Got a Dash 2, never even seen one of the new production 17's with "The Hole."
Hope she's a good shooter. Watching for the range report.

 

Nice find, great buy. At that price I wouldn't pass that up either.

 

You did good, Gerald. Actually very good. Again! And does it also have the TT and TH?

Doug

 

Target hammer and a slightly wider but smooth trigger than the ealier models....

 

I have several M17s and pre 17 K22s, nothing newer than -4. Have no experience with any “new” ones. I don’t do stainless but have taken 617s on trade. In both 6 & 10 shot models. I would never by one unless a steal but I did shoot them and found them to be as accurate as old models. Triggers weren’t as smooth as old blue models. $549 is a steal for any K frame with adjustable sights, regardless of dash or model, if in high condition.

 

Both are nice but the grips on todays purchase are especially nice.

 

Wood grain wise I agree but the flat side profile just plain feels odd to me...

 

Having S&W's from most era's, what's the thinking behind that new grip profile ?

 

No idea but they did basically the same thing on the M29-10 I recently bought, in profile looks like the traditional target grips but in fact much flatter...don't fit my hand well and will be replaced.

 

Nice find!!

Following along for head to head results.

 

Great purchase ! I’ve had most k22’s/ 17’s in 6”, except a17-1 and a17-8 . My favorite is still the 17-2. The 17-9 was just as accurate as any I had , so looking forward to seeing your report, enjoy !

 

Hopefully soon..

 

Good price. I passed on a 19-9 in similar condition for $600 late last year, but for $549 out the door it would have left with me for sure.

 

Great find. I had that happen to me but the owner changed the price . Glad that didn't happen to you.

 

I've swapped out the grips on all four S&W's I've purchased in the last few months, the Hogue Square Butt Rubber Monogrips just suit my small hand with their open backs.

 

Nice find. Shoot the daylights out of it.

 

Well with several firearms needing shooting we've had days of rain and cold, now snow and even colder...sigh

 

And you think you have it bad down there, Gerald! Brutally cold here day after day. But the forecast changes daily -- today cold and windy, tomorrow windy and cold, etc. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain is added to the mix at times. I truly hate Winter any more!

Doug

 

The high in Edmond, Oklahoma was 9 F yesterday, a 100-year-old record low temperature for a high temperature, if that makes sense. We easily beat out Hollis, New Hampshire where my son lives. A record low of 0 was also recorded two days ago. I just lie awake at night timing how long the furnace stays on, and how short it stays off.

I am still looking forward to the comparison, Gerald.

 

With two extended stays in OKC (one where it snowed every third day for 45 days) I know how cold a Okie winter can be, nothing to slow down those Siberian express winds....

 

The warmup is coming on monday here in iowa! Hope to get out and do some shooting!

 

35 was the high yesterday, 81 next Monday

 

If you are interested I have a set of target grips that would look super nice on thst gun the grain on it is perfect I believe it’s from 1984

 

If you are interested I have a set of target grips that would look super nice on thst gun the grain on it is perfect I believe it’s from 1964

Nice stocks but, those are not from 1964; in 64 they would have been walnut and they had the diamond pattern around the escutcheon until 67…they have the features and appearance of 80’s production.

 

Yes, you could have written lyrics for Rodgers and Hammerstein. Their version was, "OOOOKlahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain." I'm originally from the East Bay Area in California, so all this wind was new to me in 1987. We hired native Oklahomans living in a very rural area of the state when we built our plant there. I asked one of them one late windy night, "Hey, how did Rodgers and Hammerstein describe the Oklahoma wind?" He looked at me like I just rode in from New York City and simply said, "We just call it the ....in' wind." Lesson learned.

 

Opening class in Enroute Air Traffic Control the Instructor asked how we liked how the wind blew there, my reply "it doesn't blow, it sucks", for a young man from North Carolina it wasn't very impressive but we did grow to appreciate a lot of things about Oklahoma. My wife's youngest sister and her husband lived in Edmond and still have a house there but live full time in Austin Texas. He is a retired Financial wheel with Devon Energy. We spent a couple of weeks in Edmond over the years, played a little golf at Kicking Bird and Oak Tree where they were members.

 

Okay...Finally got the two M17's and my Colt King Cobra to the range...3 five shot groups each at 15 yards (sharing the range with another shooter or I'd have gone to 20 yards) with first CCI SV and then CCI MiniMags.

First is the CCI SV starting from the bottom with the 17-9, then the 17-2 and then the King Cobra....at the top is a 15 round group from my Keltec P17 with factory replacement slide witha Green Dot...I was really impressed with it.

Next target is with CCI MiniMags with the Colt at the bottom, then 17-9 and top 17-2...I managed to pull one of the Colt shots really, really high...its marked....my back was starting to give me fits is the only excuse I've got...

The numbers are the order the groups were shot in, all in all I'm not unhappy with any of them but the 17-2 is the clear winner in my opinion, not a runaway and with a better rest I think all three are capable of much better but that's it for now. Hopefully this will be useful to some folks.

 

Okay...Finally got the two M17's and my Colt King Cobra to the range...3 five shot groups each at 15 yards (sharing the range with another shooter or I'd have gone to 20 yards) with first CCI SV and then CCI MiniMags.

First is the CCI SV starting from the bottom with the 17-9, then the 17-2 and then the King Cobra....at the top is a 15 round group from my Keltec P17 with factory replacement slide witha Green Dot...I was really impressed with it.

Next target is with CCI MiniMags with the Colt at the bottom, then 17-9 and top 17-2...I managed to pull one of the Colt shots really, really high...its marked....my back was starting to give me fits is the only excuse I've got...

The numbers are the order the groups were shot in, all in all I'm not unhappy with any of them but the 17-2 is the clear winner in my opinion, not a runaway and with a better rest I think all three are capable of much better but that's it for now. Hopefully this will be useful to some folks.

Very Nice!!!! Yep, I'd say the 17-2 was the most consistent.

Keep the range reports coming!!!

 

Thanks for the writeup. It looks like 17-2 can put the shots where you are looking.