AveragEd
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Back in the 1970s, I had a Model 19 and by shooting magnum loads in it, I caused the chambers to swell and extraction of fired cases became very difficult. S&W replaced the cylinder but of course it happened again. They replaced the cylinder a second time but included a letter with the returned gun stating they would not replace it under warranty a third time. I wondered what the point of having a gun with the barrel marked ".357 S&W Magnum" was if you had to limit your shooting to .38 Special ammo. That problem eventually led to the creation of the "L"-frame line.
I also had an 8-3/8" Model 14 that shot below the point of aim with 110-grain loads but right on with 148-grain target ammo. S&W sent me a higher rear sight blade that allowed the rear sight to be adjusted for either load.
Especially today, customer service is a lost art. I had to take a new Remington Model 700 to the nearest authorized Remington warranty repair station because the extractor broke on the gun's second shot. The shop owner had zero personality and after he had the rifle 10 weeks for what Remington told me was a 10-minute repair, I called Remington's office in North Carolina. An hour later, the gunsmith called telling me my rifle was ready to be picked up.
Good luck with your 617! I have an older 6" 617 that functions great.
Ed
I also had an 8-3/8" Model 14 that shot below the point of aim with 110-grain loads but right on with 148-grain target ammo. S&W sent me a higher rear sight blade that allowed the rear sight to be adjusted for either load.
Especially today, customer service is a lost art. I had to take a new Remington Model 700 to the nearest authorized Remington warranty repair station because the extractor broke on the gun's second shot. The shop owner had zero personality and after he had the rifle 10 weeks for what Remington told me was a 10-minute repair, I called Remington's office in North Carolina. An hour later, the gunsmith called telling me my rifle was ready to be picked up.
Good luck with your 617! I have an older 6" 617 that functions great.
Ed
. Don't blow up on me - I mean it in a kind way- You only tryed the ammo you like and the gun doesn't have the same taste. My 617 will do the same with that ammo you were talking about, but it will cut the hair off a nat butt at 25 yards with CCI Standard Vols. ammo. You never know which ammo a 22 will like to eat, I have a lunch bucket full of 22 ammo - everything I can get my hands on just for testing. When you go from one ammo to another - shoot 10to20 rounds just to get rid of the stuff from the last brand and then test it. You will find a big differents. That tarass will shoot for awhile - but that pot metal wears after awhich and it will go south on you.
