Two New Ones, One Big, and One Little.

mk70ss · June 14, 2023, 01:26 PM

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Bought these two today, a S&W 617, and a S&W Escort .22.

jar · June 14, 2023, 01:59 PM

Keep us posted on the Escort. I could never get mine to behave reliably.

mk70ss · June 14, 2023, 02:00 PM

What kinds of ammo were you using?

Kreyzhorse · June 15, 2023, 07:49 PM

Damn... didn't know the Escort was a thing. Love it.

Drm50 · June 17, 2023, 11:09 AM

I bought an Escort when they first came out back in 60s. I carried it everyday in belt pouch while engaged in surveying in rural areas. Never did have emergency use for it but was always fooling around shooting / plinking. Everyone had a small 22 pistol that was carried in belt pouch, not holster. Anyway mine shot anything put in it, no problem. I got pretty good plugging things at 15’. Point shooting was the only thing it was good.
I think these Escort 61s were the basis for the 422 series which were good field grade pistols. Not target guns but with practical accuracy, especially the models with adjustable sights. The 4” model is the ideal 22 pistol for rural EDC carry , light , compact and accurate. Also easy to keep clean.

jar · June 18, 2023, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mk70ss

What kinds of ammo were you using?

Honestly I have no idea. It was so long ago it was whatever the Feed & Seed or gas station was selling at the time.

2damnold4this · June 18, 2023, 06:15 PM

Nice! Let us know how they shoot!

bamaranger · June 23, 2023, 12:34 AM

Yeah, I'd never heard (or seen) an Escort until this post (unless is was made by Ford)!

Thanks!

Jim Watson · June 23, 2023, 09:15 AM

I got my Dad one but he was not enthused over a small automatic and stuck with his revolver. I traded it away.

9ballbilly · August 28, 2023, 02:21 PM

The Escort is new to me, never heard of it before.
Looks cool, but being a Ruger fanboy I'd probably go with a bearcat instead.

gwpercle · August 28, 2023, 06:52 PM

I wish S&W would make the Escort again ... I like them !

I would buy one for sure .
Gary

June 14, 2023, 01:26 PM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,599	Two New Ones, One Big, and One Little. private image hosting Bought these two today, a S&W 617, and a S&W Escort .22. __________________ Say when.....

June 14, 2023, 01:59 PM	#2
jar Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2001 Location: Deep South Texas Posts: 1,670	Keep us posted on the Escort. I could never get mine to behave reliably. __________________ To be vintage it's gotta be older than me!

June 14, 2023, 02:00 PM	#3
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,599	What kinds of ammo were you using? __________________ Say when.....

June 15, 2023, 07:49 PM	#4
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Damn... didn't know the Escort was a thing. Love it. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

June 23, 2023, 12:34 AM	#8
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,314	new one on me Yeah, I'd never heard (or seen) an Escort until this post (unless is was made by Ford)! Thanks!

June 17, 2023, 11:09 AM	#5
Drm50 Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2014 Posts: 1,382	I bought an Escort when they first came out back in 60s. I carried it everyday in belt pouch while engaged in surveying in rural areas. Never did have emergency use for it but was always fooling around shooting / plinking. Everyone had a small 22 pistol that was carried in belt pouch, not holster. Anyway mine shot anything put in it, no problem. I got pretty good plugging things at 15’. Point shooting was the only thing it was good. I think these Escort 61s were the basis for the 422 series which were good field grade pistols. Not target guns but with practical accuracy, especially the models with adjustable sights. The 4” model is the ideal 22 pistol for rural EDC carry , light , compact and accurate. Also easy to keep clean.

June 18, 2023, 06:15 PM	#7
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	Nice! Let us know how they shoot!

June 23, 2023, 09:15 AM	#9
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,545	I got my Dad one but he was not enthused over a small automatic and stuck with his revolver. I traded it away.

August 28, 2023, 02:21 PM	#10
9ballbilly Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: northeast Florida Posts: 611	The Escort is new to me, never heard of it before. Looks cool, but being a Ruger fanboy I'd probably go with a bearcat instead. __________________ may God eternally bless the American Rifleman--- as long as one stands, resolute, liberty shall not perish.

August 28, 2023, 06:52 PM	#11
gwpercle Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 1,752	I wish S&W would make the Escort again ... I like them ! I would buy one for sure . Gary