I've got to stop impulse buying .22's

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:22 pm

I could not resist this p&r'd, 4-screw, S&W 17-3. Heck, I have a problem not impulse buying any nice, classic, vintage 22.

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mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:26 pm

That's really nice!

CEMENTHEAD · Post by **CEMENTHEAD** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:27 pm

OOOOOO! Me likey ! Great snag! Have fun shooting it. Thanks, Tom

GoatGuy · Post by **GoatGuy** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:34 pm

Congratulations. Nice example!! They're first-rate, classic revolvers.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:34 pm

Really nice piece. Lucky find. I've always liked the looks of the K17 and 22.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:02 pm

K-17's are awesome. VERY NICE

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:05 pm

jdad, you might as well admit to having the disease already. Over the past ten years I've built up and pared down my .22 accumulation at least three times and I'm still always on the lookout for a clean .22.

Never had a K22 or Model 17 though. You got a good'un!

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:33 pm

Nice find! That's a classy looking revolver.

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:57 pm

awp101 wrote:jdad, you might as well admit to having the disease already. Over the past ten years I've built up and pared down my .22 accumulation at least three times and I'm still always on the lookout for a clean .22.

Never had a K22 or Model 17 though. You got a good'un!

I'm glad someone else accumulates, enjoys, trades, accumulates, etc. It's a vicious, but fun cycle.

Marlinman93 and some of the other members of our collectors group think I have a screw loose the way I do this.

I just don't get the thrill from centerfires the way I do from rimfires. I've probably bought and traded a dozen 39A's over the last 5 years.

coyote nose · Post by **coyote nose** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:03 pm

If you figure out a way to stop impulse buying 22's, please DO NOT HESITATE to post your method here. I for one could use your advice...

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:40 pm

I"d have bought it, too.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:43 pm

I'm still trying to understand your original statement, "I've got to stop impoluse buying .22's".

WHY?

Looks like you are really good at it!!!

madman4570 · Post by **madman4570** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:05 pm

Nice gun, would buy that in a heartbeat !!!

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:13 pm

Great buy. They can be pretty accurate.

Dave B · Post by **Dave B** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:07 am

I don't even have a .22 but still came home with Winchester .22lr in the wood box last time I visited Cabela's.

Thanks,
Dave B

Ray Newman · Post by **Ray Newman** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:09 am

Now you need to find a Model 18; then a K38 (or a Model 14) & a Model 15....

It's a disease & there is no cure for gunorrhea

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:37 am

Sweet

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gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:45 am

SmokeEater2 wrote:Nice find! That's a classy looking revolver.

+ 1

Noah Zark · Post by **Noah Zark** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:16 am

One of my favorite .22 handguns; congrats on an excellent acquisition!

(I was able to stop at three . . . )

Noah

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:23 am

I've had one since I was about 17. I shoot that revolver better than any I've ever owned.

Nice score!

jb

jdad · Post by **jdad** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:25 am

Ray Newman wrote:Now you need to find a Model 18; then a K38 (or a Model 14) & a Model 15....

It's a disease & there is no cure for gunorrhea

Oh, I have an earlier Model 17. Actually, I've bought and sold 2 over the years. I also have a Model 18 that is near NIB, with the tools, all the paperwork, and the original sales receipt. The only centerfire Smith I have is a 28 and it's a keeper.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:44 am

Yep - join the club.

MY trouble is that, besides the rimfire kick I'm on, I seem to be coming across guns I haven't seen F/S in 20 years in my area - but have always wanted.

For instance, a primo .22 Hornet Savage 219B, that I stumbled across a few days ago when I returned to a shop to buy an old Walther PP .22 (that was GONE, of course). I can ransom it by next week, when my state paperwork returns.
Oh, well - the little I spent on the Hornet was better than what the PP woulda run.

.

ceb · Post by **ceb** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:02 am

Hello, my name is Ceb, I AM an impulse buyer!! No way could I have passed that up. I love my .22s.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:43 pm

I have got to figure a way to beat Pete44ru out of that 219B

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:22 pm

I understand the purchase, just can't understand how you are able to let the nice ones go!

I just can't let very many go, unless I've got something else I really want more, or have tired of them totally!

morgan in nm · Post by **morgan in nm** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:35 pm

You did good. A couple years ago, my dad seen a bunch of guns in the local paper and called looking for that particular gun. He has wanted one for 30+ years and he always calls. Unbelievably, the guy said he had one and would sell it for $300. I was at school in the middle of class whe I got the call so as soon as school let out, I picked him up, went to the ATM, and headed to look at it with him. There were 2 others at the guys house that wanted the pistol but he was honest and waited for us. Let me tell you, it was nice. Hardly any wear and with the original S&W holster but no box. And to top it off, it was a pre-17. I am surprised I didn't rip my shorts off getting the guy his money. My dad still has it but refuses to shoot it as he is afraid to wear it and like he says, he has other revolvers. I liked the feel of it so much that I bought a 34 w/nickel but only a 2"barrel. Surprisingly, I am amazed how it shoots.

Give us a range report when you get the chance so I know what I am missing.

AndyM · Post by **AndyM** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:03 pm

very nice. I love .22's - I seem to get the .22 fever at times also.

GEOFF · Post by **GEOFF** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:23 am

Jdad,

Man that baby is in FINE shape! Excellent front sight as well!

Geoff

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