Thread: recently acquired 686 .357 Mag
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Old 04-17-2018, 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Kernel Crittenden View Post
164284 was a limited issue "Stocking Dealer Exclusive". These were special guns reserved for those S&W distributors that met certain contractual provisions. I've never seen a number published, but if I had to guess I'd say fewer than 400 were made.

In some respects it reminds me of the Mountain Gun concept. Except the 164284 has a heavier barrel profile. It's not super rare or astronomically valuable, but to a buyer that knows what it is, it probably carries a 10-20% premium over an otherwise identical Model 686-6.
Thank you soo much for the info.

I really had no idea what it was specifically when I got it other than it was a .357 mag and I liked it.

I'll keep it for sure. I'm going to put a few rounds thru it this weekend.
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