I Finally Did It

[rkittine]

Bought a NIB / Old Inventory K-22 Model 17-4 a year or so ago with TH, TT, T Rosewood Stocks, White outlined rear sight and uncommon red ramp front sight. Original box with the paper with all its original creases and a bag of tools unopened as well as all the paperwork. I hate to say what I paid for it, but I wanted it.

Today I went to the range and thought I grabbed the case with my new manufacture 617. But, it was my unfired (proofs only) 17. SO, I bit the bullet so to speak and it now has had an additional 97 rounds down the barrel, with I figure probably 3 proof rounds, so it now has about 100 rounds through it.

Oh well, I have a 1977 NIB Python that I might accidently take to the range tomorrow. Who knows.

Bob

 

[Jessie]

Good for you! Why not? That’s what they’re made for.
I look at it like this....Why keep a gun pristine in the safe and never shoot it just to have the next owner ( and there will be one or more) take it to the range and dirty it?

 

[rubiranch]

That's awesome. I would have gone back home.

I'm down to one gun that I know I'll never shoot.

 

[sophie]

Nice Bob, but I don't see no pictures.

 

[rkittine]

I will take some photos today and post them. I said Rosewood on the stocks, but they are the other wood, forget the name, but not plain walnut.

Bob

 

[rkittine]

OK Here it is. Since I put it in a S&W box I had laying around similar looking to the box the 617 came in, I guess it is why I accidently picked the wrong pistol to bring to the range.

On the Colt Forum, one guy said sell the Python and buy a couple of shooters.

Bob