June bug.
rtodd548
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I'd sure like to have one of these. I love shooting rimfire since its much easier on the wallet and the neighbors don't gripe as much.
If S&W built these mountain guns in .22LR without the Hillery hole they would sell. Build it and they will come. I can’t see why they would not build them other than it is a numbers game. Will it be cost effective and profitable?
Were they target models?
I may have posted this before and not wanting to hijack or drift the thread but regarding low production models 617’s, here’s T-B: Ashland 6” Target, 6 & 4” Standard, followed by 1998 limited run 10-shot, 4” Square butt (23 produced), Round butt (17).
I may have posted this before and not wanting to hijack or drift the thread but regarding low production models 617’s, here’s T-B: Ashland 6” Target, 6 & 4” Standard, followed by 1998 limited run 10-shot, 4” Square butt (23 produced), Round butt (17).
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Shutthefrontdoor
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It’s a funny thought really: but take a moment to think of S&W’s milling/cutting/riffling process and how quickly 42 barrels could be made in error.
That could be the answer, and a funny and real possibility.
Thoughts?
That could be the answer, and a funny and real possibility.
Thoughts?
Engine49guy
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