How Embarrassing / Sorry!

[Lori Ann]

Yesterday I posted a question quickly before I started my busy day at the office. I was excited about my new 617 purchase. What I didn't realize is that I had made a typo and said it was 6" instead of the correct barrel length of 4".

I caught the mistake later in the day when I checked for replies and didn't have any. Thinking it strange I read what I wrote and realized my error. Embarrassed to pieces I edited my post and corrected my mistake. A few kind souls took pity on me and gave me some great advice.

I truly know nothing about .22 ammo other than it is a lot cheaper than shooting .357 hollow points! So to the many friends who checked my post and saw my blunder, I APOLOGIZE.

You are all great, helpful and I'm sure just shaking your heads at me. That's what I get for rushing when I type! If anyone has anything further to advise me as far as what ammo to shoot in this beauty, I would humbly appreciate it.

 

[Old cop]

No apologies necessary, I do stuff like that all the time! As to ammo suggestions I just shoot anything but Remington in my Model 18 and it works fine.

 

[Lenny_D]

Lori,
Nothing to be embarrassed about. I have great luck with the Federal 22 lr (long rifle) ammo. I get it at walmart in 550 round boxes at about $20.00. I believe its 36 grain plated hollow points. They never fail to go bang out of my K22 and are more accurate than me. Have fun shooting!

 

[Lori Ann]

So would I be correct in thinking that you can shoot long and/or short .22 ammo through this revolver? What is .22 magnum?? Would that work as well?

 

[Erich]

Your revolver can shoot .22 CB, Short, Long or Long Rifle cartridges, but not .22 Magnum (a higher-pressured rimfire round based on a different cartridge; the .22 Mag has a slightly different diameter from the .22 Long Rifle in addition to its extra length). I have a friend who bought a 617 (with a 4" barrel! ) last year, and she's really taken to it. She used it in a couple of competitions, even (coming in in the middle of the pack).

 

[Moonman]

Lori Ann,

DO NOT DRY FIRE YOUR 22 RIMFIRE REVOLVER. (the firing pin will cause damage to the chambers.

To Dry Fire (practice trigger control without the firearm being loaded with ammo) you can use #4 PLASTIC DRYWALL ANCHORS about 7/8" long, the ones I have are YELLOW.

The plastic anchors are the ones that you drill a hole into drywall, push it into the drywall, screw the screw into it and hang a picture or shelf. The anchors fit the chambers in the revolver just like a 22 shell and are CHEAPER THAN PLASTIC SNAP CAPS.

 

[yeti]

Congratulations on the 617, Lori Ann!
You will really enjoy it. You can get a ton of practice and shoot more.... with less fatigue...for you and your wallet.

 

[P&R Fan]

Lori, Ann, don't worry that you offended anybody. You'd have to call us really nasty names to do that.
You can shoot almost any .22 Long Rifle, .22 Long, .22 Short or even BB or CB Cap ammo you can find in your revolver. There are a lot of threads on here about correct ammo for, say the M&P-15-22. It has some restrictions, and it's a semi-auto. They are much more finicky with ammo. A revolver doesn't have to feed and eject cases. If it'll fit in the chamber, it will go bang. The nice thing about a .22 revolver is it's easy to feed, and with a .22 it's cheap.
Oh, yeah, it's kinda fun too.


Jim

 

[David Sinko]

I have an older six shot Model 617 with 4" barrel. Mine shoots everything well but all PMC ammo I have tried must be forcibly extracted using a block of wood on the ejector rod. This happens with Zapper, Sidewinder and Predator. I'm not sure which of these are still being made today but there's a good quantity of all of them floating around out there. They have behaved the same way in my Models 63 and 43C. I could never figure out why my revolvers don't want to extract this ammo.

Remington Thunderbolts always had the most duds compared to other brands but the fired cases don't expand much and can easily be used for dry fire. Just remember to rotate them slightly after a few hits so the firing pin isn't hitting the same spot on the rim too many times and wearing it thin and breaking through.

I never heard of using drywall anchors. I'll have to try that and see how well they hold up.

Dave Sinko

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Unless you are in a competition but the ammo that costs the least. Yes you can shoot .22 Short, .22 Long and .22 LR (long rifle) ammo but the first 2 usually cost more now than .22 LR ammo. Years ago when I was very young we shot .22 Shorts because they were the cheapest but now days they are not popular so they cost more.

For accuracy give CCI Standard Velocity .22LR ammo a try but don't buy them in the 50 round or 100 round plastic boxes because of price, try to find them in a 500 round brick. Federal Champion #510 is fairly accurate too. If you use that revolver for hunting very small game give CCI Stinger of CCI Velocitor ammo a try. It's very high velocity and hits hard.

Hope this helps a little...

 

[Ken NC]

On occasions when noise is an issue, the 22 long (not "long rifle," just "long") is a good quiet round, though it costs a bit more as noted above.

 

[Lori Ann]

Thanks for the great information everyone. I have this all written down for my next trip to the gun shop (or Wal-Mart). I understand MUCH better now! Thanks again!

 

[Badkarma 1]

And you can shoot the shotshell load as well. Perfect for keeping the vermin and snakes out of the garden! Dale