Arthritis is not going to allow me to shoot my 586 or 29 much longer but I don't want to give up shooting revolvers. I'm looking at older mdl.17's because that safety lock on the new ones just bugs me. Thanks group, James
Those are full Target ''football'' grips. l may have an extra pair of the smaller 'magnas' you are looking `for. ''Football''comes from the scalloped area resembling one near the cylinder release to help in using a speed loaderDad always carried a K-22 Masterpiece in his pickup when I was a kid. He finally decided to put a Bushnell handgun scope on it after his eyesight prevented him from being able to focus on the front sight. I've still got it in his safe. I decided that I needed one for myself years ago, but bought a stainless 617 10-shot version instead, and have been very pleased with how accurate it is. I forget about that stupid lock until someone mentions it online - it doesn't bother me a bit. I carry mine in a soft case in my pickup, and it always goes with me on the tractor, sprayer, or combine while I'm working in the field.
A few years ago, while I was shooting a hi-power match at a club in central Ks, the weather turned really foul - started sleeting with high winds. We called the match, put all our gear & the targets away, and headed into town to the Pancake House to eat an early lunch and get warmed up. One of the guys there knew I'd been looking for a K-22, and had brought one that he'd bought online along with him. We made a deal for it after getting our fill of pancakes, bacon, and hot coffee, and it came home with me. It's in very nice shape, with an excellent finish - the only thing I didn't really care for was that a previous owner had swapped-out the original grips for a set of S&W Magna grips - which are very nice, and in really good condition. I just wanted a revolver just like Dad's old one. When I got the new-to-me K-22 home, I pulled the Magna grips so I could find the s/n, then looked up the date of manufacture based on the s/n - what a great surprise - it was made in 1951, the year I was born, and the same year Dad's old K-22 was made. I've since gotten used to the Magna grips, and will probably never get around to looking very hard for a set of the smaller originals that this nice handgun came with...
They are indeed target grips, not magna. I've never heard them called "football" grips before, so I learned something today!Those are full Target ''football'' grips. l may have an extra pair of the smaller 'magnas' you are looking `for. ''Football''comes from the scalloped area resembling one near the cylinder release to help in using a speed loader
Why was it proofed in germany?Got one. 17-3 proof marked in Ulm West Germany in 1970.