Christmas came early! Pics included...

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NVBigEd

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On a whim, I stopped by my LGS this afternoon on my way home and found myself an early present! It's a S&W 17-4 serial # 215K*** produced, I'm told, in 1982. I can't believe someone had this that long and kept it nearly unfired! I can't wait to get it out for some plinking!:D

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bossman

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That is one classic looking gun. To me that's what a revolver should look like.
Congrats and enjoy.
 
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GUNSNGOLD

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dont you love buying something you totally never thought about owning, makes gun buying fun again :p i get tired of that same old - i want that gun, then the research, then the anticipation and then finally buying that gun.
 
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NVBigEd

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Took the S&W 17-4 out to the range with my wife and daughter today... What a terrific old revolver! After taking the side panel off and cleaning out the 30 year old "lubricant", which had congealed to almost a pudding like consistency, and giving the internals a few drops of good oil, the old .22 shot terrifically! The action is smooth and predictable and this pistol is amazingly accurate.

I am hoping to improve my trigger control, inexpensively, with a lot of double action practice. So far, I couldn't be happier.
 
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basshunter

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Model k22

I have an early 1948 k22, I took my 11 year old grandson to the range several times this summer. We fired the K 22,14-2 and Colt huntsman. Grandson informed me that when I get old he wanted the K22. I'm just glad at 69 i'm not old yet. I guess I had better see if I can find one for him.
 
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P-990

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Nice revolver, excellent find! And it even has the original stocks on it. (Though I recommend replacing them with something a bit easier to hang on to for DA shooting. I found an 18-4 of similar vintage and condition a couple of years ago and swapped the Magnas for a set of Ahrends not long after getting it home. Big improvement!)
 
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Mike Irwin

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Hum...

It might have been produced just a little later, 1983 or early 1984, as it doesn't have the pinned barrel, which was discontinued right around that time.
 
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salvadore

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I have one just like that...well, not as much bluing, that I have had for thirty years or so. Put somewhere between 6,000/8,000 rounds through it in the last two years and probably 50,000 or more since I bought it new. Last spring I shot a 1 5/8" inch six shot group from a rest at 25 yds, pretty good for a guy with my vision.

You are gonna love that shooter.
 
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dascottsman

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Quote:
She's a beaut, Clark.

You have have no idea how applicable that is!

I bet you could use you a cold one???????? Love that movie and cousin Eddie!!
 
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spacecoast

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It might have been produced just a little later, 1983 or early 1984, as it doesn't have the pinned barrel, which was discontinued right around that time
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SCSW shows 1982 serial numbers with the range of 125K to 269K. By 1984 they were using the letter prefixes.
 
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