There is confusion with the S&W M-17 and M-18 4 inch barrel blue steel .22 LR handguns. The M17 I have I bought in 1987 new . It has a 4 inch non tapered heavy barrel with a front ramp for adjustable sights that is just like a S&W M-10's .38 heavy barrel if that gun had the front ramp which it does not as a M-10 is a fixed sight model and is 38 caliber. This M-17 is a heavy gun much heavier then a .38 The M-18 S&W 4 in .22 LR in blue steel is called The .22 Combat Masterpiece they have a lighter tapered barrel with a front ramp for adjustable sights which is just like the barrel on a S&W M-15 .38 Combat Masterpiece except it is bored and rifled for .22 caliber not .38. The taper is not as much on a M-10 4 inch fixed sight with tapered barrel as the M-18 and M-15 have the ramp front sight and flat surface on the top of the barrel that has a mat finish which the M-10 tapered barrel 4 inch guns do not have So the difference between a S&W 4 inch M-17 .22 later model and a S&W 4 inch M-18 .22 is the heavy barrel on the M-17 and a tapered barrel on the M-18. The M-18 was not being made when I bought my M-17 in 1987 , S&W made M-17 4 inch .22LR guns for a while in the late 80's early 90's then stopped. My gun is marked M-17-5 from the S&W factory. What can I say the 4 inch S&W M17 M18 and M-34 all are very fun to shoot , accurate high-quality guns that are only going up in value . All of them are favorites and pricy today . The M-17 I have has almost no recoil at all due to its weight , off a sandbag rest or against a tree it is very accurate with many standard .22 LR cartridges

By Typical Accuracy I mean what an average shooter shooting double action standing can do with these revolvers. Shooting single action makes for a better score , as does steadying off a tree . Both guns were sighted in sitting at the bench on a Bulls Bag and would group to point of aim within 1/2 inch at 7 yards with 3 shot groups

The 4" barrel version is the model 18, the mod. 17 is 6".

@BrokenBarBox

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you bought it new in 1990. The model 18 by then had been dropped, and the model 17 was offered in 4 and 6 inch barrel lengths. I realize they are the exact same gun, but that is how S&W marked them until they were finally discontinued years later.

@AlbertoJorgeSoares

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrokenBarBox The 4'' barrel revolver that you're referring to is the 617 (stainless steel). They (S&W) never made a 4'' blued .22lr six shot revolver, named as 17.