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S&W harvey .224 kay-chuk
marcus396
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i got a revolver given to my father from my uncle before he passed away and was wanting to find out some info.
on right side of frame under grip is Bennett gun works delmar NJ and bottom of frame K 270xxx left side of frame stamped P
it has 6" bbl and says 22 long rifle ctg and above that is harvey .224 kay-chuk and right side of frame is 2 screws above trigger matching serial number on bbl cylinder and yoke i swing out cylinder and on frame is stamped P 39I89 or P 39189 with a 31 stamped on cylinder swing out arm it has a leupold M8-2x extended ER rifle scope with buehler base
i am not familiar with smith and wesson handguns and cannot find model number stramped anywhere i presume its a m 17 k masterpiece
and limited production of around 300 but thats from unconfirmed sources.
my question what model is this and what ammo can i shoot from this, can i still shoot 22 lr or do i have to have 224 custom made. thank you very much.
on right side of frame under grip is Bennett gun works delmar NJ and bottom of frame K 270xxx left side of frame stamped P
it has 6" bbl and says 22 long rifle ctg and above that is harvey .224 kay-chuk and right side of frame is 2 screws above trigger matching serial number on bbl cylinder and yoke i swing out cylinder and on frame is stamped P 39I89 or P 39189 with a 31 stamped on cylinder swing out arm it has a leupold M8-2x extended ER rifle scope with buehler base
i am not familiar with smith and wesson handguns and cannot find model number stramped anywhere i presume its a m 17 k masterpiece
and limited production of around 300 but thats from unconfirmed sources.
my question what model is this and what ammo can i shoot from this, can i still shoot 22 lr or do i have to have 224 custom made. thank you very much.
Comments
Your revolver is a Smith & Wesson K-22 Masterpiece (also known as a pre-M17)
It was manufactured in 1956 (S&W did not start numbering the models of their guns until 1957)
It was evidently rechambered for the wild cat "224 kay-chuk"
Do a google search on "224 kay chuk" & you will get better info. than I can relate here.
The 224 kay-chuk is an improved version of the 22 Hornet. Whether or not your gun is the commonly found K-hornet or something similar, only a chamber cast will tell. (I would reccomend you have a gun- smith check & test fire it. By fire forming a case, he can tell the chamber dimentions)
Jim
Edit; www.reloadbench.com/cartridges/w224hkc.html
Bennet Guns made @ 300 of them