S&W 22LR Revolver

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I'm thinking of getting a 22LR for plinking. Too many issues with the semi automatics not feeding properly for me to be interested in.

I found a S&W 22LR model revolver brushed stainless that's on sale from one of the site vendors. Looks solid.

Am I correct in assuming that seeing as this is a revolver, I'm NOT going to have any jamming issues with ANY of the 22LR ammo I use in it and the only issue I'll be facing is duds????

I'm thinking this will be perfect for feeding it the ole' Remington Bucket 'O Bullets and any of the other cheap crap they sell at Canadian Tire, etc etc.
 
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22 ammo is really dirty. Even revolvers gum up after a few hundred rounds.
A high end 22 revolver will tend to get sticky after 50 rounds or so. Mostly extraction issues.

I ran a H&R Sportsman 999 through the steel course (8*5*5 = 200) and at the end I couldn't manage dbl action with it.
Had to shoot single action. Nothing a drop of oil wouldn't have rectified.

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Everyone locally that has the S&W K22's, Model 17 or Model 617 tends to carry a .22 bore brush on a short extension with them. The chambers are "match sized" and it only takes a little bit of fouling to make inserting and ejecting rounds a battle. I get up around 70 to 80 shots and find I start having to press the ejector harder than I'd like. At that point passing the brush through the chambers a couple of times for each chamber whisks out the fouling and I'm good for another 70 to 80 rounds.

Technically I guess I should be saying "72 to 84" rounds since I load and shoot in groups of 6. But you get the idea.

The S&W revolvers are excellent shooting guns. And the added accuracy provided by using snug fitting "match chambers" more than makes up for bringing along and using the bore brush on the cylinder when needed. Other than that you can shoot many, many hundreds of rounds without any additional issue. Eventually the cylinder will stiffen up with enough fouling that it doesn't turn all that easily any longer. That just means it's time for the 4000 round cleaning.
 
Guys, I did some searches on CGN as well as the net and there are LOTS of complaints regarding S&W quality. Stuff like frames cracking, barrels getting blown the f#$k off the frame.

WTF???

Is this something that has been corrected lately or has this been an on going issues for the past 6 years????

Looks like the quality of the steel they are using is cheap, or, the metal has not been properly heat-treated to withstand firing.
 
^^^^^^^not in a .22 .......maybe some .357s or .44s or the 460 and 500s with hot loads.....but no no issues with .22s thats fursure
 
S&W revolvers, especially those made in the 50-70s are some of the finest mass produced handguns ever made.

A model 17 in good condition will be something that you can shoot volumes of ammo with and still hand down to your grandchildren.

And it will appreciate in value.
 
I inherited a S&W model 17 from my father, honestly I may well have been the first person to fire the gun since it left the factory. I've only put 50-100 rounds through it, but I'm quite impressed by the gun. BTW I think I was bought in the 1990s.
 
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Guys, I did some searches on CGN as well as the net and there are LOTS of complaints regarding S&W quality. Stuff like frames cracking, barrels getting blown the f#$k off the frame.

WTF???

Is this something that has been corrected lately or has this been an on going issues for the past 6 years????

Looks like the quality of the steel they are using is cheap, or, the metal has not been properly heat-treated to withstand firing.
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There are no more issues with S&W revolvers than there has always been or more than Ruger. It's the fact that they are 1000$ revolvers that pisses people off when they get a canted barrel which has always been an issue with S&W. Ruger QC is not without its complaints either. It helps to inspect them before purchasing but I bought my 617 off the net sight unseen and it's a showpiece, everything is perfect cosmetically and functionally right down to the throat, endshake and gap measurements, as is the condition of my 629-6 and 686-6 (other than the Hillary hole).
 
Upper right is a K frame (flat main spring) model 17-3 and the lower left is a J frame (coil main spring) 34-1. Both are .22 LR and will last forever.

The others are K frames in .38 special/.357 magnum.

The full size K frame is easily able to manage .22 LR ammunition.

And since they are all older guns, none have the safety lock which IMHO is a useless feature on a modern DA revolver.

The DA/SA trigger pulls on the K frames are magnificent.

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The S&W M&P22 has been overwhelmingly reliable and indiscriminate with ammunition. As well as the GSG 1911-22. I'm surprised you have heard so many problems about .22lr semi's, I don't think it's all that common.

I'm looking at picking up a revolver in .22lr also, still doing the research.
 
Good semi-auto's do not usually jam ,,,,,,,, but good revolvers rarely jam. But others above are right ,,,,,, chambers
on revolvers can often get dirty from firing & will not load or eject . Common thing. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, Frank
 
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