S&W Model 617 Chapter 2

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  • More fun with my Smith & Wesson Model 617 .22 LR revolver.
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Komentáře • 242

  • @ELJEFFE904
    @ELJEFFE904 Před měsícem +28

    This guy reminds me of my Dad. I sure do miss him!! God i wish i could have spent more time with him!! I used to call in sick to work just to go out to the range all day with him. He was a world class shooter and damn good gunsmith. He loved to shoot the wrist breakers!! I miss him so much! To all the men out there that still have their father's, make the time to go be with him. You will regret it big time if you don't.

  • @Bob-lt5hf
    @Bob-lt5hf Před měsícem +8

    I had a S&W Model 617 six shot. My dad retired from S&W as a Master Gunsmith in the Performance Center. He did all my trigger work for me, I was very lucky. I wish I never sold that revolver, it shot awesome. I now have a S&W Model 63-5 and really like it. Dad past on 8 yrs ago and I lost my outdoor sportsman buddy. My new 10 shot revolver is the Ruger Single 10 and other than being SA it is a tac driver. Thanks for the review and update.

  • @paulsgaragedoorservice7903
    @paulsgaragedoorservice7903 Před měsícem +61

    That's a beauty. Takes a while to save for one of those.

    • @gummel82
      @gummel82 Před měsícem

      What? They're not that expensive

  • @dannysawicki8477
    @dannysawicki8477 Před měsícem +10

    One of my favorites to shoot.. Very accurate and great to train with.

  • @robertjensen1438
    @robertjensen1438 Před měsícem +55

    What do you call a bear with no teeth?
    A gummy bear.

    • @Clintwoodz
      @Clintwoodz Před měsícem +12

      I'm stealing that to flirt with dental receptionist

    • @MisterTengu
      @MisterTengu Před měsícem +8

      What do you call bears with no ears?
      B

    • @robertjensen1438
      @robertjensen1438 Před měsícem

      @@Clintwoodz Good luck. May the pun be with you.

    • @Tobidecai
      @Tobidecai Před měsícem

      😐

    • @WinterInTheForest
      @WinterInTheForest Před měsícem +4

      @@Clintwoodz If she's old ask her for a gummy

  • @crushthequarter6863
    @crushthequarter6863 Před měsícem +9

    "We need more Intelligent Humans too" - Classic and True.

  • @ohioknifelover
    @ohioknifelover Před měsícem +9

    This is one of the nicest S&Ws I've ever seen! This just looks like fun 😂

  • @AllAboutSurvival
    @AllAboutSurvival Před měsícem +12

    The accuracy and reliability of this beauty never fail to impress.

  • @bevis226
    @bevis226 Před měsícem +5

    Nice little Smitty. My dad has an older 1960s Ruger Single Six Magnum 22 revolver. He used it for taking care of venomous snakes around the farm and harvesting big snappin turtles and disposing of critters that got into the chicken coop. Snappin turtle meat is really really good if ya prepare it correctly.

  • @arquerogarcia1583
    @arquerogarcia1583 Před měsícem +2

    I like your videos, they are very instructive and entertaining. Thank you so much.

  • @gavinlamp5426
    @gavinlamp5426 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome looking revolver. Those grips are beautiful.

  • @jerryreynolds8151
    @jerryreynolds8151 Před měsícem

    648 & 617, love them both. Thanks for another great video. 👍

  • @ValidSurvival
    @ValidSurvival Před měsícem

    Such a classic revolver, and .22 LR is just pure fun to shoot. Great video showcasing its capabilities.

  • @MisterTengu
    @MisterTengu Před měsícem

    I picked up a used 6" 617 about a year ago and have been shooting the heck out of it. Apex makes an increased mass hammer that cleans up the trigger pull and helps with consistent primer strikes.

  • @timsmith9645
    @timsmith9645 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome video nice Smith and Wesson 22 thanks for sharing Hickok45

  • @Mike-id8gu
    @Mike-id8gu Před měsícem

    I've always wanted this .22. Thank you for the video.

  • @jamessirianni6506
    @jamessirianni6506 Před měsícem +1

    The grips look great!

  • @Luis-en6lw
    @Luis-en6lw Před 16 dny

    A lot of great information and tips. Thanks for the great video

  • @nikkimagnusson9437
    @nikkimagnusson9437 Před měsícem +69

    The pumpkin won

  • @enriquetorreblanca
    @enriquetorreblanca Před měsícem

    Glad to be here Mr. Hickock and may I say those are some nice armory gear right there. God bless 💎🙏🏼🇺🇸😁

  • @ismarwinkelman5648
    @ismarwinkelman5648 Před měsícem +3

    This has to be one of my favorite revolvers of all time!

