which .22 revolver?

If you are leaning S&W...
My personal favorite is pretty much what your initial post spoke to.
I've had several M-17s and really enjoyed them. Prefer the 617. I did what Mr. Doyle did, I waited. When the gun presented itself, I bought it. It was not a bargain. About full retail. But these guns do not show up very often....I was going for a no-lock model with 10 shots...a bit more difficult to locate.

Good luck.

Bob

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Baba Louie: it is a 1956

VonFatman: thats a fine looking revolver there...i didnt realize the 617 had the full lug...going to have to keep a look out for one of those aswell
 
You did great getting a true K-22 in mint condition for $600. They are getting scarce and expensive. I don't see a need for the underlug on a .22 but others like it. The K-22, M17, and M617 are all very accurate guns.
 
I have two .22 revolvers. A ruger LCR .22 and I just bought a rare hard to find brand new Smith Wesson 351pd .22 magnum revolver. Both are snubbies. I took it out for the first time a couple of days ago and the new SW was great. But, I still like my ruger LCR 22 revolver the best I think.

The trigger pull is just perfect. I have to get used to the magnum I guess.

I made of a vid of my outing the other day. Here it is if you care to take a look. I am shooing the Ruger .22 LCR Revolver. I love this gun. Good luck:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_b2uUK0aG0
 
I faced the same quandry and I went with the Ruger SP101 .22 LR. It is an heirloom quality firearm, built very solidly but not overweight like the S&W.

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built very solidly but not overweight like the S&W

I've heard ruger over S&W before, but never for S&W's high weight. All I need to do now is hear about ruger's superior trigger.
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Roger may be speaking about the 617, which is a bit barrel heavy, particularly the 6" version.

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Nice K-22! They really are the gold standard in double action .22 revolvers. I also removed the perfect condition diamond magnas from mine for safe keeping, and installed a set of Ahrends. Just realized I've not shot my K-22 (17-0) recently, I'm going to have to do something about that. They have gone up a lot in price, I picked mine up for $430 7 or so years ago. Of course, some picked theirs up 35+ years ago for under $100. Great find!

I did end up getting a cheapie, well worn H&R 622 for those days when I don't feel like cleaning the K-22 afterwards (it is kept religiously clean, the H&R, not so much ;)) . It's a good little shooter (better than the Taurus 94 IMHO for less money), but not in the same league as the K-22.
 
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