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That's double action only.

Cactus Match? Last time I shot with them, Terry Allison was a young man

Cactus Match? Last time I shot with them, John Hansbury was a young man

AZ, I'll be at the Thursday night steel match at Phoenix Rod and Gun Club. Will you be there? I keep my 617 single/double action so new shooters/my grandkids can shoot it.

No way Jośe. Just for fun I backed off the strain screw a quarter of a turn on my S&W 617 to see what would happen. I dry fired it a dozen times, and almost immediately I could see it backing out more. A .22 needs a lot of hammer energy to fire, I doubt mine has enough left. My advice is, if you want a better trigger pull, take it to a gunsmith and let them do what they do.

Yes, exactly. Mine was "welded" closed with .22 lead and crap

Unload, and reload at the same time. I made the mistake of unloading all my clips, then reloading them. it's much faster to do it at the same time.

The gap on my 617 is WAY bigger than that.

In still an SDM guy. The fiber optic front sight just POPS for me. And at 62, I need it.

I guess I have to clean my S&W 617 .22 more often I scrubbed, scraped, and picked, but I can finally see light !!

I've got half a dozen loads that don't make minor despite what all the books say. Want one of those?

Wouldn't a heavier bullet be going slower with the same powder charge?

I'm using a Berry's plated 158 out of a5 inch 627. I checked the scale against another scale. Right on the money I re chrono'd them. Here's the data Name: 3.6 Titegroup Crimped #2 Shots: 7 Average: 591 ft/s SD: 5 ft/s Min: 582 ft/s Max: 599 ft/s Spread: 17 ft/s Power Factor Average: 93 Power Factor Low: 91 Power Factor High: 94 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 53 F Weight: 158.0 gr.

I ordered 500 Ibejiheads Coated Bullets just to try out. I can't shoot them indoors, but if they make minor I'll shoot them in Mesquite. I hope the guys in Mesquite don't read this

From my GSG 1911 .22 pistol Name: CCI Mini Mags Shots: 5 Average: 1036 ft/s SD: 22 ft/s Min: 1008 ft/s Max: 1069 ft/s Spread: 61 ft/s Power Factor Average: 41 Power Factor Low: 40 Power Factor High: 42 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 55 F Weight: 40.0 gr.

Name: 3.6 Titegroup Crimped Shots: 8 Average: 592 ft/s SD: 12 ft/s Min: 578 ft/s Max: 617 ft/s Spread: 39 ft/s Power Factor Average: 93 Power Factor Low: 91 Power Factor High: 97 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 53 F Weight: 158.0 gr.

Name: 4.6 231 Crimped Shots: 7 Average: 726 ft/s SD: 17 ft/s Min: 698 ft/s Max: 758 ft/s Spread: 60 ft/s Power Factor Average: 114 Power Factor Low: 110 Power Factor High: 119 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 52 F Weight: 158.0 gr.

Name: 4.4 231 Shots: 8 Average: 710 ft/s SD: 22 ft/s Min: 688 ft/s Max: 763 ft/s Spread: 75 ft/s Power Factor Average: 112 Power Factor Low: 108 Power Factor High: 120 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 52 F Weight: 158.0 gr.

Name: 5.1 Herco Shots: 8 Average: 790 ft/s SD: 21 ft/s Min: 761 ft/s Max: 824 ft/s Spread: 63 ft/s Power Factor Average: 124 Power Factor Low: 120 Power Factor High: 130 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 52 F Weight: 158.0 gr.

Here's what my chrono spit out: Name: 4.8 Herco Shots: 5 Average: 707 ft/s SD: 28 ft/s Min: 665 ft/s Max: 744 ft/s Spread: 79 ft/s Power Factor Average: 111 Power Factor Low: 105 Power Factor High: 117 Barometric Pressure: 30 in Hg Temperature: 52 F Weight: 158.0 gr.

I thought a mass driver hammer was only for a .22?

I'm going to go out on a limb here with a suggestion that's just crazy enough to work. Take it to a reputable S&W gunsmith, and let them do what they do.

Mine is chamfered under the star thingy that pushes the empty bullets back.

On mine I had an action/trigger job done, chamfer the cylinders, change the front sight to an SDM Super Sight, change the rear blade to a Jack Wiegand blade, go to an Apex double action only hammer.