I'm joining the wheelmen club. Just got a new to me old revolver

[stu1ritter]

The 1917 is a joy to shoot, no matter what loads you decide to throw downrange. I load and shoot everything from 185grSWC up to 230RN, the revolver just doesn't care. I have modified sights on my post war commercial and it is POA/POI on most of the full power loads.
Sights were done by Munson many years before I bought it.

Stu

[n10sivern]

Beautiful pistol

[FergusonTO35]

Uncle Sam armed his Doughboys pretty well in 1917 and 1918.

A few WWI US Military firearms with a Grandfather's tunic and helmet from the Great War.

Very cool collection there, I love those 03's. My great grandpa served in the Great War but the only artifact we have is a single picture of him in his uniform. Both my grandfathers served in WWII but all we have are photos and medals. I think a lot of WWI and WWII vets used their uniforms as farm and garage work clothes after their service ended.

[n10sivern]

Picked it up today and stopped by the range for 5min on the way home. It's definitely a shooter in SA. Smooth and light. The DA is heavy and gritty. 18 shots at 10 yards.


Weird, it rotated my pictures to the left for some reason.

[Scharfschuetze]

Glad to see that it has found a home with you. Looks like she'll treat you right.

Weird, it rotated my pictures to the left for some reason.

It's the Northern Hemisphere's Coriolis effect.

[n10sivern]

Update on my revolver. I got new pachmayr grips for it and a new leather holster. It is so much more comfortable with the new grips.

[Dale53]

I really like Packmayrs and have them on most of my revolvers. It looks like you have a very useful field piece.

Enjoy!!


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[keyhole]

I hope your new/old 1917 shoots as well as this old war horse. 23 yards, double action at a sustained fire cadence for 7 cylinders using the full moon clips.

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Excellent shooting, I am very impressed, especially being it is double action. At the range where I go, which is by Ravensdale, WA, most people can barely keep 'em on paper at 25 yards.

keyhole

[Tom Herman]

I got new pachmayr grips for it and a new leather holster. It is so much more comfortable with the new grips.

Quick question: What model Pachmayr grips did you buy? I found a no longer manufactured pair for my .455 Webley caliber New Service. I'd love to be able to buy another set! I don't like the original grips at all, but the Pachmayrs turned the ugly duckling into one of my favorite revolvers.

[n10sivern]

I bought pachmayr presentation grips for N frame S&W. There is a pair of pachmayr's on eBay for the new service revolver but they are $50

[jonp]

Great find and if it is tight enough to shoot you did not pay too much for it. The gritty trigger may get better when you take the sideplate off and spray it out. Just be careful to use a hollow ground bit to not round off the screwheads and make sure to keep those original grips!