  • @HeWhoIsWhoHeIs
    @HeWhoIsWhoHeIs Před měsícem +6

    Absolutely gorgeous

  • @normanmallory2055
    @normanmallory2055 Před měsícem

    That model 617 is a fine revolver, I’ve had one for 9 years now !
    I like it as much as I do my model K 17 !
    I haven’t had any misfires shooting mine double action or light primer strikes , I like it a lot !

  • @ChickenSkinFlynn
    @ChickenSkinFlynn Před měsícem

    Super cool gun, beautiful handle

  • @michaeldunn7716
    @michaeldunn7716 Před měsícem

    Great video as is usual! 😊 Love those 617 revolvers!
    God bless all here.

  • @jimparker7778
    @jimparker7778 Před měsícem +27

    Smith & Wesson J frame revolvers are great for personal carry and self defense. Even loaded with 22 LR. Nobody want's to be shot with any bullets.

    • @frankperdue6585
      @frankperdue6585 Před měsícem +6

      A slick j-frame .22 Mag is nothing to sneeze at 🇺🇸🇺🇸😎😎🤘🤘 FJB

    • @teddibear1943
      @teddibear1943 Před měsícem

      ​@frankperdue6585 had to sell my 642pc to pay bills, you know, all this building back better!. I still have my 351c, 7rd .22mag. The pistol I carry when I am "not carrying." Got it for $350 new many years ago. They now are $700- $800. She's a keeper.

    • @frankperdue6585
      @frankperdue6585 Před měsícem

      @@teddibear1943 holy crap that’s gotta be worth a fortune now

    • @teddibear1943
      @teddibear1943 Před měsícem

      @frankperdue6585 got it about 8 years ago from Hinterlands. Not sure why so cheap. Maybe they made an error?
      If I knew the price of them now, I would have bought 2 or 3 😁

    • @Corn_Pop_Da_Bad_Dude
      @Corn_Pop_Da_Bad_Dude Před měsícem

      Facts

  • @Dazedfromtheduceduce
    @Dazedfromtheduceduce Před měsícem +1

    I never catch a new upload I just got back into your channel I would watch you when I was younger everyday cuz I couldn’t shoot, but now I’m old enough and have my own channel haha May You be blessed with many many more years to come :)

  • @DarkLouie76
    @DarkLouie76 Před měsícem

    Another geat video! I have the 617 six inch version, it's nice, but out of the box it was spitting lead excessively. I had to send it back to Smith & Wesson and they cut the forcing cone a bit. Did not have that problem out of the box with my Colt King Cobra 22LR. Because of your videos I couldn't make up my mind on either one so I bought both....! Thank you!

  • @robertcaswell3914
    @robertcaswell3914 Před měsícem +1

    Lovely looking gun love those grips

  • @scooter5940
    @scooter5940 Před 12 dny

    I love this gun; I also put dark wood Hogue grips on it. I also was struggling a bit with the blacked out stock sights, so I replaced those with fiber optics. My sister has the 8-shot J frame from S&W, which is also a great gun, a bit lighter.

  • @michaeloppenheimer2582
    @michaeloppenheimer2582 Před měsícem +2

    Possibly I have, Don't know for sure, I have seen hundreds and hundreds of your videos.I have been on your channel for approximately ten , yes. Yours was one of the first if not, the very first channel.I joined way back when.

  • @yellowjacketf4i
    @yellowjacketf4i Před měsícem

    what a good looking revolver!

  • @joentexas
    @joentexas Před měsícem +4

    I bought a S&W 617 .22cal. back in the 90's when they were only a 6 shooter. Need to get in touch with S&W to see if they would convert my 6 shooter to a 10 shot. They're plenty fun to shoot. Scoped mine and lobbed'em out 100 yards. I could do that all day. Good stuff, Hickok. Thanks.

    • @tracyclaystowell6431
      @tracyclaystowell6431 Před měsícem +2

      that is a real classic......please do not mess with it. Clay wish I could find one but right now we in Canada can not buy or transfer ownership of handguns.

