Smith & Wesson 107mm "Canadian" 686

Longslide.45 said:
I would like a 107 mm J frame. I could fit that in my belly button.
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I thought there already was one, I seem to remember seeing a J-frame with a four something inch barrel at the NRA show a year or two back. I remember thinking it would be legal here. It's not on their website now so it must have been brief.
 
Shame it's not a 7-shot, I didn't even realize they still made them with six-shot cylinders, the seven-shot cylinders have been around since 1996, iirc.

Are there are any dealers in Alberta that are likely to have these in stock long enough for me to look at one first? I'm quite keen on buying one but I'm not so keen I want to buy it sight unseen. Been a long time since I've used a 686.
 
cybershooters said:
Are there are any dealers in Alberta that are likely to have these in stock long enough for me to look at one first? I'm quite keen on buying one but I'm not so keen I want to buy it sight unseen.
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NOT LIKELY. I suggest you put a deposit on one to hold it for when it comes. If you go in and don't like it, the store will likely let you use the deposit on something else. As for the firearm if you don't take it, they will not be worried, they will sell it in under 1 second to one of the 100 people standing in line for it. Just like if they bring in the 629 with full underlug, I'll take 3, just because. Now that we have our majority, I'm going to be going on a buying spree. LGR going down.
 
One more thought on the forthcoming 629s. Since they are a special make up SKU for the Canadian market anyways, and that the remarkably asinine American product liability laws do not apply here, could it be possible to delete the internal locking mechanism from behind the cylinder release and simply have a solid, old style frame?
 
North_Sylva said:
Smith & Wesson has advised us in a slight delay in production.

The new ETA for these revolvers is the 3rd or 4th week of May.

They will be shipped to dealers as soon as we receive them.

thanks,
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I may be the only one to benefit form this. I'm still waiting for my RPAL to come in the mail and now I have a sporting chance of snatching one of these up before they go out of stock.
 
Wheel gun noob here, how do these compare with the 4.2" Ruger? Was thinking of getting the Ruger but now seeing this S&W I am confused and have no idea what to get :rolleyes:
 
shoota said:
Wheel gun noob here, how do these compare with the 4.2" Ruger? Was thinking of getting the Ruger but now seeing this S&W I am confused and have no idea what to get :rolleyes:
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Buy both. Fortunately there aren't any quantity restrictions on us yet, so buy as many as you can. Once you figure out what you like and don't like you can sell some off.
 
shoota said:
Wheel gun noob here, how do these compare with the 4.2" Ruger? Was thinking of getting the Ruger but now seeing this S&W I am confused and have no idea what to get :rolleyes:
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Rugers are decent guns, but I think the S&W is a little more refined:

-Nicer, more tunable actions.
-Cylinder throat/bore dimensions most conducive to best accuracy and minimal leading.
-Better looking.

As for durability, either one is plenty strong enough for lots of full power .357 rounds. Most durability problems with .357 S&Ws were with the K Frame guns (Models 19, 66, 13, 65), rather than the L Frame, which was purpose built for .357.
 
It is nice to see the S&W getting a shade over 4 inch barrel for the Canadian folks! The 686 is an awesome gun and has a SMOOTH double action trigger that you can get even smoother by sending the gun to S&W and letting them do an action job. I had S&W do an action job on my Airweight 642 and it does make a difference. That 686 will make a fine protection, field gun, and IDPA gun.
 
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