686 oh boy oh boy

Call came this aft. It's ready, along with 300 rounds of .357, a set of reloading dies, 8lbs of powder and a cool hat.


Everyone feels better when they have a cool hat.
 
Just got my 686 from a fellow nutter today!

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I love my 4.2 686! I have a few 6 inch wheel guns too, but I find the balance of the 4.2 superior for me.

Welcome to the club!

Ps: reloading is a good idea... Save a fortune!
 
Got it today, put 200 rounds of .357 through it, and 50 rounds of 38 special.

What can I say, it shoots -really- well out of the box, it gets -really- dirty, and it's a bit of a ##### to clean up. The tolerances are unbelievably perfect (you can see where they hand ground some of the metal for a perfect fit). The finish is a bit meh, there's a lot of scratches all over it. I took the cylinder out (because I know I can replace it) and put it through a buffing wheel with some fine finish compound and it came out like a mirror. I'm a bit hesitant to tr the rest of the finish on a buffing wheel, but I can guarantee I will have almost a chrome mirror look to this firearm eventually. The grip is a really good size, but the rubber is just so-so. I think I'll get wood grips. Pics when I pull them off my phone, but that was one hell of a fun day of shooting. :)

They even include the casing from the first round ever fired in the gun. That's a nice touch.

All in all, one HELL of a fun gun, exceptionally good shooter, very very happy. I may very well be bruied with this firearm, I don't think I could leave it to my kids.

(I bought a russian sks while I was there because I'm a weak weak man.) :)
 
Revolvers are lots of fun. Enjoy the 686. Great wheel gun with a fantastic trigger. Be advised though... wheel guns are another addictive part of our sport lol! I started with one thinking it would be my one and only revolver..... yeah right!
 
Here are some of my Smith & Wesson 686's

First is a 4.2 inch model


Second is a 5 inch unfluted 7 shot model



Third is a 6 inch Performance Center model



Fourth up is an unfluted 7 shot with a 7 inch barrel.



Fifth up is an 8 3/8 inch model



Graydog
 
graydog said:
Here are some of my Smith & Wesson 686's

First is a 4.2 inch model


Second is a 5 inch unfluted 7 shot model



Third is a 6 inch Performance Center model



Fourth up is an unfluted 7 shot with a 7 inch barrel.



Fifth up is an 8 3/8 inch model



Graydog
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Well that's just showing off.

Do you find the old style grips large? I really like the looks but the small rubber grips definitely 'fit' better for me.

That's a helluva nice collection :)
 
Got my 686 on Friday, wasn't planning on buying it, but it was on sale.

I've ordered a set of cocobolo grips from Hogue for it, I'm not real fond of the factory grip.

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I ended up swapping out the grips for something a little more conventional. The rubber grips are okay, but they really just feel like an airsoft replica or a toy, and I couldn't get over that.
 
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