  • @Joeak74
    @Joeak74 Před měsícem +17

    I LOVE my Smith & Wesson revolvers! With that being said, I can say that the newer manufactured ones have LOT'S of quality control issues. I have an air lite 43C that has 3 to 4 light primer strikes out of 8 rounds. That is absolutely horrible. That's a brand new $750 pistol. That's with high quality, fresh ammo not bulk pack. However, I am also a BIG Ruger fan too. My Ruger LCR 22 (8 shot) fires EVERYTHING regardless of being bulk pack, expensive ammo, cheap ammo, or how old it is. Even 15 year old mixed bull pack in an old peanut butter jar. I wish Smith & Wesson would get their quality control in order.

    • @jarekstorm6331
      @jarekstorm6331 Před měsícem +5

      Ruger has always been reliable and affordable. Damn fine gunmaker in my experience.

    • @William-532
      @William-532 Před měsícem +1

      I've been hearing this a lot over the past year or two from people.. sad

    • @sogmalukem2745
      @sogmalukem2745 Před měsícem +1

      Yeah, that's not good. You could replace the hammer spring with one that's a little more robust or add a small shim to the spring, but why should we have to do that on a brand new gun?

  • @markhenderson2896
    @markhenderson2896 Před měsícem +2

    Love my 617. Have a 4inch. Need to find a set of those grips

  • @MAG-li5jo
    @MAG-li5jo Před 15 dny

    I just bought one. Can't wait to pick it up.

  • @sedadmin8275
    @sedadmin8275 Před měsícem

    “He’s from eastern Kentucky. His eye might be anywhere.” lol!

  • @Scooter-dm3qo
    @Scooter-dm3qo Před měsícem +1

    I have a 6 inch 617 "no dash" which means it's a 6 shooter. It's also the heaviest S&W revolver that I own, put it on my kitchen scale one day and it's 52 ounces. With that long barrel and heavy weight shooting a 22 short requires a clean sheet of paper for a target to insure every round left the barrel. Because with ear protection suitable for a neighbor with a 500 Magnum you can't hear the muzzle report so if a round squibs you need to know it immediately.

  • @Bflo23
    @Bflo23 Před měsícem

    Looks awesome. I want it!

  • @remonmicheal8753
    @remonmicheal8753 Před měsícem +1

    Thank you for the good video

  • @peterv.a360
    @peterv.a360 Před měsícem +1

    Hello Hickok45.
    🤠Very nice S & W Revolver🤠

  • @ThomasWBaldwin
    @ThomasWBaldwin Před měsícem

    Nice practical rig.

  • @armadagunshow
    @armadagunshow Před měsícem

    Awesome looking revolver 🎉

  • @patrickmessinger7040
    @patrickmessinger7040 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks for the S&W 617 love, I really enjoy mine. I shoot steel and bullseye with mine. (:

  • @larrypettaway3705
    @larrypettaway3705 Před měsícem +1

    That Smith and wesson 22 shoot real good like the video.

  • @jonasgeez2140
    @jonasgeez2140 Před měsícem

    Wow thats a beautiful gun

  • @scooterfowler996
    @scooterfowler996 Před měsícem +4

    I have the six round and 10 round versions...
    Absolutely LOVE EM !!!

  • @guillermogomez6188
    @guillermogomez6188 Před měsícem

    Hermoso revólver!!!, gracias por compartirlo!!

  • @arquerogarcia1583
    @arquerogarcia1583 Před měsícem +3

    ¡Gracias!

  • @lindanelson8400
    @lindanelson8400 Před měsícem

    I've got one of the older versions of the 17. Beautiful revolver and fun to shoot. I had a beautiful 41,but it was so picky about ammo I couldn't enjoy it. I traded it for a model 19 that is like new. Either way, the old S&W's are my favorite revolvers.

  • @aznmarty256
    @aznmarty256 Před měsícem

    Have the 617 in 22. love it to bits!

  • @analogludite9575
    @analogludite9575 Před měsícem

    I haven't seen all your videos, but I'm doing my damndest to get caught up, so I really do appreciate it when you repeat your tips.😊

  • @TheSkeptic000
    @TheSkeptic000 Před měsícem

    Very nice pistol!

  • @russellbrown3526
    @russellbrown3526 Před měsícem

    Those East Kentucky jokes catch me by surprise everytime!

  • @rickfowler273
    @rickfowler273 Před měsícem

    Saw a new Hickock video and clicked immediately. 🍻

  • @327Federal
    @327Federal Před měsícem +7

    Or an SP101 in 327 Fed Mag shooting 32 S&W Long

    • @drboone357
      @drboone357 Před měsícem +4

      The Obscure Boomer Special

  • @eliasujashvili7113
    @eliasujashvili7113 Před měsícem +1

    Love revolvers at all.

