Put money down on a S&W 617

Located a 617 0n the third try.

My two local gun shots did not have any 617's.
I finally located one at Shoot Straight in West Palm Beach.
Although the one I got was the last one they had in stock, I felt the asking price of $759 was fair. (Mine has a 4" barrel.)
This model does seem hard to find, but is almost universally given high praise.
 
My old 617 is going on twenty-five or so years old now.
After all those years and I don't know how many thousands of rounds I've put thru it....................it's still locks up tight...........just like it did way back when.:cool:
 
My LGS always has at least one, every time I've been in. I traded mine (the same date this thread was started, ironically), and it is still there as well. So they have two, one used one new :)

Must be a location-specific thing. Not much demand here I guess.
 
I did too. That was the problem. Loading 10 tiny .22s into 10 tiny chambers with my big fingers got really old, really fast. I know they make speed loaders for the 617, but then I'm just loading 10 tiny rounds into the speed loader.

Mine got replaced with a Ruger 22/45 Lite and a McFadden clip loader. Loads a magazine in about two seconds; I don't reload .22 so I don't care if the cases go everywhere.

In some weird way, I almost think I'd prefer a 6 shot .22 revolver to the 10.
 
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