Mitch95
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Model 617-2
Product Code:100578
Special Order: 7231
October 1997
Recently picked this up and couldn't be any more thrilled with the condition and cool factor as my first .22lr revolver.
What's your favorite .22lr shooter? Model 41, 17, 617, etc?
With it having the approximate date of 10/1997 this makes it my newest Smith in my collection
Also my first hard blue case and man is that a breath of fresh air compared to my worn out cardboard boxes for storage purposes.
I don't know if it's because the older models have been shot way more before I ever got ahold of them or the date of manufacturer and internals etc but the trigger pull of this 617 and my 686-3 both are lackluster compared with others in my collection.
What are yall's thoughts on dry firing with snap caps to really up the shot count and smooth out the pull?
I have no problem putting a few thousand rounds into it dry just to work the internals if there really is a science to the madness.
Has anyone had experience really overshooting snap caps and then accidentally damaging the pin? The consensus in other forums is that the best brands can take a few thousand rounds of abuse but I'm not sure if that is true.
I've seen Jerry M. videos where he puts a folded cleaning square in between where the flat hammers strike the pin (which only works in models without the hammer attached firing pin) as a substitute for dry caps. Not sure if that is recommended.
Regards,
Mitchell
Product Code:100578
Special Order: 7231
October 1997
Recently picked this up and couldn't be any more thrilled with the condition and cool factor as my first .22lr revolver.
What's your favorite .22lr shooter? Model 41, 17, 617, etc?
With it having the approximate date of 10/1997 this makes it my newest Smith in my collection
Also my first hard blue case and man is that a breath of fresh air compared to my worn out cardboard boxes for storage purposes. I don't know if it's because the older models have been shot way more before I ever got ahold of them or the date of manufacturer and internals etc but the trigger pull of this 617 and my 686-3 both are lackluster compared with others in my collection.
What are yall's thoughts on dry firing with snap caps to really up the shot count and smooth out the pull?
I have no problem putting a few thousand rounds into it dry just to work the internals if there really is a science to the madness.
Has anyone had experience really overshooting snap caps and then accidentally damaging the pin? The consensus in other forums is that the best brands can take a few thousand rounds of abuse but I'm not sure if that is true.
I've seen Jerry M. videos where he puts a folded cleaning square in between where the flat hammers strike the pin (which only works in models without the hammer attached firing pin) as a substitute for dry caps. Not sure if that is recommended.
Regards,
Mitchell
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