Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns If you wanted the worlds best .22 rimfire revolver

500 bucks? You can get a Ruger Single Six convertible for less.

My S&W 617 has seen many, many thousands of rounds down the 6" tube, most in competition at a winter league in Logan, Utah, it has done very well against the semi autos. My best time for 9 shots, 3 each on 3 different targets is 2.99 seconds. You start out holding your gun on a red dot on the wall. All were A zone hits. A 4" gun would be a better packing gun.
Pheasants hate my 617! Took 3 with a 14" T/C contender in 410, also took 2 with 2 shots using my 617. The red dot is a Leupold/Gilmore.



Dick

I'm getting in on this thread way late. For what you're looking for, the 617 is the best stainless .22 revolver there is period.

This is the best I can do, and of course I think the best there is...

My 617 is the first K22 I've had that hasn't been ammo-sensitive; in that respect, I like it more than the '48 K22, the '66 M18 and '73 M17 I had. Nice revolvers, but they were a bit picky and if I'm going to deal with a picky 22lr revolver it's going to have "Freedom Arms" etched on the barrel

S&W 17. Sold one a while back that was made in 1951, regretting it ever since. Ruger Single Six's are great guns, carry a 6" that has taken all kinds of grouse when out deer hunting. Great revolver for the money, IMO.

My favorite is the old S&W 63 I used to have. It would group minute of squirrel's head with Remington sub-sonics though it is very hard to choose between it and the model 17.

I have had three single six revolvers

Only one shot great, the other two were okay for kids and cans but they were I long shot worse then my patience.

One had both cylinders, the 22 mag was pretty good, but the LR was just horribly bad.

I looked at that ruger SP101 today. I'll tell you, that is a very well made little gun. I'm not sure if I trust it to be accurate, but it's made with visibly great quality.

Original flat top single six before they changed the bore for magnums. reflex264

Well I think the SP101 ends up being the best combination of weight size quality and capacity.

I really like the 63 but it's small and light with a stiff trigger
The 617 is brilliant in every way but size is kinda on the big side

The SP101 is like blending the 63 and 617 together.

They are built like a tank, and the trigger with work and money can be fixed. Accuracy will be what ever it is. It is after all a Ruger. Worlds best?? Not even close for myself.

I guess the FA probably owns this title

Not saying that a SP101 can't be a good one, just that the odds of it being better than several others is not as good. For myself I could never shot a SAA style very well, S&W, Dan Wesson, and the Colt Diamondback are different animals.

This is why I went with the SP101. I don't think it's the "best in the world", but do believe it best fits what I'll use it for...if I had the "best in the world" I probably wouldn't do anything but shoot targets with it (or sell it ).

Bought a 95% Model 48 no dash 6" with box and all contents yesterday. It belonged to the father of a friend of my son. I might not keep it. If the son wants to buy it back, I will sell it back to him. The son is not thinking straight right now.

S&W Model 53 .22 Jet with the extra cylinder

Yep, add the right inserts, you could have it all:

.22 short, long, Long Rifle and .22 Mag., WRF.

The older 50s to 80s K22s are head and shoulders above all competition.

Get one while you still can find one for a decent price.

!!!!!!!

Yep and it is C&R to boot and they never depreciate!

Very true. You can close your eyes and work the action and just feel the quality. They were masterpieces. This is a KTM circa 1961