r/22lr • u/Healthy_Valuable9081 • 16h ago
617 mountain gun acquired
I debated hard between the Colt king cobra and the 617 mountain gun. I read every thing I could on the internet and searched every reddit comment on both options. It appeared that both have serious qc issues.
At my lgs, they had a 4.25" kind cobra, a 4" regular 617 and 6" 617. It was immediately apparent I didn't care for the 6" for balance. I handled the 4" regular 617 next to the king cobra and looked at all the touch points. The king cobra won that side by side pretty easily.
I told the lgs I was also considering the mountain gun and would love to handle it before I made my decision and asked if they would order one in without me conjuring to buying it and they agreed.
It came in today and pretty much every touch point was spot on. I did notice one minor blem on the finish near the back strap but bought it anyway.
Went to the range with 3 types of ammo. Overall shot 230 rounds and only had 1 failure to ignite but it ignited on the 2nd strike.
Overall very pleased with this gun.