  • @gwidwock
    @gwidwock Před měsícem

    That is one sharp looking revolver. Love the round butts.

  • @juliusmilo5959
    @juliusmilo5959 Před měsícem

    A very nice picnic revolver...

  • @bobbyivey3337
    @bobbyivey3337 Před měsícem

    I like Widener's too! bought some 44 mag from them a lil bit ago good stuff!

  • @roderick2315
    @roderick2315 Před měsícem +1

    Since 2000, the small key lock on the revolvers are known as Hillary locks :)

  • @savageater57
    @savageater57 Před měsícem

    That light hammer strike , used to have that problem with my Python.

  • @bakkisanerv9961
    @bakkisanerv9961 Před měsícem +1

    Love you from France

  • @crankysports
    @crankysports Před měsícem

    Love it. I have one and it is super sweet

  • @jhpfmj
    @jhpfmj Před měsícem +2

    watching on my phone during my lunch break...

  • @franksmodels29
    @franksmodels29 Před měsícem

    Great vid i have the same pistol works fantastic 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @ricktaylor5744
    @ricktaylor5744 Před měsícem

    Thank you

  • @propheticpig868
    @propheticpig868 Před měsícem +1

    Very very appealing pistol !!! Love the big long grip too. I can't shoot small grip pistols. My hands are too big. But want a 22 pistol.. Glock 22 is too small. This is better.

  • @jonathansongco4302
    @jonathansongco4302 Před měsícem

    Awesome!

  • @dougrogers835
    @dougrogers835 Před měsícem

    Nice shootin' I have a first year Lew Horton 617 no dash combat stocks unfired not even a turn line. Box and papers. I just can't bring myself to shoot it, but I'm working on it.

  • @SociallyJustifiedWorrier
    @SociallyJustifiedWorrier Před měsícem

    “I’m gonna snap it, I know somebody’s gonna have a heart attack, but…” 😂
    I love him for stuff like that. If it’s yours, do whatever you’re comfortable with. That being said, it really is so cringe when customers dry fire, rim fire revolvers in the store!😬

    • @Some0ne001
      @Some0ne001 Před měsícem

      How else do you test the trigger feel when shopping around. I thought the same but realized if anything breaks manufactures are pretty forgiving for warranties and usually the guns they buy are new in the back not the ones out on the floor. (I worked at the gun counter for 3 years)

  • @carterfulghum6838
    @carterfulghum6838 Před měsícem

    Saw him in deliverance 😂😂

  • @benjamin3290
    @benjamin3290 Před měsícem +1

    Would love to see a 617 vs GP100 vs King Cobra comparison video (all are 10-shot .22 revolvers)

  • @tomhanna2714
    @tomhanna2714 Před měsícem +1

    .22’s are funny things…you buy one, then another, then one here and one there, that one because it’s a little wierd and this one because it’s a little funky and so on it goes. Kinda like a bad habit, they are. Next thing you know you went from that one you had since you were a kid to a baker’s dozen. I’m pleased to say I have a 6” blued 617, the 10 round version, not a whole lot of those around. It’s a fine shooter. I’m 5’10” but have hands more typical of someone 6’2” to 6’4,” consequently when I finally landed the .22LR King Cobra 4” not too long ago it feels rather undersized in my hands and I expect it would very likely benefit from some custom oversized grips like Herrett’s or Hogues, although the OEM rubber grips are plenty nice. One of these days I hope to get the Ruger for the trifecta, but in any case looking forward to your 3 way review!

  • @user-yq8sg9ws3b
    @user-yq8sg9ws3b Před 7 dny

    Whoever tried the Czech pistol was very surprised by its stable accuracy due to two main factors: weight and small bullets

  • @katsomething3622
    @katsomething3622 Před měsícem +1

    I debated between the 617 and the Taurus 94.... I really liked both of them and was unable to decide when found a good deal on a 94.... now this video comes out!!! NOW I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER FIREARM... I'm going to have to quit watching Hickok45, it costs way too much money to watch these videos....😁
    Yes Mr. Hickok, I agree. Their is something about a revolver, I think they have way more style and a lot more fun than an auto. Also, when at the range the cylinder is way easier to load than a .22 magazine.....

