S&W Model 686

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Does anyone know what the extensions (1 to 4) in the Model number mean?

Ie Model 686-1, 686-2, 686-3, 686-4?


Thanks for any of your help!

Johnny
 
Different revisions. There was a link on here before with what all the revisions mean... I think they're up to 686-7 now.

Check the web or the S&W website if the search on here comes up empty.
 
A lot people said that the verson 4 is the best made because hammer mounted fire-pin and all parts machined. generation 5 start use flame mounted fire-pin and casted parts which is the one that I currently owned, I cannot tell the different. very sweet gun for a life time of fun.

Trigun
 
Trigun said:
A lot people said that the verson 4 is the best made because hammer mounted fire-pin and all parts machined. generation 5 start use flame mounted fire-pin and casted parts which is the one that I currently owned, I cannot tell the different. very sweet gun for a life time of fun.

Trigun
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Hammer mounted pin has no advantage over the frame mounted one (AFAIK Colt's have always had frame mounted pins). And there are no cast parts in the newer 686's. The trigger and hammer are case hardened MIM. Everything else is cut out of barstock.
 
Trigun said:
A lot people said that the verson 4 is the best made because hammer mounted fire-pin and all parts machined. generation 5 start use flame mounted fire-pin and casted parts which is the one that I currently owned, I cannot tell the different. very sweet gun for a life time of fun.

Trigun
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Um, my 686-3 has a frame mounted fireing pin. I'm not the original owner, but I doubt its been modified.
 
Where are those -# located? I can't seem to find mine, if anything I see some "S"s not 5 I'm sure it's an S. Anyone know what it might stand for?
 
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