Picked up a 617 as a second gun - Have some questions

[AzShooter]

10 hours ago, ysrracer said:

 

I bought the hammer, all it did was make my trigger pull heavier. Want to buy it?

I'll stick with mine.  Call Randy.  

 

[Wyoming Shooter]

On 10/8/2020 at 8:21 AM, 357454 said:

I currently own both the DS10 Speed loaders and the SpeedBeez, the Speedbeez has a smaller diameter than my old DS10s however the retaining spring has less tension on the cartridges which results in one or two falling out when I pull them out of my holder. From my personal experience a 4" barrel is the way to go, faster out of the holster and noticeably lighter. If you can find a target hammer for your 617 you can get reliable DA pull  below 8 lbs with good ammo. My current gun is at 7 1/4 lbs running Remington's Golden Bullet and a hybrid firing pin. The best firing pin I have seen was a factory hollow that measures .501 and came in a friends 929, worked great in his 617. Some of solid factory firing pins I have seen measured .497 .497 and work well in both centerfire and rimfire  revolvers. 

I concur on cartridge security. The DS10 does not leak ammo like the SpeedBeez.  SpeedBeez sent me their new double loader carrier. However,  the problem persists.