617 Question

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Greetings All,

My first post here is a request for information. I have heard good things about this site from the people at THR, and I figured a request for help would generate some good info.

I am picking up a used 617 (10 shot) Friday and was considering tweaking the trigger myself. Since I already own a 625 and a 686, I thought what I learned would help me to improve the triggers on them also.

So far I am leaning towards getting the Miculek video and a Wolff spring kit, and replacing the return spring. I was told that the main spring should be fine.

My goal is to make the trigger more friendly for my niece, who will be using it for a winter pin shoot.

So any information/opinions/links to procedures would be appreciated, since this is new to me.

Working on revolvers that is...:D
 
Get a set of gunsmith screwdrivers. Normal flathead screwdrivers have a tapered blade that don't fit the screw slot very well. That's how the screws get buggered up. Get a soft mallet, a set of small hard stones, the finest sandpaper you can find (600 grit or better if you can), a perfectly flat surface, and the tool for compressing the trigger return spring to remove the rebound slide. You can make this tool by sacrificing a suitable screwdriver or in fact do without it, but if you are not careful that trigger return spring can shoot out into the wild blue yonder in a blink of the eye. An old trick is to keep the area covered with a towel. It will be tricky to see that way, but if the spring launches the towel will catch it.
Polish mating surfaces, but don't touch the single action sear surfaces. Use a good lube (Brownells have an action lube that's excellent) and sparingly.
Take your time and reassemble to try things as you complete polishing an area. It's slow that way and tedious reassembling and disassembling, but you are learning and remember it's much easier to take off metal than to add metal. Get to carried away and you will be buying parts.
Good luck.
 
617 10 Shot

I have 2 617's, one 6 shot and one 10 shot. The six shot has a factory return spring and the 10 shot has a 14 lb return spring that I put in. I use my ten shot for pinshooting in a winter league also. I first tried a 12 lb spring, but after I shot it alot and got to be faster at the pins, I found that I couldn't get the trigger to return fast enough for my next shot (or push my fat finger out of the way). This will lock up the cylinder if you pull the trigger again before it fully returns. I went to the 14 lb spring and that works better for me. I've been able to shoot five pin's as fast as 1.93 seconds with my 617 ten shot. My cousin uses my 12 lb spring in his 10 shooter and he loves it (he shoots between 3 to 4 seconds) and that may be perfect for a girl to use.

I have some pictures of my 10 shot and something else you might have an interest in.
Goto : http://www.msnusers.com/Speedloader/shoebox.msnw
 
AWESOME!!

Really….. and that word is not normally part of my vernacular.

Great posts and some good advice, much appreciated.

ds-10-speed, do you make those re-loaders? I am going to send you an e-mail requesting more information….looks like just what I want.

Thanks again, and I look forward to spending more time here.
 
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