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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Buzzdraw" data-source="post: 2487761" data-attributes="member: 385">The S&W K-frame .22's are top quality and long lasting.  If you are going to shoot it a lot consider a gently used older one.  The Model 17 is a 6"; the 18 is a 4".  17's are much more common.  Be sure it hasn't been dry fired enough to bugger up the cylinder charge holes.  The gun is tightly fitted and should have about a .0015 cylinder gap.  All the parts of the gun with the exception of the hammer and the firing pin mechanism will interchange with all other S&W K-frames.If you want a blued finished one to last longer in heavy outdoor use consider coating it with a high quality non-abrasive wax.</blockquote>