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Aluk, did those grips come on that 317? If not, where did you find them. Mine came with crappy Uncle Mikes.

Of course it does...Woodsman sports are kit-ier than kit........









and the little browning 1911-22 has been getting the chit kitted outta it, too..

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The Woodsman is much easier to carry and conceal for hunting than a small revolver.

I have shot my Woodsman for 55 years.

I got a S&W Kit Gun a few years ago. It's SS. The pistol is well made but has no appeal to me. It's not easy to carry like the Woodsman is. I can't shoot it nearly as well as the Woodsman and it's no good for my two hand hold.

I carry the Woodsman in my back pocket, chamber empty with my shirt pulled out to cover it.

Yep!

Those are actually banana grips that came with a Model 34-1 that I have. I chopped them

Huntsman,

What's the barrel length on that little browning... is it the shorter or longer version? I see it's minute of porcupine/jackrabbit... have you shot it on paper, I'm curious as to how accurate these are?

Thanks,

Jerry

The little Browning 1911 .22�s are just too darned cool. A friend of mine has one of the micro-1911 Llama�s, and it�s just a HOOT. Fortunately his is one of the ones that works (very well I might add). His kids started off with the micro-1911 and then worked up to the real 1911; how cool is that?

mines the shorter mini c'mmander. Sorry, I never shoot paper so can't tell you how precise it is. Tiny GI sights and all, it don't do too bad. on critters, cans, rocks and cow patties....

Don,
What was your reasoning for going with the Commander length? Both are tiny.

DMc

You must wear a big pair of pants!

to fit a pocket or my boot better

It's hard to beat a great lil kit gun...I bought this as my fun gun.

I was looking at one of those at the local shop. Tempting. Good that they come with those recoil absorbing rubber grips, too.

I have three that fit the bill:

Colt Cobra 22 LR 3" barrel
Colt Detective Special 38 Special 3" barrel
Colt Diamondback 38 Special 4" barrel - this is right at the upper limit in size and weight, IMHO.

New "kit" acquisition:

.32 Magnum (Bottom)


DMc

I have one of those and love it. You have some real treasures. I hope to run into a couple of those others.

Thanks Cariboujack,

What a sleeper the little Model 60-4 .38 Smith is. It feels simply amazing in your hand. So much so my middle daughter (26yo) absconded with it.

If the Woodsman Sport qualifies as a "kit" then this one must also: (...and the only one I consider a real treasure. I agonize over shooting it.)



Here it is with all the accessories. The gray cardboard flat on the left of the picture is the original shipping carton.




DMc

Nice Steel guys Missed a Match Target short a few years ago, as new in box for 450, seriously kick myself for missing that one.

Sold a Ruger MKII 4.25 Stainless that I had sights regulated and I did a trigger job, shot as well as my heavy barrel models, sold it to a family member, that was a handy piece. Owned a 34, 17, and 617 all w/4" bbls, the K frame I liked best. Still enjoy an auto more, the single six shorty in SS was nice but seemed a tad bulky vs. an auto.

Astra Constable was nice, as is a Beretta 70s, my 5.5 Bull MK II's are what gets picked for serious use, but they get heavy vs. something trimmer.

1920's Regulation Police in .32 long makes a nice kit gun.

Smaller than a J-frame,...pushes a lot more lead,...very accurate.