#Model17

A good rimfire revolver can be an excellent and cost-effective way to practice the fundamentals.  If you’re unfortunate enough to reside somewhere where silencers aren’t allowed, they can be a great option for lightweight and compact small game harvesting tools as well. Revolver cartridges certainly aren’t immune to the market forces that affect almost all ammunition prices, and time spent on the range with a .22LR wheelgun can be just as instructive in some ways as an afternoon launching .357 downrange.  Today on Wheelgun Wednesday, we will be taking a look at a few of the best rimfire revolvers currently on the market, at least in this author’s opinion.

It’s Wednesday so TFB is back again checking out another wheelgun for all of our revolver aficionados and fans. This week we are taking a look at the  Smith & Wesson Model 17 Masterpiece .22 Long Rifle which comes from Smith & Wesson’s “Classic” series of reproduction revolvers of old. The way in which technology continually advances for not only the betterment of society, but firearms as well, I believe we can all agree is fantastic. On the flip side though, I am of the old school train-of-thought where I love nostalgic looking, blued wheelguns. I have been collecting double-action Smith & Wessons my entire short life so although this revolver we are about to look at is brand new, I have a certain fondness for it before I ever opened the box. Let’s dive in and take a look at the Smith & Wesson Model 17 Masterpiece .22 Long Rifle, and see if it is everything my mind has dreamed it up to be!