S&W 317 Kit Gun

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omega5

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Anyone own or shot one of these? I ordered one to replace my S&W 34 Kit I let get away. If so, let me know what you think of it.
 
I've got one, the 3" model. Like most S&W revolvers these days, the trigger pull will be way too heavy out of the box. I did a spring kit and trigger job (just polished rebound slide, stayed away from the sear) and it made a huge improvement. The fiber optic front sight needs a fair amount of light to be effective, and being large in diameter, it isn't a target sight. Sure is a lightweight little thing.

M1911
 
Put over 200 rounds thru my m317-3 today. Sights were way to the right. Had to move the rear sight all the way to the left to get it on line. Vertical was right on at 20yds. After setting the sights, I fired the daylights out of it. It does get HOT. Single and Double action. Had a ball. The single action is very light and crisp. the double action is heavy but it stages with ease and shooting it by staging gives you a single action shot in double action. I really like it. Got a bunch of pesky squirrels on my property and I do like fried squirrel and eggs for breakfast. Gonna try it out for that soon.
I'd like to have my 34Kit back but I'd not hesitate to reckomend this 11.5oz three inch to anyone looking for a .22 wheel gun to take with them anywhere.
 
I own one as well and really like it. However, I have experienced one annoying problem. I sometimes have trouble getting the empties out. Occasionally, I have to strike the plunger on a hard surface to break it loose. Have either of you ever had this problem? I am not using "dirty" ammo (CCI, Remington Yellow Jackets, etc.) and I fully clean the cylinder and chambers.

Also M1911, can you describe how and with what you polished the rebound slide. I already replaced the hammer and rebound springs.

Thanks
 
As I said, I shot well over 200 rounds Saturday without cleaning. Event the last cylinder emptied with just a push of my palm and fell free. I've had other revolvers though that would get stick after firing two or three boxes of ammo. Glad you like yours other than that.
 
MilesTeg: I've never had problems getting empties out of the chamber. I know that Brownells sells a round ceramic rod that you can use to polish the chambers of a .38. Dunno if they sell one sized for .22.

Regarding polishing the rebound slide, I strongly suggest that you get Jerry Kuhnhausen's book before messing with the internals. I was advised here on TFL very strongly to stay the f*ck away from the sear unless I knew what I was doing (which I don't).

In terms of polishing the rebound slide, I simply took it out, and polished the top, left, and right sides of it lightly. I used flat stones and oil, but don't remember the grade (probably fine). The rebound slide is painted, and I basically polished off the paint.

Then I lightly polished the area of the frame where the rebound slide sits (both the bottom portion and the sides). There were very light tool marks on the frame that I polished out. I did some of the polishing with flat stones, but most of it with a small piece of 600 or 800 grit sandpaper and oil.

DON'T REMOVE MUCH MATERIAL. Just a very light polish. I AM NOT A GUNSMITH, so don't think this is professional advice.

One final piece of butt-covering advice. Messing around with the action of any gun can potentially make the gun very dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.

M1911
 
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