617 Envy

[Rodentman]

Gotta love it....

Mine is new with the stinking IL, but I love it anyway. Great fun with the Nikon Monarch scope. Can fire it all day at the range for a poultry sum.

 

[hsguy]

Great to have a gun you can shoot for chicken feed.

 

[j38]

Congrats, Allen! I found a 4" 617 a couple of years ago and it soon became one of mt favorite shooters. I like its weight - and its accuracy. Doesn't look bad either.

Enjoy Yours,

Jerry

 

[SpeedBeez]

Wow I never seem a 617 4" in the 6 shot Now I want one. I have the 617 6" in both the 10 shot and 6 shot

 

[redbos]

I want a 617 with a 8 3/8 barrel, they seem very nice, never handled one though......

 

[snubbiefan]

Does it come with a forearm grip? Just kidding...you will notice my handle is snubbiefan, but I do have a couple of 6-inchers in 686 and 617.

 

[stevieboy]

Mine's a -1 4". I've put several tens of thousands of rounds through it and it continues to perform as if brand new. Among the most accurate handguns I own and it seems to thrive on every conceivable flavor of .22lr I've put through it.

 

[larryofcc]

Now how do you suppose that pesky K22 got into the picture. Mine is a dash 2, 10 shot, with aluminum cyl. It also has the brushed finish. I added a target hammer and trigger and a fantastic set of custom Hogue Rosewood, checkered grips. Shoots like a rifle at 50 yards. Bought it new in 1999. Big Larry

 

[Engine49guy]

My 617 envy days have finally come to an end after picking up this 617 no dash yesterday,

Special thanks to fellow member Maximumbob who steered me into it.

 

[Maximumbob54]

So how hard should I be kicking myself?!?! Stupid money, why isn't there enough of you!!!

 

[steamloco76]

I bought my 8 3/8th's inch 617 no dash back in 1990 for $274! It was my first brand new S&W and is still an absolute favorite. Its original, highly figured combat stocks now grace my 586-4.

 

[GLL]

As fun as it gets !

The combats are stored in the box !

Jerry

 

[Engine49guy]

I definately need to stop buying guns and invest in a new camera...
Daylight helps ALOT ...but until then...
Just got home from my roadtrip and swapped the crappy rubber Hogues for a set of nice wood K targets..

And a camparo to some early 586 no dash's...

 

[410bore]

now i need to find a 4"er like that and my life would be complete except of course for the elusive non-underlugged 617

 

[PMRet]

now i need to find a 4"er like that and my life would be complete except of course for the elusive non-underlugged 617

Haha, as long as you hang around here it will never be complete, no matter what you find...

 

[jcjacobvt]

I bought my 8 3/8th's inch 617 no dash back in 1990 for $274! It was my first brand new S&W and is still an absolute favorite. Its original, highly figured combat stocks now grace my 586-4.

That was a great price for 1990, as the dealer cost was $435. NIB with ship.

Wish I had purchased a lot more then the few that I got.

 

[snubbiefan]

Must have been something in the air that year. I paid exactly $274 (+- taxes) NIB for my 6-inch in 1990 at a gun-show.

 

[Engineer1911]

I shoot 44 magnum 240 grain @1350 FPS for about $3.75 per 50. That's the Wally World price for CCI Mini Mag 22 LR. Casting bullets and reloading (for 35 years) sure cuts the price of ammo. I bought primers and powder right after the great one's election.

When are you going to begin reloading?

 

[snubbiefan]

+1 on that. I shoot all the 32 stuff, 38-spcl. and 357 for 6-7 cents a round. If you can reload, the cost is about a wash. I have a neighbor that is a bullet casting machine and I get all I want for free..

BUT...I still wish we could invent a way to re-load 22LR and maybe shoot for free...now that would be the thing (LOL). I am one of those that say "big small I like them all", but if I had to get down to one....it would be one of mine dressed in 22LR.