  • @shootsouthpaw7771
    @shootsouthpaw7771 Před měsícem +1

    I had a brick of Winchester 22lr in my basement that sat in 8' of seawater because of Sandy. Didn't touch the brick for 5 years. When I finally looked at it the individual paper boxes were fused together and ripping apart and the copper heads were green. Ran all 500 rounds flawlessly. In what? The reliable overbuilt S&W 617.

  • @grassroot1100
    @grassroot1100 Před 29 dny

    Rimfire primers are tricky when they are being manufactured, Settling one side more than desired cause misfires.

  • @stevanrose7439
    @stevanrose7439 Před měsícem

    I had some 3006 ammo that sat out in the shed until the box fell apart. And it shot fifty years later like it was new.

  • @GaryNorton_C
    @GaryNorton_C Před měsícem

    Just got mine back from S&W , after about 4 weeks of Service. The receipt says they repaired the yoke and replaced the firing pin. Stay tuned for how that went. From new it had light strikes in single action but also in double. hopefully, they corrected it. Overall I love this gun.

  • @caddilacjim
    @caddilacjim Před 16 dny

    Have the 6 inch version it's way overbuilt for a 22lr.it's way to much fun to shoot.

  • @joetanner8346
    @joetanner8346 Před měsícem

    Like the white front sight dot

  • @Maurice895
    @Maurice895 Před měsícem +7

    A .22, so I can't say "Do You Feel Lucky Punk?"

    • @Skidracer21
      @Skidracer21 Před měsícem +2

      Now, if you had an American-180 on the other hand...

  • @OMGpandemic
    @OMGpandemic Před měsícem +3

    Thanks for all you do, both of you!
    (not a bot, just a fan!)

  • @ThomasWBaldwin
    @ThomasWBaldwin Před měsícem +1

    My wrists feel better already!😃

  • @capecodmikemike7482
    @capecodmikemike7482 Před měsícem +2

    I love my model 18 in blue.😅

  • @chriscahill6897
    @chriscahill6897 Před měsícem +2

    Main spring tightened up a touch I owned sw 28 highway patrolman similar problem

    • @teddibear1943
      @teddibear1943 Před měsícem

      Yep, my 5" 686+Pro had similar problem.Tightened the mainspring and has been 100%. Slightly heavier trigger, but to be expected.

  • @cheech9283
    @cheech9283 Před měsícem +1

    My wife bought me a 617 last year for my birthday and it turned out to be one of my favorite 22LRs! I bought the Speed Beez speed loader (plus 100rd box) and it definitely adds to the fun.

  • @Theiliteritesbian
    @Theiliteritesbian Před měsícem +1

    I love 22's. Especially when the gun is heavy and pretty to my eye. I don't need or really want to shoot overly powerful or expensive rounds a lot of days. I just want to shoot stuff and enjoy the feedback. Thanks heacock! Does anyone know your first name? Are you like 'Madonna?' If so, thats smart. Keep your privacy.

  • @MusicStillRules
    @MusicStillRules Před 9 dny

    light strike, what a bumma, i have never seen that before

  • @danielbradmacboleniii5601
    @danielbradmacboleniii5601 Před měsícem

    Greetings Hickok from Apacheria in the Arizona Territories Ahe'hye'e

  • @imperiodotiro8628
    @imperiodotiro8628 Před měsícem

    JÓIA DE ARMA 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @michaelfraser5723
    @michaelfraser5723 Před měsícem

    It happened in the old UK, when cops got bigger guns, as soon as the people were, largely, disarmed

  • @jackiegood3686
    @jackiegood3686 Před měsícem

    The Eastern Kentucky Bison is a peculiar herd...lol.

  • @troycampbell1781
    @troycampbell1781 Před měsícem

    I love revolver

  • @user-ev3mi1jb1o
    @user-ev3mi1jb1o Před měsícem

    I watch a lot of them

  • @jimsullivan3588
    @jimsullivan3588 Před měsícem +1

    Would like to see your opinion of the mod 63
    J frame 8 shot

  • @Bistoink2009
    @Bistoink2009 Před měsícem

    Beautiful revolver, a little pricey for me at the moment!

  • @A.G.798
    @A.G.798 Před měsícem +1

    Very nice Revolver ❤ Thank you for this Video, passen auch 22 Magnum?

  • @charlesperry1051
    @charlesperry1051 Před měsícem

    I wish they made the blued version in 10 shot. It is a 6 shot. I may have to get a 617. I do love a .22 revolver.